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In DCD, we contribute to developing better policies for better lives through transparent data on development finance, and improved development cooperation practices and policies. We provide evidence-based policy advice and an open forum to share and build knowledge.
DCD supplies technical expertise for the OECD Development Assistance Committee and helps build consensus among its members and the wider development community to improve development effectiveness.
The DCD Director is Jon Lomøy.
It has a staff of approximately 70 experts plus support staff, organised around the Director's Office into the following:
- The Policy Co-ordination Division (DCD/POL) covers a significant range of policy issues, including: governance and anti-corruption; capacity development; conflict, peace and security issues and fragile states; environment; and gender equality and women’s empowerment. It also contributes to OECD-wide work on policy coherence for development. It engages members and observers through corresponding networks.
- The Poverty Reduction and Growth Division (DCD/PRG) concentrates on the relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction (treated in the POVNET) through work on agriculture; private sector development; infrastructure; social protection; employment and labour markets. Aid for trade, private investment for development and untying of aid are also important parts of its work programme.
- The Aid Effectiveness Division (DCD/EFF) supports the implementation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness of 2 March 2005. It services the Working Party on Aid Effectiveness (i.e. the international partnership, hosted by the DAC, of bilateral and multilateral donors and partner countries) which monitors the Paris commitments and reports on progress achieved against set targets. The division also supports specific work on public financial management, procurement and management for development results.
- The Review and Evaluation Division (DCD/PEER) monitors the aid programmes, including humanitarian aid, of individual DAC members through peer reviews and country-level assessments. It also deals with evaluation, notably through the Network on Development Evaluation, which supports work on effectiveness and results-based management. In addition, it covers DAC outreach to non-DAC donors.
- The Statistics and Monitoring Division (DCD/STAT) collects and compiles statistics on flows of aid and other resources, including their type, terms, sectoral breakdown, and geographical distribution among developing countries. It tracks performance against members’ ODA volume commitments.
- The Aid Architecture and Financing Unit (DCD/AAF) carries out analytical work to address the information gap on current and future aid allocations in a more complex environment of actors. It examines current bilateral and multilateral aid allocations policies and practices, tracks donors’ future aid allocations and assesses efficiency of global aid allocation with a view of improving division of labour amongst donors.
DCD also works closely with other OECD development resources:
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Global Relations: partnerships with non-OECD members for truly global development
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- The Africa Partnership Forum: encompassing the Africa Union, NEPAD, G8 and non-G8 OECD countries
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PARIS21: Paris21 works with 120 countries to target and measure the impact of poverty-reduction policies using a proven approach for building robust statistical systems. Currently, 93% of these countries have started the process.
In 2002, the Development Cluster was established under the authority of a Deputy Secretary-General, consisting of the Development Co-operation Directorate, Development Centre, Sahel and West Africa Club, Africa Partnership Forum, Partnership for Democratic Governance and Global Relations.
DCD also works closely with other OECD Directorates on issues of common interest, such as trade, environment, corruption and meeting the special development needs of post-conflict and fragile states.
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