OECD Development Assistance Peer Reviews: European Union 2012 [electronic resource] /
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Paris : OECD Publishing,
2013.
Every four years, each of the 24 members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations Development Programme as observers is scrutinised by its peers in the Committee. Five different member countries are peer reviewed each year. This report asseses the extent to which the development policies, strategies and activities of the European Union meet the standards set by the DAC. Members provide constructive criticism and recommendations based on a report that touches on aid policies, volumes, institutions and field operations. There are no sanctions if the country fails to take the recommendations on board. The exercise is meant to encourage positive change, support mutual learning and raise the overall effectiveness of aid throughout the donor community.
List of acronyms The DAC'S main findings and recommendations Chapter 1. Strategic orientations -The European Union: a major, unique donor with potential to be a strong global leader -Strategic framework -Efforts in strengthening external partnerships -Communicating and building public awareness and support -Future considerations Chapter 2. Development beyond aid -Policy coherence: enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty -"Federator role": a crucial need for high level support -Commission: a well structured approach, with potential for influencing policies further -Aid and beyond: a lead role in promoting better financing for development -Future considerations Chapter 3. Aid volumes, channels and allocations -"Federator role": the challenge of meeting the 0.7% ODA/GNI target in a time of crisis -Official development assistance managed by the EU institutions -Geographic and sector allocations -Multilateral channel: becoming more strategic -Future considerations Chapter 4. Organisation and management -Progress since the last peer review -The EU institutions in flux: managing change to realise potential -The need to invest in knowledge -Devolution has been a success on which the EU should build further -Finding ways to streamline and simplify programming processes -The approach to monitoring is thorough but could be more focused on development results -The EU has built a strong basis for evaluation and is seeking to improve its impact -Future considerations Chapter 5. Aid effectiveness and results  -Progress since the last peer review -An important global player in efforts to make development co-operation more effective -The challenge of meeting ambitions of the EU's "federating" role on aid effectiveness -As a donor: mixed progress on making aid managed by the Commission more effective -Future considerations Chapter 6. Humanitarian assistance -Progress on the 2007 peer review recommendations -A strong policy framework, but challenges remain in countries emerging from crisis -More than a traditional donor - delivering programmes, not just funds -Promoting humanitarian issues across the Commission, with Member States, and in the field -The need to reduce cumbersome procedures to improve programming -Future considerations -Bibliography Annex A. Progress since the 2007 DAC peer review recommendations Annex B. OECD/DAC Standard Suite of Tables Annex C. Field visits to Chad and Peru Annex D. Organisation structures (as of February 2012) Annex E. Approval processes Description of key terms European Union : Essential glossary
Every four years, each of the 24 members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations Development Programme as observers is scrutinised by its peers in the Committee. Five different member countries are peer reviewed each year. This report asseses the extent to which the development policies, strategies and activities of the European Union meet the standards set by the DAC. Members provide constructive criticism and recommendations based on a report that touches on aid policies, volumes, institutions and field operations. There are no sanctions if the country fails to take the recommendations on board. The exercise is meant to encourage positive change, support mutual learning and raise the overall effectiveness of aid throughout the donor community.
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