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The fourth High Level Forum (HLF4) on Aid Effectiveness looks set to be a huge conference, with 2,000 delegates expected from all ends of the earth. It needs to have a huge impact to be worth the effort and money invested.
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The conference on “Challenges for Aid Effectiveness” is arranged by Stockholm School of Economics, SITE and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. It aims to become a yearly Development Day where this first conference is devoted to the “Challenges for Aid Effectiveness”.
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