Opinion
Time for OECD DAC reform and a UN convention to define what can be counted as aid
Civil society is calling for a new UN convention on development that will take over the power to decide what can qualify as official development assistance. Currently, this is controlled by the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Salvatore Nocerino at Oxfam argues that the change will give the DAC “a unique opportunity to leverage” its expertise to serve both new and old donors in areas like donor coordination, best practice, and statistics.
