Nancy Birdsall was featured in two articles during the recent Pakistan Trip: Daily Times and International News Network.
From the Articles
Upcoming budget 2011-12
Moreover, Nancy Birdsall, President of Centre for Global Development, Washington USA in her public lecture on “Effectiveness of Foreign Aid and Relationship between donor and recipient country,” stressed the need for bringing transformation from transaction-oriented aid to resulted oriented aid.
She delivered a detailed lecture on Cash on Delivery (CoD) aid which she said focuses on outcome instead of cash imbursements and inputs. She said that under this mode of aid, the recipient government makes decision on about what to do with the resources and make progress on the outcomes, adding that third party verification is made on the government’s annual progress report. She said that CoD contract, annual report and the third party verification are to be made public soon. Among others, the lecture was attended by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Dr Nadeem-ul-Haq, member, Dr Ashfaq Ahmed and other officers of the commission and ministry of finance as well as members of civil society.
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Addressing the ceremony, president center for global development said government of Pakistan would have to rely on foreign assistance. Several people had reservations with respect to devolution of ministries to provinces but trust would have to be reposed on provincial administration, she stressed.
She said government should demonstrate political acumen and address the problems facing the people. Deputy chairman planning commission Dr Nadim ul Haq also spoke on the occasion.