OECD DAC data collection on
funding for the UN system
Julia Benn
Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD
January 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?
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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.
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
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Provides a “Global Picture” of aid
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Promotes Transparency
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Promotes Accountability
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Ensures Comparability
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Enhances Donor Coordination
Current DAC Members
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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)
Current Non-DAC Reporters
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
Bolded countries are the non-DAC OECD Members
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Current UN Reporters
IFAD
UNFPA
UNTA
UNAIDS
UNHCR
WFP
UNDP
UNICEF
WHO
UNECE
UNRWA
IAEA
Other multilateral reporters include the World Bank,
the regional development banks, IMF, GEF.
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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
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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
Overview of the DAC’s Sector Classification
Social Infrastructure & Services
Multisector/Other
Transport and Storage
General Environmental
Protection
Educ ation, level unspec ified
Communication
Other Multisector
Basic educ ation
Energy Generation and Supply
Commodity Aid and General
Programme Assistance
Sec ondary educ ation
Banking and Financial Services
General Budget Support
Post-sec ondary educ ation
Business and Other Services
Developmental Food Aid/Food
Sec urity Assistanc e
Education
Health
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Economic Infrastructure &
Services
Productive Sectors
Other Commodity Assistanc e
Health, general
Agriculture
Action Relating to Debt
Basic health
Forestry
Humanitarian Aid
Population and Reproductive
Health
Fishing
Water Supply and Sanitation
Industry
Government and Civil Society
Mineral Resources and Mining
Government and Civil Soc iety,
General
Conflic t Prevention and
Resolution, Peac e and Sec urity
Other Social Infrastructure and
Services
Emergenc y Response
Rec onstruc tion Relief and
Rehabilitation
Disaster Prevention and
Preparedness
Construction
Administrative Costs of Donors
Trade Policy and Regs & TradeRelated Adjustment
Refugees In Donor Countries
Tourism
Part 2
Overview of DAC Sector
Codes
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History of CRS Purpose Codes
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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.
Structure of the Purpose Codes
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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 itself
 The sum of all codes equals 100%
 Enables cross-sector groupings
Assigning Purpose Codes
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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.
Mapping to CRS Purpose Codes
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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
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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in 2008 constant USD billion
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UN Funds &
Programmes*
Other UN
EU Institutions
1989-93
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The World
Bank Group
1994-98
1999-2003
Regional
Other agencies The Global
Development
Fund & GAVI
Banks
2004-08
Total use of the Multilateral System
Gross ODA Disbursements in 2008
Bilateral ODA (excl. multi-bi)
= 75 bn
Total bilateral ODA = 72% of ODA
Multi-bi / non-core = 14 bn
Total use of multilateral organisations
= 40% of ODA
Multilateral ODA = 35 bn
Multilateral ODA = 28% of ODA
2008 Total ODA (excluding debt relief) = 124 bn
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Core vs. Non-Core Multilateral Funding
Total use of the multilateral system - 2008
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in 2008 constant USD billion
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WFP
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UNDP
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UNRWA
UNFPA
UNICEF
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UNHCR
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EU Institutions
World Bank
Group
Core multilateral aid
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UN Funds &
Programmes*
Other UN
Multi-bi aid
Regional
Develoment
Banks
Other
multilaterals