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Resource Mobilisation and Aid Effectiveness for EFA Kiyo Akasaka Deputy Secretary General, OECD. Keynote Address : Session II UNESCO Ministerial Round Table Paris 7-8 October 2005. EFA and development. EFA is key to sustainable development More rapid progress is needed
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Resource Mobilisation and Aid Effectiveness for EFAKiyo AkasakaDeputy Secretary General, OECD Keynote Address : Session II UNESCO Ministerial Round Table Paris 7-8 October 2005
EFA and development • EFA is key to sustainable development • More rapid progress is needed • Developing country governments have a primary role • Assisted by developed countries
OECD and achieving EFA 3 major areas of OECD and DAC work: • Scaling up of aid • Making aid effective • Encouraging peer / mutual reviews
0.40 0.36 140 0.35 0.33 120 0.30 0.30 0.25 100 ODA as a % 0.25 of GNI (left scale) 80 0.22 ODA (2004 US$ billion) 0.20 % of GNI 60 0.15 Total ODA (right scale) 40 0.10 20 0.05 Total ODA to Africa (right scale) 0.00 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2010 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2007 2008 2009 DAC Members' net ODA 1990-2004 & DAC Secretariat simulations of net ODA to 2006 & 2010
ODA to basic education • Current distribution of ODA to education: Africa – 50%; Asia -30%; Americas - 10% • G8 promises to scale up support to Africa (EFA; FTI) • UN 2005 World Summit reaffirms Dakar framework for action • Bilaterals to allocate more to basic education
Aid effectiveness • Paris Declaration: 5 principles • Poverty Reduction Strategies • Political will • Long term commitment, predictability, sustainability
Peer and mutual reviews • Various types of peer reviews:- economic performance- governance- development co-operation- health- education… • Between OECD Member countries and non-Member economies • Regional education peer reviews & South-South co-operation • “Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness"
Conclusions • ODA is expected to rise sharply • Financial requirements for EFA are still great • Developing country ownership of EFA targets is essential • Donor alignment is expected • Working in partnership is key