This blog unpacks last week's disappointing civil society dialogue with the OECD Development Assistance Committee.
Aid Quality
A missed opportunity: The OECD DAC fails to address the erosion of aid during annual CSO dialogue
- Development Finance
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Little to celebrate: An assessment of Official Development Assistance in 2022
Official Development Assistance (ODA or aid) reached a new all-time-high of US$204 billion in 2022, but behind the headline figures the data shows even higher inflation of ODA than witnessed in 2021. It is vital to make sure that the integrity of ODA is preserved to serve the needs of people across the global south rather than the interests of countries in the global north.
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- Aid Quantity
Rich countries increasingly the recipients of their own aid, according to OECD DAC data
Despite a seeming increase total official development assistance, Eurodad's Nerea Craviotto warns that today's figures are nothing to celebrate. The current levels of ODA do not meet the challenges the world is facing, and are a long way off meeting the 0.7% of GNI target.
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- Global Processes
New rules for loans and credit guarantees to the private sector raise questions about the OECD-DAC’s motives as aid providers
This week's negotiations, and subsequent agreement, on new reporting rules are an opportunity for OECD Development Assistance Committee members to show they take their financial commitments towards the global south seriously.
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A new Chair at the OECD DAC - the stakes have never been higher
The new Chair of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is Denmark’s Carsten Staur – an experienced former Minister for International Development Co-operation – who will start his role in March 2023. In a world of overlapping crises, the stakes are too high to fail.
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Towards increased quality and integrity of ODA in the context of Private Sector Instruments and Special Drawing Rights.
Civil society from around the world have written an open letter raising concerns about the quality and integrity of ODA statistics.
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- Aid Quality
Rise in overseas aid in 2021 still fails to meet needs of global crises
- Donations of excess vaccines, in-country refugee costs, the use of private sector instruments and debt relief continues to inflate aid figures
- 40 CSOs across the world issue a joint statement calling for more and better-quality ODA
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- Aid Quantity
Under pressure: How private sector instruments are threatening the untying of aid
The Covid-19 pandemic is much more than a health crisis. And although it has affected all populations around the world, the consequences in richer versus poorer countries differ substantially. Official Development Assistance (ODA), or aid, has a fundamental role to play. It is the largest source of external financing for Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and a vital resource for supporting key sectors that promote the reduction of poverty and address inequalities. With ODA levels stagnant, it is critical that these resources are used effectively.
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CSOs call for plan to count donated excess Covid-19 vaccines as aid to be scrapped following failure of OECD DAC members to agree
#dropitnow #CovidVaccines #Covid19 #IFI #IMF #inequality #EurodadConference
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CSOs call for entire plan to count donated excess Covid-19 vaccines as aid to be scrapped following failure of OECD DAC members to agree
Last week, the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) failed to agree on a plan to report the donation of excess Covid-19 vaccine doses as aid. Yet, donors willing to report their excess vaccine donations will still be able to do so as in-kind donations, despite the lack of agreement.
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- Aid Quality