14-October-2019
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The International Development Statistics (IDS) online databases cover bilateral, multilateral and private providers’ aid (ODA) and other resource flows to developing countries.
23-July-2019
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The OECD now provides the Creditor Reporting System (CRS) 2015 and final 2016 data available in XML format. CRS data on development finance can now be downloaded in four different formats and cater to different audiences.
23-July-2019
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OECD maintains various codes lists which are used by donors to report on their aid flows to the DAC databases. In addition, these codes are used to classify information in the DAC databases.
22-July-2019
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In reporting their ODA, donor countries refer to a List of ODA-eligible international organisations, including multilateral agencies, international NGOs, networks and PPPs.
27-June-2019
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The OECD DAC measures and monitors development finance targeting the environment using the environment marker. Introduced in 1992, this predates the Rio markers. Reporting on ODA flows has been mandatory since 1998. Reporting on non-credit OOF flows was introduced in 2010 on a voluntary basis.
5-June-2019
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Data on DAC members’ aid targeting gender equality and women’s empowerment are compiled with the help of the gender equality marker in the Creditor Reporting System (CRS).
25-April-2019
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The 0.7% ODA/GNI target was first agreed in 1970, for achievement by the middle of the 1970s and has been repeatedly reaffirmed in communiqués and declarations from international meetings on development financing since then.
10-April-2019
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Development aid drops in 2018, especially to neediest countries. In 2018, ODA by DAC members totalled USD 153.0 billion, representing 0.31% of their combined GNI.
10-April-2019
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In 2012, the DAC launched the modernisation of its statistical system in order to improve its accuracy while reflecting the changes in the development co-operation sector.
10-April-2019
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Official development assistance (ODA) is defined by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) as government aid that promotes and specifically targets the economic development and welfare of developing countries. The DAC adopted ODA as the “gold standard” of foreign aid in 1969 and it remains the main source of financing for development aid.