AdeclarationbythedelegatessaidthepartnershipwouldbenewandinclusiveandwouldrepresentbothrecipientcountriesandmembersoftheOECD,theOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment.Itsaid,"Thenewpartnershipwillofferanopenplatform,embracingdiversityandprovidingaforumfortheexchangeofknowledgeandregularreviewsoftheprocess."Includedinthatdiversityareemergingcountriesthatarealreadyestablishingsignificantaidandinvestmentprograms,likeBrazil,Russia,India,ChinaandSouthAfrica.Butaccordingtothefinaldocument,theiradherencetotheprinciplesfollowedbymembersoftheOECDarenotbinding.Thegoalsincludethecoordinationofdonoraidprogramstoavoidduplicationandpromotegreaterefficiencyandtransparencyintheuseofaid.Signatoriesalsoagreetosupporteffortsbyrecipientcountriestodesigntheirownpovertyprogramsandtountieaidfromconditionssetbydonorcountries.Chinaandothercountrieshaveendorsedthedocument.ButOECDofficialscalleditastartingpoint,andBritain'sinternationaldevelopmentsecretary,AndrewMitchell,saiditrepresentsanacceptanceofcommongoalsandsharedcommitments,"ships,"hesaid,"movinginthesamedirection,albeitwithdifferentspeeds."BrianAtwoodistheformerheadofUSAIDandthechairoftheDevelopmentAssistanceCommittee(DAC)oftheOECD.Hesaidtheagreementtakesintoaccountthedifferencesinapproachtoaidofthesoutherncountries,especiallywithregardtooverseasdevelopmentassistance(ODA)."It'smadeclearinthedocument,"hesaid,"thatthetraditionofsouth-southcooperationisadifferentone.Weacknowledgethat,butwehavesaidaswellwhat'sreallyimportantareresultsatthecountrylevel,andweagreetocoordinateouractivitiesatthatlevel.Theenforcementmechanismforthatarethecountriesthemselves.Theywanttoowntheirprograms,todeveloptheirownstrategiesandhavedonorsandproviderstoworktogethertogetresults.Sowewillcontinuetohavedifferencesinapproach."Thesouth-southprovidersdonotwantthesamekindsofregimesthatweuse[tomeasureanddeliveraid]inthenorthandthe[DevelopmentAssistanceCommitteeoftheOECD]asincountingthevolumeofODA,andagreeingnottotieouraid[toconditionssetbydonors].Butwedi...
