National consultations have been held in all 13 countries and territories participating in the 2011 integrated monitoring surveys for the Paris Declaration and the Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States and Situations. The consultations were all organised by host governments with support from UNDP and other international actors. They brought together national and international stakeholders to reflect on ways to enhance international engagement in these countries.
OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is organising a workshop on "Green Growth and Development" on 28 June. This one-day workshop aims to provide an interactive platform for discussion among representatives from developing countries, environmental specialist from development agencies, and invited guest speakers on the relevance of green growth to developing countries.
Since the adoption of the Brussels Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries in 2001, the share of the Least Developed Countries in world merchandise trade has increased and some of this improved capacity to trade is attributable to USD 73 billion donors committed to trade-related aid programmes. This new publication, a joint OECD-WTO contribution to the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (Istanbul, Turkey, 9-13 May), shows the results achieved by some of these programmes and the lessons to be learned.
The focus on integrating environmental factors into development assistance has grown in the past years. The selected reports, from Finland and the Asian Development Bank, highlight positive steps that have been taken, and remaining challenges: from the need for clear definitions of environmental objectives, to the lack of ownership by environmental agencies of capacity development projects.
International engagement in fragile and transitional contexts presents significant risks for donors and implementing partners but holds the potential for even higher rewards in terms of improved results and outcomes. Importantly, the risks of failing to engage in these contexts outweigh most of the risks of engagement. "Aid risks in fragile and transitional contexts" reviews donor approaches to risk management and recommends actions to improve donor behaviour and approaches to risk.
This new publication explains how aid for trade can foster economic growth and reduce poverty, and why it is an important instrument for a development strategy that actively supports poverty alleviation.
Women’s economic empowerment is a prerequisite for sustainable development and for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. At the same time, it is also a right. Learn more in this issues paper.
The independent evaluation of the Paris Declaration has now delivered its first results. Twenty country-led evaluations and five donor studies have been completed and are now available on our website. Stay tuned for forthcoming reports!
In 2007-09, DAC members committed USD23 billion yearly to gender equality, primarily in the social sectors. Discover more about aid supporting gender equality and women’s empowerment through these dynamic graphics and analytical reports.
