The Council Conclusions on Water in the EU’s External Action were adopted by the Council at 3828th meeting held on 19th November 2021. Council Conclusions on Water in the EU’s External Action
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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
At the 2019 South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Summit in Sarajevo, the Leaders of the SEECP participating economies recognized the “constructive and forward-looking synergy between the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and the SEECP framework” and reconfirmed the mandate to the RCC “to continue pursuing a policy of regional connectivity in all possible ways”. In
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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 2021 edition of ‘Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals’ is based on available data on the global indicators for the 17 SDGs, as of April 2021. The report notes that the global SDG database includes more indicators than ever before, with 211 (out of 231) indicators available in 2021, up from 115 in 2016.
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The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2021 uses the latest available data and estimates to reveal the devastating impacts of the crisis on the SDGs and point out areas that require urgent and coordinated action. The report was prepared by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with more than 50 international
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The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2021 uses the latest available data and estimates to reveal the devastating impacts of the crisis on the SDGs and point out areas that require urgent and coordinated action. The report was prepared by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with more than 50 international
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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
Council Conclusions on a Comprehensive Approach to Accelerate the Implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – Building Back Better from the COVID-19 crisis, 14 June 2021
