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UNDP China. Demand-Driven Data How Partner Countries Gather Chinese Development Cooperation Information. IATI Steering Committee Meeting December 3 rd 2015 Niels Vestergaard Knudsen South-South Policy teamleader UNDP China. Facts on China’s development assistance.

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UNDP China

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  1. UNDP China Demand-Driven Data How Partner Countries Gather Chinese Development Cooperation Information IATI Steering Committee Meeting December 3rd 2015 Niels Vestergaard Knudsen South-South Policy teamleader UNDP China

  2. Facts on China’s development assistance • China continues to steadily increase its foreign aid • China's SSC also encompasses trade, technology transfer, investment in people, and action on global issues - including climate change, trafficking of goods, people and money, etc • Non-conditionality, non-interference and the respect for sovereignty, mutual benefit, “win-win cooperation”. • Often presented in a package of grant, non-concessional, concessional and investments.

  3. Facts on China’s development assistance Distribution of China’s Foreign Assistance Funds according to Projected Fields 2010—2012 Eight forms of development cooperation • Turnkey projects, • Commodity aid (goods and materials), • Technical cooperation projects, • Human resources development cooperation • Chinese medical teams, • Emergency humanitarian aid, • Volunteer programmes • Debt relief Source: White Paper II (2014)

  4. Goes beyond development assistance

  5. Cambodia • DR Congo • Madagascar • Mali • Moldova • Nepal • Philippines • Samoa • Senegal • Tajikistan • Togo

  6. Reporting on Chinese development cooperation financial flows by the 11 countries in 2013 (USD million): total of US$700 million Source: GPEDC (2014)

  7. Figure 5: Share of Chinese development cooperation flows in total flows for the eleven partner countries Source: GPEDC (2014)

  8. Mixed performance following GPEDC criteria Indicator 5a: Proportion of development cooperation funding disbursed within the fiscal year within which it was scheduled by cooperation providers Source: GPEDC (2014)

  9. Data is available – how validate/expand/use?

  10. How to access information on Chinese development assistance? • Many players • State Council • MOFCOM & ECCs • MOFA & Embassies • MOF • Exim Bank • CDB • Ministries of Agriculture, Science & Technology, Health, Education, etc. • + 25-20 other institutions • State Owned Enterprises • Private Sector

  11. Is it just a matter of asking? • What are trends? • Country demand a starting point • Dedicated government staff attention and time • Capacity of AIMS to match SSC categories • Publication of data and reports • Build network and ties with ECCs

  12. China’s South South Cooperation Overall Trends On Foreign Assistance • Thirteenth Five Year Plan in 2016 • “Increase the efforts of providing foreign aid, and actively participate in the sustainable development agenda in 2030.” • “Strengthen South-South cooperation. Optimize foreign aid system/structure, innovate foreign aid modalities, increase economic and technical assistance that aims at improving welfare, social and public infrastructure and capacity-building for developing countries.” • China’s UN Announcements • South-South Cooperation Aid Fund • Increase investment in the LDCs • Debt cancellation • The “Six 100s” initiative • China-UN Peace and Development Fund • “Global Energy Network” Initiative • Launch a Center for International Knowledge on Development • South-South Climate Cooperation Fund • Contribution to UN Women • Aid Reform in MOFCOM • Establishprogram management mechanismandregulateprojectprocess • Buildaprojectdatabasesystem,connectwithprovincial-leveldepartmentsinchargeofcommerce • Focus on Macro policy research, establishthelegalsystem,projectapproval,monitoringandevaluation • Formulatemid-tolong-termpolicyguidelinesonChineseforeignaidin2015 • Alongthe“OneBeltOneRoad”countriesandinChina’speriphery

  13. So what is next? • Do partner countries need and want this? • Can partner country led data collection benefit IATI? • Can AIMS (and IATI) cater for SSC flows and definitions, e.g. knowledge cooperation? • How to address capacity needs – partner countries and China?

  14. One next step….

  15. www.cn.undp.org Thank you

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