Ministers from across the globe, from both developing and donor countries, government representatives, parliamentarians, civil society organisations and private sector representatives will come together for the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness at the Bexco convention centre in Busan, Korea, from 29 November to 1 December 2011.

Approximately 2000 delegates will review global progress in improving the impact and value for money of development aid, and make new commitments to further ensure that aid helps reduce poverty and supports progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals.


Participants will:
assess global progress in improving the quality of aid against the agreed commitments
share global experiences in delivering the best results and
agree on a Busan Outcome Document to further enhance efforts globally and within countries to make aid more effective in reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

The Working Party on Aid Effectiveness is actively preparing for Busan. Its members include representatives of multilateral and bilateral aid agencies, partner countries, representatives of civil society and parliaments. Partner countries across four continents have provided input through regional workshops and an online consultation, which will help to fuel discussion and action at the political and technical levels throughout 2011.

This feedback and the views of Working Party members will be captured in a “Menu of Options” of topics for Busan. These will be reviewed by the Working Party and further discussed at regional and other events and finalised by June.

In June a first draft of the Busan Outcome Document will be prepared. This will be discussed at the July meeting of the Working Party on Aid Effectiveness. The Outcome Document will be further discussed and developed and will be finalised at the Busan HLF itself.