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Overview of Estonian Development Co-operation

Overview of Estonian Development Co-operation. 16/07/2003 Eero Saue Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.vm.ee/eng/kat_178/. Estonian Development Co-operation in a nutshell. Planned activities s tarted i n 199 7 Budget allocations since 1998 Spending 0,03% of GDP in 2002

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Overview of Estonian Development Co-operation

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  1. Overview of Estonian Development Co-operation 16/07/2003 Eero Saue Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.vm.ee/eng/kat_178/

  2. Estonian Development Co-operation in a nutshell • Planned activities started in 1997 • Budget allocations since 1998 • Spending 0,03% of GDP in 2002 • Policy Paper: Decision of the Parliament on Principles of Estonian Development Co-operation, January 2003

  3. Recent Developments Staff increase to 4 people in the DevCo division of the MFA The formulation of Estonian Development Cooperation Roundtable (NGDO umbrella) The renewal of policy document in January 2003: Principles of Estonian Development Co-operation

  4. Recent Developments (cont.) Amendments to the Government of the Republic Act and Foreign Relations Act and Creation of DevCo Committee (project selection and evaluation) Porject form and reporting form established

  5. Constraints and Challenges Marginal ODA budget Low level of awareness of development issues in all sectors of society

  6. Policy Focus • indirect attack on poverty; value-added approach: contribute in sharing experience in transition process • Territorial focus on CIS and South-Eastern Europe • Thematic focus on TRTA, ICT, other fields of expertise • Multilateral over 2/3, expected to increase

  7. Partnerships Nationally NGOs are developing to be a considerable partner Participation in EU policy a priority; increases workload, gives access to information UN and other multilaterals considered important, mostly adressed through EU Cooperation with other bilateral donors for building capacity and creating added value

  8. Thank you!

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