Development Co-operation Profiles
The OECD’s Development Co-operation Profiles compile and analyse verified statistics and trends on how development assistance is allocated geographically, to sectors, multilateral and civil society organisations, cross-cutting priorities such as gender equality and women’s economic empowerment and the environment and climate, and to mobilise private finance. The profiles cover official and philanthropic providers of aid, official development assistance (ODA) and development finance. These providers include members of the OECD and its Development Assistance Committee (DAC), other countries and philanthropic foundations. The profiles also give an overview of key strategic and policy priorities for development co-operation, the institutional set-up and evaluation systems.
The Development Co-operation Profiles are published annually and are a pillar of the OECD’s Development Co-operation Report . For more than 50 years, the Development Co-operation Report has brought new evidence, analysis and ideas to the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and international community more broadly, shaping policy reform, behaviour change and promoting best practices in development co-operation. Each year the report analyses a fresh policy issue that is timely, relevant or challenging for development co-operation policy and finance. The main report also includes shorter profiles of each provider that present key trends through infographics.
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Six decades of ODA: insights and outlook in the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has direct and immediate implications for official development assistance (ODA) budgets. The health impact of this global pandemic has called for resources to respond. The social and economic fallout from shutdown measures and an unprecedented global recession will hit the most vulnerable the worst, likely with long-lasting effects. Assessing 60 years of ODA flows and evidence, this chapter shows that it is the most stable external resource for developing countries, has been resilient to economic crises, and is driven, above all, by political will and global solidarity. The importance of ODA’s dependability and capacity to invest strategically is shown through a deep-dive analysis of trends in support of health systems and social protection, which have proven critical to a relevant government response to the COVID-19 crisis. Against the backdrop of this strong track record, the authors look at three possible scenarios for ODA budgets in 2020 and 2021 – testing hypotheses of an increase to support global recovery; holding steady despite economic downturn; or falling due to the global recession. The chapter suggests that ODA can continue to be dependable in times of crisis.
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