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facilitate the mobilization of resources and their effective use in achieving
sustainable development objectives.
256. An intergovernmental committee, comprising thirty experts nominated by
regional groups, with equitable geographical representation, will implement this
process, concluding its work by 2014.
257. We request the General Assembly to consider
intergovernmental committee and take appropriate action.
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258. We recognize that the fulfilment of all commitments related to official
development assistance is crucial, including the commitments by many developed
countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of gross national product for official
development assistance to developing countries by 2015, as well as a target of 0.15
to 0.20 per cent of gross national product for official development assistance to the
least developed countries. To reach their agreed timetables, donor countries should
take all necessary and appropriate measures to raise the rate of aid disbursements in
order to meet their existing commitments. We urge those developed countries that
have not yet done so to make additional concrete efforts towards the target of
0.7 per cent of gross national product for official development assistance to
developing countries, including the specific target of 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of gross
national product for official development assistance to the least developed countries,
in accordance with their commitments. To build on progress achieved in ensuring
that official development assistance is used effectively, we stress the importance of
democratic governance, improved transparency and accountability, and managing
for results. We strongly encourage all donors to establish, as soon as possible,
rolling indicative timetables that illustrate how they aim to reach their goals, in
accordance with their respective budget allocation process. We stress the importance
of mobilizing greater domestic support in developed countries towards the
fulfilment of their commitments, including by raising public awareness, providing
data on the development impact of aid provided and demonstrating tangible results.
259. We welcome increasing efforts to improve the quality of official development
assistance and to increase its development impact. We also recognize the need to
improve development effectiveness, increase programme-based approaches, use
country systems for activities managed by the public sector, reduce transaction costs
and improve mutual accountability and transparency, and in this regard we call upon
all donors to untie aid to the maximum extent. We will further make development
more effective and predictable by providing developing countries with regular and
timely indicative information on planned support in the medium term. We recognize
the importance of efforts by developing countries to strengthen leadership of their
own development, national institutions, systems and capacity to ensure the best
results for effective development by engaging with parliaments and citizens in
shaping those policies and deepening engagement with civil society organizations.
We should also bear in mind that there is no one-size-fits-all formula that will
guarantee development effectiveness. The specific situation of each country needs to
be fully considered.
260. We note that the aid architecture has changed significantly in the current
decade. New aid providers and novel partnership approaches, which utilize new
modalities of cooperation, have contributed to increasing the flow of resources.
Further, the interplay of development assistance with private investment, trade and
new development actors provides new opportunities for aid to leverage private
resource flows. We reiterate our support for South-South cooperation, as well as
triangular cooperation, which provide much-needed additional resources to the
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