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State
Budget and Public Accountability in MENA
Conference
 INTRODUCTION
During the past 10 years, civil society organizations in
many developing and transition countries have expanded their capacity to
understand, analyze and influence government budgets. Experience
shows that knowledge of budget analysis and advocacy can benefit a wide
range of civil society organizations, including think-tanks, grass-roots organizations,
women’s and children’s advocacy organizations and academic
institutions. Independent budget focused work has also opened up
opportunities for budget transparency, tighter accountability channels, and
ultimately more effective and efficient poverty alleviation. This
proposed seminar will provide an opportunity to debate the potential role
for civil society budget-focused work in the Middle-East and North-Africa
(MENA). The seminar will introduce international and local examples of
budget capacity as a means to stimulate the dialogue on possible
appropriate next steps in the region.
Conveners
Partners in Development (PID) with International Budget
Project (IBP), Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa), Open
Society Institute Revenue Watch (OSI) and Ford Foundation (FF)
Aim
The broad aim of the seminar is to stimulate greater
engagement of civil society organizations in budget processes in the
middle-East and north-Africa by:
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Exposing participants to leading practitioners and examples of civil
society budget work around the world.
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Deepening understanding of budget transparency and participation in the
budget process.
· Considering
the role of parliament and the media in the budget process and
opportunities for partnerships between civil society and these actors.
· Building
or strengthening relationships between civil society groups in the MENA
region interested in applied budget work.
· Providing
opportunities for participants to think strategically about creating
opportunities to stimulate civil society budget work in the region.
Agenda
Papers
& Presentation
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Budget Analysis as a Tool to Evaluate & Monitor Health
Policies.
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Civic Oversight of Oil Revenues in Azerbaijan.
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Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative.
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Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Experiences & Potential.
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Monitoring The Budget for Education in Malawi.
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Overview of International Budget
Project.
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State
Budget & Public Accountability in The Arab World.
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Civil Society & Government.
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State Budget & Gender.
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The Conference
Proceedings 
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