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Policy Dialogue meeting in Istanbul with OECD Members outside the Development Assistance Committee (DAC)

12-Dec-2006

In a Policy Dialogue meeting in Istanbul, on 12-13 October, DAC donors and emerging OECD donors who are not members of the DAC discussed questions of how to augment the capacity of emerging donors while engaging in joint work with  the Committee and its Members.

DAC Chair calls on donors to deliver on their Gleneagles commitments

06-Dec-2006

Final data on aid flows in 2005 reveal that underlying aid flows to the poorest countries in sub-Saharan Africa have stalled. Official development assistance from members of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee, which groups the world’s major donors, reached USD 106.8 billion in 2005, a record high.

OECD Review of Greek Development Assistance Programmes 

30-Nov-2006

The OECD’s Development Assistance Committee commends both the Greek government’s move to strengthen its aid policies and development co-operation system and its humanitarian assistance to victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

OECD reviews the Netherlands' development aid

19-Sep-2006

The OECD Development Assistance Committee welcomed the Netherlands’ continued commitment to maintain high levels of development aid. The Netherlands Official Development Assistance in 2005 was USD 5.11 billion, or 0.82% of Gross National Income, making it one of the world’s most generous donor countries.

Applying Strategic Environmental Assessment: Good Practice Guidance for Development Co-operation

04-Sep-2006

This document explains the benefits of using SEA in development co-operation and sets out key steps for its application, based on recent experiences. It is published in the DAC Guidelines and Reference Series.

Why gender matters in infrastructure

30-Jun-2006

This report provides some suggestions on how gender equality issues can be incorporated into infrastructure projects in the energy, transport, water and irrigation sectors.
See also Why gender matters in infrastructure - presentation

Analysis of aid in support of gender equality, 1999-2003

29-Jun-2006

This report examines data on DAC members’ aid targeting the objective of gender equality in recent years.  It is based on donors’ reporting on bilateral official development assistance (ODA) commitments to the Creditor Reporting System (CRS) Aid Activity Database and, in particular, the use of the gender equality policy marker to identify the relevant activities.

Applying Strategic Environmental Assessment to Development Co-operation

10-Apr-2006

The purpose of this brochure is to introduce the concept and value of Strategic Environmental Assessment as applied to international development. It summarises the key messages of the publication "Applying Strategic Environmental Assessment" (DAC Guidelines and Reference Series).

Survey of agencies' country-level activities (results up to end Jan 06)

08-Feb-2006

The OECD/DAC Network on Environment and Development Co-operation and the Poverty-Environment Partnership Network are tracking their members’ country-level activities related to environment and development. The main objectives of this survey are to provide an overview of “who is doing what and where”, and to facilitate collaboration between agencies. The Survey is updated regularly, and this version includes responses received by January 2006.

Development Co-operation Report, 2005, Vol 7

07-Feb-2006

This Development Co-operation Report provides reflections on 2005, the “Year of Development”, when questions about the volume and effectiveness of aid were centre stage, and includes a unique set of facts and figures which help to contextualise the development debates and decisions of 2005.




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