🌍 Strengthening EU #aidtransparency! Last week, EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 & #IATI co-hosted a Transparency Seminar in Brussels. ☑️ 40+ participants from EU Member States ☑️ #IATI progress presented by 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇳🇱 🇪🇺 ☑️ commitment to #opendata reaffirmed iatistandard.org/en/news/eu-mem… 🧵👇

🔍𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗙𝗳𝗗𝟰) Important negotiations continue this week at the UN’s #FfD4 Intersessional Consultations. We're calling for #IATI to be included in this key global agreement Why? 🧵👇

How can we improve understanding & coordination of #ClimateFinance? Our new paper examines the data published by the 4 largest climate funds & outlines why reporting to #IATI can help build a complete picture of climate, development & humanitarian funding. publishwhatyoufund.org/download/bette…

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📊 From Transparency to Action: Many governments still lack reliable data on what aid & development resources are flowing into their countries. #IATI is helping change that. 🌍 19 governments are now using IATI data to plan, coordinate & track development finance. #opendata

🧩 Real-world uses of IATI data: ✅ Nigeria: Mapped $5B in aid to its National Plan 🔗iatistandard.org/en/about/case-… ✅ Nepal: Launched new finance data portal (DFIMS) 🔗 dfims.mof.gov.np ✅ Liberia: Used IATI data to inform its 2024 national budget 🔗liberiaprojects.org

More info on IATI's impact: iatistandard.org/en/news/2023-s… #OpenData #DevelopmentFinance

📢 Have you used IATI data in 2024? Please take our survey! surveymonkey.com/r/2CQHWRX 🕒 Just 5–10 mins 🗓️ Closes 18 May 2025 🌍 Available in English, Français, Español (links in🧵👇) Help us shape the future of transparency in development! #IATI #OpenData

📅 Join our free #training on 9 or 23 June & we’ll introduce you to the #data that holds the answers to your #GlobalDev questions, such as: 💰 Who is funding what, where? 🌍What are the latest trends in development & humanitarian funding? Sign up: publishwhatyoufund.org/training

📣 #IATI Data Use Survey deadline extended! Help capture the impact of #aidtransparency & #opendata — now open until 1 June 2025 🕒 Takes just 5–10 mins 🙌 Thanks to all who’ve responded so far! 🔎 Shape future of transparency surveymonkey.com/r/2CQHWRX #data4sdgs #development

📣 Join us for a collaborative deep-dive into South-South Cooperation transparency! 🗓️ 27 May | 🕐 09:00 EST / 13:00 UTC 📍 Online | 🗣️ Interpretation in 🇫🇷 & 🇪🇸 🔗 Register: forms.gle/m3kmFmB2pz1fjw… Presentations from UN Trade and Development & #TOSSD #IATI #SouthSouthCooperation #OpenData

🗣️ Charlie Martial NGOUNOU IATI Vice-Chair opened the session: “South-South Cooperation is growing in complexity—and data systems must keep pace.” 🗣️Yemearach Assefa, IATI ED: “Our goal is not just to publish—but to use data to coordinate, track flows, and drive smarter decisions.”

Highlights: 📘 UN Trade and Development discussed the globally endorsed SSC framework, developed “by the South, for the South” 💰 TOSSD reported $9.3bn in SSC from 17 providers in 2023 ⚡ Speakers called for interoperability—welcoming IATI's role in aligning systems. #UNCTAD #TOSSD

🚀 The IATI–AfDB West Africa Regional Workshop kicks off in Abidjan! How can development data better support national planning in Francophone Africa? African Development Bank Group's SohirD explores in a guest blog. 🔗 iatistandard.org/en/news/blog-a… #IATI #WestAfrica #DataForDevelopment

✅DAY 1 at the IATI–AfDB West Africa Regional Workshop 🇨🇮 Govts from Francophone West Africa + #development partners gathered in Abidjan for 3 days of hands-on dialogue on using development data to strengthen national planning, coordination & results. #IATI #aidtransparency

🎙 Inspiring opening remarks from: 🎙 Charlie Martial NGOUNOU Charlie Martial Ngounou (IATI Vice-Chair) said the value of #IATI lies in making data work for country realities — in ministries, dashboards, planning & coordination processes

🎙 Dr. Nahoua Yeo (Directeur de Cabinet, Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development, Côte d'Ivoire): Welcomed delegates to Abidjan 🇨🇮, emphasising the country's comittment to transparency, national ownership & budget accountability.

🎙 Armand Nzeyimana (AfDB) opened the workshop highlighting AfDB’s leadership on transparency 🌍. He said tools like #MapAfrica and the AfDB Data Portal show how open data helps track 5,500+ projects & strengthen results-driven development across Africa.

🚀 DAY 2 complete at the AfDB–IATI Francophone West Africa Workshop 🇨🇮 Governments & partners worked side-by-side 🤝 on how better data can strengthen coordination & improve the use of billions of dollars in development resources. #IATI #Development #data4sdgs #opendata 🧵👇

📌 Challenges identified: 👉Capacity building 👉Data quality 👉Partner responsiveness 👉Aligning data with national systems Governments & partners worked together on practical next steps. Great work from Mark Brough for excellent training/facilitation 👏