Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews function as a tool for both learning and accountability. This report – containing both the main findings and recommendations of the DAC and the analytical report of the Secretariat – is the result of a nine-month in-depth consultation and review process. It was produced by a review team comprising peer reviewers from Luxembourg (Marie-Anne Marx, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, and Christine Omes, Lux-Development) and Switzerland (Christoph Graf, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs). From the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, Joëlline Bénéfice, served as the lead analyst for the review, together with Claire Naval, Policy Analyst, and Dan Schreiber, Policy Analyst (Humanitarian Specialist). Autumn Lynch provided logistical assistance to the review, and formatted and produced the report. The report was prepared under the supervision of Rahul Malhotra, Head of Division, Reviews, Results, Evaluation and Development Innovation. The report was edited by Fiona Hinchcliffe.
The team are grateful for valuable inputs from across the Development Co-operation Directorate, including statistical support from the Financing for Sustainable Development division, and the OECD, in particular the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration; the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs; the Directorate for Legal Affairs; the Directorate for Public Governance; the Economics Department; the Environment Directorate; the Global Relations Secretariat; the Statistics and Data Directorate; the Development Centre; the Financial Action Task Force; and the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network.
The Peer Review of Belgium benefited throughout the process from the commitment and dedication of representatives of Belgium’s Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. The review team are also thankful to the Ambassador of Belgium to Burkina Faso and Enabel’s Resident Representative to Burkina Faso and their staff, who ensured smooth contact with local counterparts despite the absence of missions.