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Making Greek Development Assistance more effective

09-Dec-2011

Greek official development assistance was USD 508 million, amounting to 0.17% of its national income, in 2010. By volume, this represents a 28% fall over the past 2 years. In its Review of the Development Co-operation Policies and Programmes of Greece, the DAC recognises the constraints the country is facing and makes recommendations that will help Greece build a modern aid system.

Development: The Netherlands’ generous aid programme should be sustained, says OECD

10-Nov-2011

Responding to global economic, social and political shifts, the Netherlands is revising its approach to development co-operation, supporting the economic self-reliance of developing countries.  It is focussing on 4 priorities: security and the rule of law, water, food security, and sexual and reproductive health.

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

09-Jul-2009

Sweden spent USD 4.73 billion on overseas development assistance (ODA) in 2008. This amounted to 0.98% of its gross national income (GNI), making Sweden the most generous DAC donor countries as a proportion of its economy. This is particularly laudable in a time of global recession.

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.

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.

DAC invites France to continue to play its leading role

02-Jul-2008

France is one of the international community’s key players in development co-operation. French Official Development Assistance was USD 9.94 billion in 2007, ranking France third among DAC member countries.

The Development Assistance Committee commends Luxembourg on its aid commitment – encourages further efforts on aid effectiveness

17-Jun-2008

Luxembourg is a generous and committed donor. Its aid rose in real terms by almost 12% from 2006 (constant USD 291 million) and 2007 (constant USD 325 million) to 0.90% of its GNI, making Luxembourg the third most generous donor in percentage terms.

DAC peer review of Spain

26-Nov-2007

After rapid increases in recent years, Spain's official development assistance reached USD 3 813 million in 2006, making it the 8th largest donor by volume. The Development Assistance Committee commends Spain for its growing aid efforts and its commitment to more than double the share of  its gross national income allocated to development assistance in 2012 to reach the UN target of 0.7%.




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