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Statement by the Co-Chairs of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) on the COVID-19 pandemic (12 May 2020)

GENERAL, INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK /

The current situation presents a major challenge to the work of development co-operation, with short-term consequences such as travel bans and restricted physical interaction, which might extend into consequences that are yet difficult to predict. The rapidly unfolding economic crisis further underscores the need for the most effective use of all resources available to counter […]

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European Commission: 2019 Annual Report on the Implementation of the European Union’s Instruments for Financing External Actions in 2018

EUROPEAN UNION, INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK /

This report presents the EU’s spending on international development, humanitarian aid, foreign policy and enlargement in 2018, and shows how, as the world’s largest trading bloc and aid and assistance donor, the EU improved millions of lives in more than 120 countries. The EU invested EUR 74.4 billion in official development assistance in 2018, with

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Kampala Principles for Effective Private Sector Engagement through Development Co-operation

INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK, OECD-DAC /

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

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High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development 2020 – New York City, 7-16 July 2020

INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK, UN /

The meeting of the high-level political forum (HLPF) on sustainable development in 2020 will be held from Tuesday, 7 July, to Thursday, 16 July 2020, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This will include the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday, 14 July, to Thursday, 16 July 2020. The

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Coronavirus: EU calls for #smartdevelopmenthack

EUROPEAN UNION, INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK /

The Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission, together with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) as well as European tech companies, international development agencies and civil society launch a global hackathon (#smartdevelopmenthack) in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. In response to the effects of the corona

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OECD – Preliminary Official Development Assistance (ODA) Allocations in 2019

INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK, OECD-DAC /

ODA from members of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) totalled USD 152.8 billion in 2019, a rise of 1.4% in real terms from 2018, according to preliminary data collected from official development agencies. The fall in current dollar terms from USD 153.5 billion in 2018 to USD 152.8 billion in 2019, results in part

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Joint Statement by the OECD Development Assistance Committee on the Covid-19 crisis

INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK, OECD-DAC /

09/04/2020 – Members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) today issued a statement expressing their support for the response by UN agencies, multilateral development banks and civil society to the global Covid-19 crisis, and welcoming calls by G20 and G7 leaders to focus on the impact on developing countries. The statement notes the importance

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OECD Working Paper (November 2019): Blended Finance in Fragile Contexts – Opportunities and Risks

INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK, OECD-DAC /

The development community agrees on the need to address conflict and fragility for global security and sustainable development. Peace is a global public good, the focus of the 16th Sustainable Development Goal and a cross cutting ambition of the 2030 Agenda. The effects of conflict and fragility transcend borders, violating the human rights of those

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OECD Council: Recommendation on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development

INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK, OECD-DAC /

The Recommendation of the Council on Good Institutional Practices in Promoting Policy Coherence for Development was adopted by the OECD Council on 29 April 2010. The Recommendation was revised by the Council on 11 December 2019 on the proposal of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and the Public Governance Committee (PGC). On this occasion it

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OECD Report: Development Co operation Report 2019: A Fairer, Greener, Safer Tomorrow

INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK, OECD-DAC /

This 57th edition of the Development Co-operation Report is intended to align development co-operation with today’s most urgent global priorities, from the rising threat of climate change to the flagging response to the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change are grounded

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