UNDP DPG DAG 2019 - 2024 UNDP DPG DAG 2019 - 2024 - UNDP DPG DAG 2019 - 2024 NEW DPG (Development Partner Group, formerly DAG, Development Assistance Group), is a project implemented by UNDP in cooperation with around 30 bilateral and multilateral partners in order to enhance coordination, development effectiveness, and dialogue related to reforms in Etiophia. A new phase has been added to the project through an amendment for 2021-2023. The previous phase of the project aimed to enhance implementation of Ethiopia's second Growth and Transformation plan covering 2016-2020. There is also a well developed donor coordination structure in the country which aim is to support and strengthen the implementation of the GTPII, strengthen dialogue and aid effectiveness. The donor structure is led by DPG (previously called the DAG, Development Assistance Group) and it has a large number of thematic sub-groups. Sweden is particularly active in the environment/climate change group, the private sector development group and the governance group.  Sweden was together with the Worldbank co-chairing the DAG structure 2019-2020. The structure is supported by a Secretariat hosted by UNDP.

Every year the DPG/DAG develops a work plan and a budget which aim is to support the GTPII implemenentation, dialogue with the government and aid effectiveness. The workplan outlines a number of activities like workshops, trainings, meetings, studies and research and all donors participating in the DAG structure financially contribute to this work.

The Embassy has since several years back contributed to the work with an amount of SEK 500 000 per year. DPG (Development Partner Group, tidigare DAG, Development Assistance Group) är en insats som genomförs av UNDP i samverkan med ett 30-tal bilaterala och multilaterala aktörer i syfte att samordna biståndet i Etiopien, genom ökad koordinering, biståndseffektivitet, analyser, uppföljningar och givardialog. Under 2021 förlängdes insatsen genom en avtalsändring, för en ny fas under perioden 2021-2023.  I en tidigare fas av projektet gavs stöd till Etiopiens utvecklingsplan för åren 2016-2020,  "Growth and Transformation Plan" vilket var landets andra versionen (GTPII). Det finns en välutvecklad givarkoordineringsstruktur i landet som syftar till att stärka landet genomförande av GTPII. Givarstrukturen består av ett övergripande organ där alla biståndschefer deltar (DPG, tidigare DAG). DPG/DAG leder givarkoordineringen och är den huvudsakliga ingången för givarna till dialog på hög nivå. DPG/DAG och landets finansministerium möts en gång  per år för en strategisk dialog. DPG/DAG stödjs av ett sekretariat och UNDP är arbetsgivare för de som arbetar inom sekretariatet.

Under DPG/DAG finns ett stort antal tematiska grupper. Sverige har 2019-2020 aktivt drivit en miljö/klimatgrupp, en privatsektorgrupp, en governance grupp samt en valstödsgrupp. Sverige hade ordföranderollen tillsammans med Världsbanken i DAG/DPG 2019-2020.

Sveriges bidrag till DPG/DAG uppgår till omkring SEK 500 000 per år. The DPG (Development Partner Group) (previously the "Development Assistant Group") has about 30 bilateral and multilateral members supporting the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in executing national development plans in accordance with the Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

The "DPG Structure" includes the DPG Advisory Committee (former DAG Executive Committee (Ex-Com), the DPG Heads of Agency (HOA) (consisting of 30 members), five Technical Working Groups, 12 Sector Working Groups, and a Secretariat. The DPG structure conducts and coordinates joint dialogue with the Government of Ethiopia. The Secretariat is hosted by the UNDP country office and provides support to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Planning and Development Commission (PDC) in the context of the DPG Pooled Funds support to national development priority plans. It also provides technical assistance and policy advisory services, and facilitates support to the various sector and technical working groups, the DPG Advisory Committee and the DPG Heads of Agency. The Secretariat follows up on ongoing agendas as well as new initiatives that are launched by the DPG and
facilitates policy level events between the GoE and DPs, such as the Annual Progress Review (APR), the HLF and ad hoc events.

The technical working groups that operate directly under the umbrella of the DPG include: (i) the Macro-economic discussion forum and Public Financial Management sub-groups; (ii) Governance Technical Working Group GTWG, which consists of Civil Society and the Justice, Safety and Conflict sub-groups; (iii) Donor Group on Gender Equality (DGGE); and (iv) Health, Population and Nutrition, consisting of sub-groups on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS and Basic Service Delivery. In addition, the architecture includes twelve Sector Working Groups with 10 sub sector working groups that fall under the auspices of the MoF.