Building Blocks for Policy Coherence for Development

This report introduces the conceptualisation of progress towards policy coherence by means of a three-phase cycle, with each phase of the cycle supported primarily by one of three building blocks: (i) political commitment and policy statements; (ii) policy coordination mechanisms; and (iii) systems for monitoring, analysis and reporting.

Aid to fragile states: Focus on Haiti

Net official development assistance (ODA) to Haiti has fluctuated over the past 20 years since 2002, however, it has increased substantially, with very sharp rises in both development aid and peacekeeping expenditure. As a result of the earthquake that hit Haiti in January 2010, the volume of aid provided to this country in the form of humanitarian assistance will, of course, increase.

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• Haiti: Are We on Course to Build Back Better?

Normes de qualité pour l’évaluation du développement

Cette série présente les bonnes pratiques reconnues sur le plan international et les suggestions du Comité d’aide au développement de l’OCDE.

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• DAC Quality Standards Trilingual Version Arabic/French/English
• Quality Standards for Development Evaluation - Korean version
• Estándares de calidad para la evaluación del desarrollo
• Normas do CAD para a Qualidade da Avaliação do Desenvolvimento
• Qualitätsstandards für die Entwicklungsevaluierung des Entwicklungsausschusses
• Quality Standards for Development Evaluation

Background Note - 12th March 2010 event

Background Note - OECD Development Centre-UNESCO 12th March 2010 event

Agenda_12th March 2010 event

Agenda for the joint UNESCO-OECD Development Centre event on 12th March 2010

International Workshop: Gender Equality and Progress in Societies

Joint UNESCO-OECD Development Centre International Workshop on "Gender Equality and Progress in Societies"

Registration Form

Reg Form

OECD Secretariat Projections of ODA in 2010: First Estimates

Presenting the projections of ODA in 2010, A. Gurría stated that it is crucial that aid pledges must be honoured because they represent an investment in the emergence of effective and decent states around the globe.

Les performances inégales de l’aide au développement pour 2010 suscitent des inquiétudes

L’aide aux pays en développement pour 2010 va atteindre des niveaux records exprimés en dollars après avoir augmenté de 35% depuis 2004.

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• Donors’ mixed aid performance for 2010 sparks concern

Untying Aid: Is It Working?

"Untying aid: is it working?" is the first ever independent evaluation of DAC members policies and practices towards untying.