Development and Cooperation


	Contributions from the Column Monitor Challenging guidelines Afghanistan: NGOs adopt code of conduct AIDS drug: Brazil achieves price reduction US Congress slows down Millennium Challenge Account German development budget 2006 Pro-poor growth in practice Military intervention hardly helps G8 summit disappoints NGOs GTZ attracts international funds Generic pharma factory in Kabul New EU trade preferences Privatisation dispute misses the point Scant participation by civil society 8-9/2005		Afghanistan: NGOs adopt code of conduct Almost 100 local and foreign aid organisations signed a new code of conduct in Kabul at the end of June. The code will ensure the transparent and responsible use of aid money by non-governmental organisations in Afghanistan. A committee will monitor adherence to the rules. By signing the code, the organisations have responded to growing criticism by the Afghan public as well as government. Lately, NGOs’ have been accused of greed and wasteful procedures. The code of conduct is meant to improve the relationship between aid organisations and the Afghan population – not least by differentiating NGOs from private sector companies. More than 2000 NGOs are officially registered in Afghanistan. However, many of them are really companies working for profit, particularly in the construction industry. (ell)