OECD Development Co‑operation Peer Reviews: Hungary 2023
The OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts peer reviews of individual
members once every five to six years. Reviews seek to improve the quality and effectiveness
of members’ development co-operation, highlighting good practices and recommending
improvements. A DAC member since only 2016, Hungary has achieved impressive growth
in its official development assistance (ODA). Bilateral co-operation has increased,
in particular, and relies on close consultation with partners. Hungary champions sustainable
water management, combining diplomacy, domestic expertise and development co-operation.
In fragile contexts, it focuses its support to local civil society organisations,
and in particular faith-based actors. As it continues to make progress towards established
DAC standards and ways of working, an institutional reorganisation provides Hungary
with significant opportunities for further reform. This peer review provides a set
of recommendations to increase the impact of Hungary’s engagement in partner countries,
deepen collaboration across institutions and with stakeholders, strengthen internal
systems, and balance tensions between domestic and global objectives.
Available from February 23, 2023Also available in: French
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