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Rome Declaration on Harmonization
Rome, Italy, February 25, 2003
1. We, the heads of multilateral and bilateral development institutions and
representatives of the IMF, other multilateral financial institutions, and
partner countries gathered in Rome, Italy, on February 24-25, 2003, reaffirm
our commitment to eradicating poverty, achieving sustained economic growth,
and promoting sustainable development as we advance to an inclusive and equitable
global economic system. Our deliberations are an important international
effort to harmonize the operational policies, procedures, and practices of
our institutions with those of partner country systems to improve the effectiveness
of development assistance, and thereby contribute to meeting the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). They directly support the broad agreement of the
international development community on this issue as reflected in the Monterrey
Consensus (Report of the International Conference on Financing for Development,
March 2002, para. 43). We express our appreciation to the governments of
Jamaica, Vietnam, and Ethiopia, and to the bilateral donors and international
institutions that sponsored and coordinated regional workshops in Kingston,
Hanoi, and Addis Ababa in January 2003, in preparation for the Rome Forum.
The key principles, lessons, and messages synthesized in the reports of these
workshops have provided valuable input to the Forum. (see complete)
