Middle income countries: reclassified symposium outcome document

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Middle income countries: reclassified symposium outcome document

29 June 2016
STOPAIDS

On 24 March 2016, STOPAIDS convened over 60 representatives from government, multilateral organizations, NGOs, academic institutions, private foundations and activists living in middle income countries from across the international development field to generate ideas and debate around how to engage with middle income countries. The symposium revealed the overall futility of the middle income country category, reminding participants that the issue at hand was not middle income countries (MICs) vs. lower income countries (LICs) vs. higher income countries (HICs), but rather how to reach the people most in need of development assistance, wherever they are. Four central themes were discussed throughout the day: indicators for assessing development, leaving no one behind, the role of civil society, and transitions away from aid.

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