OECD DAC data collection on funding for the UN system

Julia Benn

Development Co-operation Directorate, OECDJanuary 2011

Geneva

Organisation of Presentation

1. Overview of DAC statistics and DAC statistical data collection methods

2. Overview of DAC sector codes

3. Data pertaining to funding for and outflows from the UN system

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Part One

Overview of DAC statistics and DAC statistical data

collection methods

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What is the DAC?

• Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD.

• 23 Bilateral Donors, plus European Union.

• Objective: improve development assistance through coordination and collaboration with major stakeholders.

• Collect and synthesize data on aid and foreign assistance and disseminate the data to the public.

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DAC Statistics

• Measure resource flows for development purposes (not only aid) from:

- DAC members

- Multilateral agencies

- Non-DAC donors

• DAC statistics are the only source of reliable, complete and comparable aid data.

Strength of DAC Statistics

• Provides a “Global Picture” of aid

• Promotes Transparency

• Promotes Accountability

• Ensures Comparability

• Enhances Donor Coordination

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Current DAC Members

Australia France Korea Spain

Austria Germany Luxembourg Sweden

Belgium Greece Netherlands Switzerland

Canada Ireland New Zealand United Kingdom

Denmark Italy Norway United States

Finland Japan Portugal European Union (Multilateral)

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Current Non-DAC Reporters

Bolded countries are the non-DAC OECD Members

* Only textual information reported, no data

Chinese Taipei Kuwait Romania

Cyprus Malta Saudi Arabia

Czech Republic Mexico* Slovak Republic

Estonia Latvia Slovenia

Hungary Liechtenstein Thailand

Iceland Lithuania Turkey

Israel Poland United Arab Emirates

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Current UN Reporters

Other multilateral reporters include the World Bank, the regional development banks, IMF, GEF.

IFAD UNFPA UNTA

UNAIDS UNHCR WFP

UNDP UNICEF WHO

UNECE UNRWA IAEA

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Data collection methods

Official and private flows from donor countries to developing countries

• Annual DAC aggregate figures

• Creditor Reporting System (CRS) on aid activities

• CRS++ methodology

Data collection is based on instructions that are approved by DAC members and reporting is done by the donors to the DAC Secretariat.

Creditor Reporting System

Reporting on annual obligations and disbursements at the activity-level. 30+ variables including;

• Recipient Country (in analyses often grouped by continent or income)

• Donor (in analyses often grouped into bilateral and multilateral)

• Sector and Sub-Sector Codes

• Activity/Project Titles and Descriptions

• Flows: ODA, OOF

• Channels of Delivery

• Policy Markers (gender equality, environment, PD/GG)

• RIO Markers (biodiversity, climate change, desertification)

• Types of finance: Grants, Loans, Equities

• From 2010 flows onwards: types of aid

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Overview of the DAC’s Sector Classification

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Social Infrastructure & ServicesEconomic Infrastructure &

ServicesMultisector/ Other

Education Transport and StorageGeneral Environmental Protection

Education, level unspecified Communication Other Multisector

Basic education Energy Generation and SupplyCommodity Aid and General Programme Assistance

Secondary education Banking and Financial Services General Budget Support

Post- secondary education Business and Other ServicesDevelopmental Food Aid/Food Security Assistance

Health Productive Sectors Other Commodity Assistance

Health, general Agriculture Action Relating to Debt

Basic health Forestry Humanitarian Aid

Population and Reproductive Health

Fishing Emergency Response

Water Supply and Sanitation IndustryReconstruction Relief and Rehabilitation

Government and Civil Society Mineral Resources and MiningDisaster Prevention and Preparedness

Government and Civil Society, General

Construction Administrative Costs of Donors

Conflict Prevention and Resolution, Peace and Security

Trade Policy and Regs & Trade-Related Adjustment

Refugees In Donor Countries

Other Social Infrastructure and Services

Tourism

Part 2

Overview of DAC Sector Codes

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History of CRS Purpose Codes

• Origin: International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC)

• Overtime, the DAC starting adding new codes

• 1996 Complete Revision with participation from the UN (UNICEF & UNDP)

• Specifically developed for the reporting on aid flows.

• Regularly updated to reflect evolving aid policies and programs.

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Structure of the Purpose Codes

• In the CRS, data on the sector of aid are recorded using 5-digit purpose codes.

• There are 196 unique five-digit purpose codes.

• Each CRS purpose code belongs to one and only one sector.

• The last two digits of the CRS purpose code are sequential and not hierarchical; Each CRS code stand for itselfThe sum of all codes equals 100%Enables cross-sector groupings

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Assigning Purpose Codes

• Purpose codes are assigned according to the specific area of a recipient’s economic or social structure that the transfer is intended to foster.

• Purpose codes do NOT refer to the type of goods or services provided by the donor.

• Each activity reported is assigned one and only one purpose code (use of multiple purpose codes has been previously discussed).

• Bilateral donors’ internal systems are configured with the DAC’s sector classification.

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Mapping to CRS Purpose Codes

• Several mapping schemes exist

• If a purpose code is too general, reporting agencies could create an additional level of breakdown for their internal purpose and roll-up to the more aggregate level for reporting to the DAC.

• Example: WHO Health

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Part 3

Data pertaining to funding for and outflows from the

UN System

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Inflows, outflows and reflows of the multilateral system

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Time series on multilateral Inflows

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Total use of the Multilateral System

Gross ODA Disbursements in 2008

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Multilateral ODA = 28% of ODA

2008 Total ODA (excluding debt relief) = 124 bn

Multi-bi / non-core = 14 bn

Multilateral ODA = 35 bn

Total use of multilateral organisations = 40% of ODA

Total bilateral ODA = 72% of ODA

Bilateral ODA (excl. multi-bi) = 75 bn

Core vs. Non-Core Multilateral Funding

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