Development Co-operation Report 2010
The Development Co-operation Report, issued by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), is the key annual reference for statistics and analysis on the latest trends in international aid.
With only five years left to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), much remains to be done. The task has become even more challenging given the economic, food and climate change crises of recent years. This report describes how the DAC has responded swiftly, putting the development dimension of these crises firmly on the political agenda and keeping the development community focused on providing more aid, and delivering it more effectively.
In times of economic uncertainty, it is particularly important for aid to provide value for money, and to ensure that it is not misused. The development community has responded by sharpening its focus on corruption; targeting and communicating clear development impacts; working increasingly through developing countries’ own systems to build capacity; and intensifying efforts in the poorest 30% of developing countries – a critical step toward achieving the MDGs. The report also describes how the DAC member countries intend to make their aid truly effective in the decades to come, by ensuring that climate change is addressed in each of their policy choices and by developing a broader, more inclusive approach.
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Belgium
Belgium is to make the assessment of country systems compulsory (as recommended by a country-level review of the programming process for indicative co-operation programmes – ICPs), and country systems will be the preferred modus operandi. If country systems fail to meet required standards, Belgium will take measures to improve them. It is developing a manual to guide this new focus on country systems. Up to 50% of allocations can now be channelled through budget support; general budget support is to be provided via the EC or World Bank. Cross-cutting issues will be integrated into priority sectors at all stages of the ICP cycle.
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