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- Preface
- I. Luxembourg’s official development assistance in 2014
- 2015 – European Year for Development
- Multilateral cooperation commitments in the health sector
- Action plan for development effectiveness 2014-2016
- II. Cooperation with the main partner countries
- III. Regional cooperation and cooperation with other countries
- IV. Multilateral cooperation
- V. European Union
- VI. Cooperation with non-governmental development organisations
- VII. Humanitarian action
- VIII. Programme support
- IX. Development education and awareness raising
- X. Microfinance
- XI. Evaluation
- XII. Report on the progress of the work of the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
XII. Report on the progress of the work of the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
Policy coherence for development tool
1. Choice of topic
The choice of topic to be focused on is made by consensus of the members of the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation (CID), including the representative of the minister responsible for the subject area in question. In the absence of a member of the CID who is directly concerned with the matter, there will be a written procedure after the CID meeting to confirm the choice.
In order to facilitate the operation of the CID, it is proposed that the subject areas to be examined should be set aside in advance for the coming year. In this way the CID will be equipped with an annual work programme for this policy coherence aspect.
The choice of topics is based on suggestions by the members of the CID, civil society or lists under investigation by the OECD/DAC and the EU.
2. Subject area examination
The examination of a subject area is made during two CID meetings. In an initial discussion, experts are invited to present the subject area in question in order to identify the main principles of Luxembourg’s position and to understand how its effect on development policy and developing countries has been taken into account. The secretariat of the CID is assisted in choosing these experts by the member(s) of the CID more directly involved in the subject area.
After the discussion with the government’s experts, the CID listens to the views of a representative of civil society on the issue. The Cercle de Coopération is invited to appoint an expert by the CID’s secretariat.
In a second CID meeting, its members will attempt to summarise the previous discussions.
3. Final conclusions and the CID’s opinion
Based on the presentations, the members of the CID attempt to come to conclusions on the subject area in question. These conclusions must be only relevant to policy coherence for development.
The CID adopts these conclusions by consensus (following the principle in point 1) and records its conclusions in its minutes. As far as is possible, the CID draws up an opinion on the subject area in question in accordance with Art. 4 of the Grand-Ducal regulation of 7 August 2012. This opinion is adopted by consensus (following the principle in point 1). Each member of the CID has the responsibility to make these conclusions and the opinion known.
It is the responsibility of the ministers concerned, in particular the Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, to decide whether it is necessary to follow up these conclusions or the opinion through bilateral consultations with other ministers or wider consultations.
In any case, the result of the examinations will be included in the CID’s annual report, which is an integral part of Luxembourg development cooperation’s annual report.
