The OECD-DAC

An IDC Convention at the UN does not mean that existing institutions must cease to exist. Instead it could recognise the distinct roles and capacities of the different institutions towards implementing the Convention and its varying parts and commitments. For instance, the OECD-DAC could continue as a space for peer learning, knowledge exchange and technical expertise. The DAC’s subsidiary bodies, like the Working Party on Development Finance Statistics, house important expertise and experience that should continue to be part of, and contribute to, a UN-led process.

The UN-Development Cooperation Forum (DCF)

A major role would be seen for the UN-DCF, potentially as the home of the Convention and the new global governance of IDC. The UN-DCF has the benefit of being a UN forum that already convenes the relevant policy- and decision-makers working on IDC. However, it lacks the procedural strength and political backing to play a normative and rule-setting role. With calls to strengthen the UN-DCF and give it a more robust mandate already starting to emerge, it could potentially have the key convening role to play in the future.

The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC)

The GPEDC is the place where the commitments on effective development cooperation are meant to be supported. While it has struggled to fulfill this role, it still offers some very valuable contributions to the IDC community, most notably in its progressive approach to governance. CSOs are represented at the highest levels, and also through its regular effectiveness monitoring framework. In this regard, the GPEDC could still support a new UN-led process with its contributions on effective development cooperation.