The Permanent Missions of Mexico and the United Kingdom (UK) are organizing an event to discuss the global monitoring report on aid effectiveness, which has been released ahead of the First High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) that is to take place in Mexico City on 15-16 April 2014. The High-Level Meeting will agree on actions to boost progress, and to anchor effective development cooperation in the post-2015 global development agenda. The Global Partnership facilitates cooperation among governments, business and civil society to end poverty. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) support the Partnership. Summary of report: http://sdg.iisd.org/news/aid-effectiveness-report-released-ahead-of-mexico-ministerial-meeting/  

date: 10 April 2014   venue: UN Headquarters, Conference Room 8   location: New York City, US   contact: Helena Owen   phone: 1 (212) 745-9364   e-mail: helena-owen@dfid.gov.uk   www: http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/development/making-development-co-operation-more-effective_9789264209305-en
 http://effectivecooperation.org/progress/