Financial Support to the Programme of Work and Budget of the OECD Development Assistance Committee for the years 2013-2014

The DAC is the body where all OECD countries meet with the purpose to develop guidance for all participating countries in order to increase development effectiveness. Due to its close linkages to the Global Partnership, the DAC is in a unique position to leverage its values to a wider range of actors, including emerging economies. Influencing this debate, sharing experiences and gaining best practices is highly relevant to SDC to assure both, that Swiss cooperation strategies adhere to best practices and that our experiences inform future standards and guidance of DAC member countries and beyond.

The project in brief

Area of responsibility	The OECD/DAC sets priorities of the international development agenda, defines standards that are adopted by the development community, and leads the discussions concerning international cooperation.
Switzerland's and the organisation's strategic priorities and their coherence	The DAC is the body where all OECD countries meet with the purpose to develop guidance for all participating countries in order to increase development effectiveness. Due to its close linkages to the Global Partnership, the DAC is in a unique position to leverage its values to a wider range of actors, including emerging economies. Influencing this debate, sharing experiences and gaining best practices is highly relevant to SDC to assure both, that Swiss cooperation strategies adhere to best practices and that our experiences inform future standards and guidance of DAC member countries and beyond.
Results of the organisation's previous engagement	New actors and financial flows were included in the context of the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation. The standing of the DAC within the OECD has significantly improved, due to the approved OECD Development Strategy with an increased emphasis on policy coherence.
Results of Switzerland's engagement in previous phase	Due to our consistent and active engagement during the preparation phase of the DAC Programme of Work 2013-2014 we achieved that all key issues as identified in the Dispatch 2013-2016 will be addressed by the DAC in the next biennium. Guidance delivered for the development of thematic and geographic strategies in the areas covered by DAC (e.g. peace and statebuilding, climate change, governance).
Medium-term outcome of organisation's current engagement	The DAC core work on peer reviews and statistics on development finance is modernized; The DAC effectively contributed to the Global Partnership; The DAC contributed relevant thematic policy guidance to inform the debate on a post-2015 development framework; Due to its collaboration with other OECD policy communities, the DAC effectively promoted Policy Coherence for Development within the OECD and among member states.
Effect in Switzerland	Due to strengthened linkages between the SDC and the DAC: SDC programs build upon best practices as identified by the DAC where relevant the DAC guidance takes into account SDC’s best practices. The thematic guidance to be provided by the DAC will support Switzerland in operationalizing the emphasized elements in the new Dispatch 2013-2016. These include an increased focus on fragile contexts, the mitigation of global risks as well as greater emphasis on Policy Coherence for Development.
Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Development cooperation
Project partners	Contract partner Other International Organization Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF    1’540’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    1’540’251
Switzerland's ranking in the DonorOrder	Total contributions Programme of Work and Budget 11/12: 8 (26)
Donors	24 DAC members
Coordination with other projects and actors	On a case by case basis depending on the issues. Varies from subsidiary body to subsidiary body.
Project phases	Phase 13 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024   (Current phase) Phase 11 01.01.2019 - 31.12.2020   (Completed) Phase 10 01.01.2017 - 31.12.2018   (Completed) Phase 9 01.01.2015 - 31.12.2016   (Completed) Phase 8 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2014   (Completed) Phase 7 01.01.2011 - 31.12.2012   (Completed)

Further technical details

• Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	OTHER MULTISECTOR
  Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Multisector aid
  Cross-cutting topics	The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes.
  Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
  Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
  Finance type	Aid grant
  Aid Type	Core contribution
  Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
  Project number	7F00840