Council Conclusions on Strengthening Team Europe’s Commitment to Human Development, 14 June 2021
Council Conclusions on Strengthening Team Europe’s Commitment to Human Development, 14 June 2021
INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK
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
High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development 2021 – New York City, 6-15 July 2021
The meeting of the HLPF in 2021 will be held from Tuesday, 6 July, to Thursday, 15 July 2021, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This includes the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday, 13 July, to Thursday, 15 July 2021 as part of the high-level segment of the Council.
DAC List of ODA Recipients (2020 review)
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
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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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UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Sustainable Development Outlook 2020 – Achieving SDGs in the wake of COVID-19
COVID-19 has been a tragedy, killing more than half a million people and bringing the economy and life to a standstill in many parts of the world for a long period. Economic growth has slowed down dramatically and poverty is on the rise everywhere. Questions therefore have arisen whether these setbacks will have a permanent
EU: Gender Action Plan III – putting women and girls’ rights at the heart of the global recovery for a gender-equal world
While there has been some significant but uneven progress achieved in advancing women’s and girls’ rights, no country in the world is on track to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030. Moreover, the health and socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis are disproportionately affecting women and girls. To address this,
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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DAC High Level Meeting (HLM) 2020
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”,
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