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- Preface
- I. Luxembourg’s Official Development Assistance in 2012
- DAC peer review
- On the path to 2015
- II. Cooperation with partner countries
- III. Regional cooperation and cooperation with other countries
- IV. Multilateral cooperation
- V. Cooperation with non-governmental organisations
- VI. Humanitarian aid
- VII. Programme support
- VIII. Awareness-raising and development education
- IX. Microfinance
- X. Evaluation
- XI. Progress report on the Inter-ministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
DAC peer review
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Recommendations for Luxembourg's Development Cooperation
Overall framework for development cooperation
Luxembourg has strengthened the strategic approach of its development cooperation by formulating a general and several sectorial strategies. According to the committee, the programme would benefit from refining the vision and objectives if its cooperation, and setting out action plans for the key sector strategies. While its cooperation with multilateral actors is exemplary, the synergy between the different assistance channels could be reinforced.
Promoting development beyond aid
The DAC welcomed the incorporation of the need to promote policy coherence for development into Luxembourg’s law on development cooperation as a mandate of the inter-ministerial committee. This consolidation would benefit from the raising of staff’s awareness and an increase in the committee’s resources in order to analyse the impact of Luxembourg’s policies on developing countries in greater detail.
Aid volume and allocation
In 2009-2010, 51 % of Luxembourg’s total ODA was focused on the nine partner countries of Luxembourg’s Development Cooperation in line with the DAC’s recommendations concerning the geographical concentration of aid. In order to improve cooperation with its partner countries, the committee suggested that Luxembourg identify criteria to ensure the transition towards other forms of cooperation with the more advanced partner countries.
Organisation and management
Luxembourg’s programme is marked by evolution from the project approach to the programme approach. To support this change, the relationship between the Ministry and Lux-Development, and the potential presence of Cooperation offices in an increasing number of priority countries needs to be reassessed. Furthermore, both institutions would benefit from a review of training and knowledge management.
Improving the impact of development cooperation
Despite the successful evolution towards a programme approach, the DAC identified two major persistent challenges. How can a greater use of national systems for disbursing bilateral aid be ensured, and how can results frameworks that correspond to the objectives of Luxembourg’s Development Cooperation in its partner countries be developed?
