News & Events

News

OECD, WTO release Aid for Trade at a Glance 2009 report

06-Jul-2009

This report presents the results of the second monitoring exercise of the Aid-for-Trade Initiative and documents its successes so far. It examines recent developments, presents a comprehensive analysis of donor and partner country engagement, addresses the regional dimension of aid for trade, and includes country factsheets that help assess the outcomes and impacts of aid for trade.

Aid for Trade is building stronger economies

02-Jul-2009

All countries need to trade, with their neighbours and  globally, to sustain  long-term economic growth. Some low-income countries lack the instutitions, infrastructure and supply-side capacity to benefit from open markets and lift their people out of poverty.

54 country chapters of the 2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration

30-Jun-2009

Volume 2 of the 2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration includes a detailed analysis for each of the 55 countries that undertook the survey. Each of the survey was managed by the national coordinator, appointed by the government, in cooperation with the local donor community.

2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration – Overview Report

30-Jun-2009

How effective is aid at helping countries meet their own development objectives? Some of the answers can be found in this survey report which presents the results from the second-, follow-up survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. It assesses progress in 54 developing countries and helps us understand the challenges in making aid more effective in order to advance development.

Launch of the 2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration

03-Jan-2008

The documentation for the 2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration is available in English, French, and Spanish and can be downloaded from the dedicated website. Fifty-six countries participated in this survey. The survey was carried out between 2 January - 31 March 2008.

Managing Aid: Practices of DAC Member Countries

29-May-2009

The donor community is committed to increasing aid and to working with partners to make aid more effective. But just how are we going achieve our ambitious agenda? Managing Aid surveys the practices of the 23 members that make up the OECD Development Assistance Committee. In doing so, it seeks to offer inspiration to aid managers and practitioners – new and experienced – who are interested in continuously improving the way donors and partners work together.

On 28-29 May 2009, the OECD hosted a High Level Meeting on Environment and Development

29-May-2009

Decision makers discussed key issues related to adaptation to climate change, water supply and sanitation, as well as capacity development for environmental management and low-carbon development paths. Two documents were endorsed in the course of the meeting: A Policy Statement and a Policy Guidance on Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Co-operation. Last, but not least, the meeting laid out an ambitious, forward looking agenda for deepening the partnership between the environment and development communities (see also Co-Chairs' Summary).

OECD’s review of Austria’s development co-operation

28-May-2009

Austria’s official development assistance (ODA) was 0.42% of its gross national income (GNI) in 2008, putting it in 11th place among OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors.

Aid in support of gender equality and women's empowerment 2006-2007

14-May-2009

This report with tables and charts summarizes statistics on aid focused on gender equality and women’s empowerment extended by each DAC member in 2006-2007.

OECD review of Ireland’s development co-operation

20-Apr-2009

Ireland’s net official development assistance (ODA) was USD 1.3 billion in 2008, a 90% increase over 2003 in real terms. Ireland’s aid grew from 0.39% of gross national income in 2003 to 0.58% in 2008 during a period of exceptional national economic growth.




Top of page

Keep abreast of the latest in development co-operation.

Read DACnews and Register to receive your copy

"It is important to make each dollar of aid work harder".

Make Aid Work
Development aid: The funding challenge