OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Greece 2019
The OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts periodic reviews of the
individual development co-operation efforts of DAC members. The policies and programmes
of each DAC member are critically examined approximately once every five years. DAC
peer reviews assess the performance of a given member, not just that of its development
co-operation agency, and examine both policy and implementation. They take an integrated,
system-wide perspective on the development co-operation and humanitarian assistance
activities of the member under review.
Since its last peer review, a severe economic recession brought about significant
cuts to Greece’s national budget – including official development assistance. However,
Greece has maintained its commitment to development co-operation. In response to the
refugee and migration crisis Greece mobilised resources and its population to provide
significant support to asylum seekers and refugees, and adapted its domestic policies
to create conditions for peaceful co-existence between refugees, asylum seekers and
the Greek population. As the economy recovers and Greece considers stepping up its
development co-operation, this review recommends a number of steps that the government
might take including building a new vision for development co-operation and putting
in place the structures and systems to achieve it.
Published on February 11, 2019
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