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OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Czech Republic 2023

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The OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts peer reviews of individual members once every five to six years. Reviews seek to improve the quality and effectiveness of members’ development co-operation, highlighting good practices and recommending improvements. The Czech Republic’s (Czechia) official development assistance remained stable on average at 0.14% of gross national income since 2016 and jumped to 0.36% in 2022 primarily due to the costs of hosting Ukrainian refugees. Czechia is recognised for its strong support to democratic transition and human rights. Its long-term 2018-2030 strategy ensures predictability and provides for flexibility. The report highlights efforts to engage with the European Union and its members, and identifies opportunities for building institutional learning processes. As the Czech development co-operation continues making progress towards established DAC standards, this peer review provides a set of recommendations to strengthen its institutional set-up to accelerate progress towards a more cohesive portfolio that explicitly addresses poverty and/or inequality, and to build better partnerships with local CSOs and the private sector.

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Findings and recommendations

This report presents the findings and recommendations of the 2023 development co-operation peer review of the Czech Republic (Czechia). In accordance with the 2023 methodology, it does not cover all components identified in the peer review analytical framework. Instead, the report focuses on four areas of Czech development co-operation selected in consultation with Czechia’s partners and government representatives. It analyses the impact of resources on the implementation of Czechia’s long-term vision for development co-operation. It also assesses the overall development co‑operation architecture and systems to see if they are fit for purpose to implement the country’s development policy. It then explores whether efforts to develop a more programmatic approach led to improved development effectiveness and to what extent engagement with the private sector enables effective leveraging of expertise and resources. For each of these areas, the report identifies Czechia’s strengths and challenges, the elements enabling its achievements, and the opportunities or risks that lie ahead.

English Also available in: French

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