OECD-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 […]

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

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

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

The High Level Meeting (HLM) is a formal, ministerial-level meeting of DAC members and observers to advance the global agenda on key development issues. The HLM 2020 was held virtually on 9 and 10 November. On the first day, the launch of a new OECD report, the “Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2021”,

Key trends 2018-2019: 1. Total ODA continues to increase, but much too slowly to meet international commitments Preliminary data for 2019 show a total ODA of USD 169.2 billion from DAC countries and other official providers. DAC countries’ total ODA on a grant-equivalent basis increased by 1.4% in real terms compared to the previous year,

In the framework of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC), a set of principles has been developed to improve the quality of partnerships between development partners and the private sector. The principles are for voluntary use by all stakeholder groups including governments, domestic and international businesses, business associations, micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises