Over the last decades, and in line with the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, cities and regions have played an important part in helping to implement global agendas at local level through their Decentralised Development Cooperation (DDC) activities. This Report is a joint study conducted by the OECD and the European […]
The present Report, being the result of a collaborative partnership between the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (1) and the United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO), is the fourth annual report of Financing the UN Development System. In a rapidly changing universe of development finance against the backdrop of the 2030 Agenda, it is obvious that
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Tidewater is an annual informal high-level gathering of Development Ministers and representatives of Members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) focused on timely and relevant development topics as well as opportunities for partnership. It is named after the Tidewater Inn in Easton, Maryland, the venue of
On 25 September 2015 world leaders adopted the Sustainable Development Goals/SDGs. Each year on the anniversary of this historic day, citizens, institutions, and organizations around the world are called to #ACT4SDGs in a global day of action. It is also a day to mobilize people to take concrete actions, reaffirming the shared global commitment for
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The General Assembly of the United Nations, with the Resolution Α/RES/72/279 adopted on 31 May 2018, welcomes a revitalized, strategic, flexible and action-oriented United Nations Development Assistance Framework as the most important instrument for the planning and implementation of United Nations development activities in each country, in support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda
The 7th High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, for the year 2019, will take place in New York on dates to be decided (8-19 July, tentative). In addition to the annual July session, under ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council) auspices, HLPF will also convene for two days in September, under the UN
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Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation2018 Monitoring Round The Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation was established, by 163 countries, in Busan (2011), at the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, as a multi-stakeholder platform that aims to advance the effectiveness of all development efforts and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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The Ministerial Declaration of the high-level segment of the 2018 session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was focused on supporting sustainable and resilient societies. Through this Declaration, Ministers and high representatives reaffirmed their commitment to effectively implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, for all people everywhere, and their commitment to the Addis
The OECD’s 2018 Development Co-operation Report is focusing on how to apply the concept of leaving no one behind. The Report responds to demand from governments, policy makers, civil society and business for more clarity on how to ensure that no one is left behind in practice. The full 2018 Development Co-operation Report will be
The present study, conducted by the German Development Institute (DIE), analyses the donor countries’ approaches in partner country selection. The study attempts to explain donor vis-à-vis ODA allocation in order to clarify some missing points emerging from the gaps in the existing literature and it raises the question of whether there is any explicit or
