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In 2021, Official Development Assistance (ODA) by member countries of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) amounted to USD 178.9 billion, representing 0.33% of their combined GNI. This total included USD 174.9 billion in the form of grants, loans to sovereign entities, debt relief and contributions to multilateral institutions(calculated on a grant-equivalent basis); USD 1.1 billion […]

Members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) are the most generous contributors of COVID vaccinations for developing countries. According to latest estimates, 96% of the contributions to the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator will be ODA-eligible, and more than 86% of all contributions pledged to date (and 90% of contributions to COVAX) have

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

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

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

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

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

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

The DAC revises the list every three years. Countries that have exceeded the high-income threshold for three consecutive years at the time of the review are removed. The DAC List presents countries and territories in groups. The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as defined by the United Nations are in the first column; the other columns show