Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews serve both learning and accountability. This report is the result of an in-depth consultation and review process. It was produced by a review team comprising peer reviewers from Hungary (Orsolya Tóth, Permanent Delegation of Hungary to the OECD, and Péter Derdák, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Luxembourg (Thierry Lippert, Permanent Delegation of Luxembourg to the OECD, and Louis de Muyser, Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs), together with observers from Croatia (Matea Prlić, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, and Iva Petković, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs). From the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, Rachel Sberro-Kessler, served as the lead analyst for the review, together with Marc de Tollenaere. Renwick Irvine, Team Lead Peer Reviews, oversaw the review. Samantha Proteau provided logistical assistance to the review, and formatted and produced the report. The report was prepared under the supervision of Robin Ogilvy, Head of Division, Reforms and Partnerships for Development Impact. The report was edited by Fiona Hinchcliffe.
The team are grateful for valuable inputs from across the Development Co-operation Directorate – including from the Financing for Sustainable Development division and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation, and the OECD, in particular the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs; the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs; the Economics Department; the Trade and Agriculture Directorate; the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network. Written submissions from a selection of Switzerland’s partners helped to focus and enrich the review, including a comprehensive written submission from Alliance Sud, Switzerland’s civil society umbrella organisation.
The Peer Review of Switzerland benefited throughout the process from the commitment and dedication of representatives of Switzerland’s Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The review team is also thankful to Switzerland’s embassies in South Africa and Zimbabwe, who ensured smooth contact with local counterparts as well as documentation, insights and logistical support.