1.  Who are the members of the DAC, and how many members are there?
The DAC, one of the main committees of the OECD, has 23 members: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and the Commission of the European Communities.

2.  Why are not all members of the OECD members of the DAC?
Eight members of the OECD are not members of the DAC, but have full observer status and participate in DAC meetings: they are the Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Korea, Mexico, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Turkey. The main reason why these countries are not members is that they do not have major aid programmes. Many of them, however, are currently expanding their aid programmes and are considering DAC membership.

3.  What are the rules about joining the DAC?
When reviewing whether a country is eligible for DAC membership, the DAC assesses the size of a country’s aid programme, the existence of appropriate institutions and policies to manage aid, the quality of a country’s statistical reporting on ODA efforts, and the country’s ability and willingness to implement important DAC recommendations.

This page will tell you all about the DAC and its role.

1.  Where can I get figures on aid flows?
Aid statistics data are available free of charge from our online database, International Development Statistics (IDS) online : www.oecd.org/dac/stats/idsonline.  The new database QWIDS (Query Wizard for International Development Statistics) pulls data from OECD.STAT and offers an intuitive interface for users less familiar with the structure and content of the DAC and CRS databases.

2.  Where can I find specific data on donors and/or recipients?
DAC Statistics measure official and private flows from DAC donors, multilateral organisations and other donors to about 150 developing countries and territories. For further information, please refer to www.oecd.org/dac/stats

3.  Are there figures available for projected aid flows?
The Survey on Donors’ Forward Spending Plans brings together most bilateral and multilateral aid spending plans, one to three years ahead, with the aim of improving global predictability of future aid flows. To consult the 2009 report and other related work please refer to www.oecd.org/dac/scalingup.

The DAC Secretariat does not have an internship programme. For information on recruitment opportunities in the OECD, please consult the Job Vacancies section of the Human Resource Management website at www.oecd.org/hrm.

Do you provide funding to finance educational activities?
1. The OECD does not have a budget to finance educational or business projects. We regret that we cannot respond favourably to any requests for funding.

2.  Does the DAC run projects in developing countries?
The DAC does not manage projects in the field, nor does it enter into partnerships with other bodies.  It acts as a forum where donor governments come together to discuss and develop policy. Our information brochure “Inside the DAC” provides comprehensive information about the DAC and its activities: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/43/32/40986871.pdf.