What would an IDC Convention cover? Why do we need an IDC Convention if we already have commitments on aid quantity and quality? Don’t we have too many Conventions already? Isn’t an IDC Convention too ambitious? If we have an IDC Convention at the UN what happens to the existing institutions like… Will a new IDC Convention abandon or weaken the existing commitments? What could an IDC Convention bring to the table that the OECD-DAC doesn’t have? Who is pushing for an IDC Convention? How do I get involved?

What would an IDC Convention cover?

An IDC Convention has as its cornerstone a shift in governance away from exclusive, closed-door decision-making institutions to a more representative and democratic process at the UN, where all countries can participate on an equal footing. More specifically, an IDC Convention would:

  • provide the necessary scale, scope and leverage to house all commitments, new and existing, in a single instrument;
  • provide a universally understood and airtight definition of IDC and common norms on the use of aid flows;
  • be binding to avoid another decade of unmet commitments;
  • include systems of monitoring and accountability;
  • create a level playing field for agreeing on the definition, purpose and implementation of IDC;
  • overcome the fragmentation of IDC through a shift to a single decision-making instrument housed under the UN;
  • extend to all forms of providers, including non-traditional providers, which have also raised concerns regarding accountability and inclusive participation in development cooperation.