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Development Co-operation Report 2021: Shaping a Just Digital Transformation

The annual Development Co-operation Report brings new evidence, analysis and ideas on sustainable development to members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and the international community more broadly. The objectives are to promote best practices and innovation in development co-operation, and to inform and shape policy and behaviour to realise the Sustainable Development Goals […]

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A DAC/OECD Report “Integrating Environmental and Climate Action into Development Co-operation”

Reporting on DAC Members’ 2020 High Level Meeting Commitments A transition towards environmentally sustainable, low-emissions and climate-resilient development pathways is a critical component of all countries’ ability to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This challenge is prompting new approaches to aligning international development co-operation with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, the Convention

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OECD DAC Declaration on a New Approach to Align Development Cooperation with the Goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (27.10.2021)

The members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) issued a joint Declaration ahead of COP26 committing to align official development assistance (ODA), which totalled USD 161 billion in 2020, with the goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. This Declaration: https://www.oecd.org/dac/development-assistance-committee/dac-declaration-climate-cop26.htm

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German Development Institute: Origins, Evolution and Future of Global Development Cooperation – The Role of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC)

The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) was a child of the post- World War II global settlement and celebrates its 60th birthday in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, both inflection points in world history. Since its foundation in 1961, the OECD/DAC) – nerve centre of the aid effort of the “rich” countries – has played

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DAC Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance

The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Recommendation on Enabling Civil Society in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance was adopted on 6 July 2021. The Recommendation aims to support DAC members, as well as other development co-operation and humanitarian assistance providers, in addressing civic space and working with civil society actors, while underscoring that civil society actors

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OECD – Preliminary Official Development Assistance (ODA) levels in 2020

In 2020, official development assistance (ODA) by member countries of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) amounted to USD 161.2 billion, representing 0.32% of their combined GNI. This total included USD 158.0 billion in the form of grants, loans to sovereign entities, debt relief and contributions to multilateral institutions (calculated on a grant-equivalent basis); USD 1.3

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High-Level Roundtable on the OECD-DAC Recommendation on Ending SEAH (Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment) in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance (2 February 2021)

The High-Level Roundtable on the DAC Recommendation on Ending SEAH in Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance on 2 February 2021 produced strong commitments to greater collective action to end sexual exploitation abuse and harassment (SEAH). The event convened more than 200 participants and 25 high level speakers from across the international community. Leaders redoubled commitments

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Development Co-operation Report 2020: Learning from Crises, Building Resilience

The devastating impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) on developing countries have tested the limits, ingenuity and flexibility of development co-operation while also uncovering best practices. This 58th edition of the Development Co-operation Report draws out early insights from leaders, OECD members, experts and civil society on the implications of coronavirus (COVID-19) for global solidarity and international

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OECD Report: Multilateral Development Finance 2020

Five years on from the launch of the 2030 Agenda, the multilateral development system is under stress, perhaps as never before. The COVID-19 crisis has brought renewed attention to the crucial role multilateral organisations have to play in addressing the triple crisis looming in developing countries: health, economic and humanitarian. The global scale of the

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