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Delighted to Chair my first DAC meeting today alongside DCD Director, Pilar Garrido. Many challenges and opportunities lie ahead.

Launching 2022 ODA data: Despite growing economic and political pressures, DAC donors increased #ODA to the highest level in forty years, also responding to consequences of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Signals a strong political commitment to development assistance.

In 2022 in-donor refugee costs increased substantially – a direct consequence of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. At the same time, assistance to LDC’s, many faced with multiple crisis, decreased. We need to ringfence long-term ODA and meet new demands with additional funding.

Read more about my thoughts on the preliminary 2022 ODA figures here: bit.ly/3KBqaWb

"There's a lot of potential in developing a sustainable blue economy. We need to mobilize private capital and private investments, and also use more #ODA" - H.E. Mr. Carsten Staur, Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee OECD Development OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives Carsten Staur

This year Slovak Republic celebrates 10 years as a DAC member. In Bratislava this Tuesday, I had meetings with senior officials and members of Parliament to discuss development co-operation – and the need to increase ODA at this critical juncture. See more bit.ly/carstenstaur

Preliminary 2022 ODA data shows a threefold increase in in-donor refugee costs. Why are some DAC members reporting refugee costs in their own countries as ODA? I address this question in my recent contribution to the OECD Development Matters Blog: oe.cd/500.

On the second day of MOPAN's 2023 Spring Steering Committee meeting, Carsten Staur Carsten Staur joined MOPAN's 2023 Chair Laura Aghilarre Cooperazione Italiana 🇮🇹 and the Head of Secretariat Suzanne Steensen to reflect on: 🔹The context and challenges facing the multilateral system 🔹 The

Congratulations, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with your re-election. Belgium and Türkiye are solid partners and we will continue to work closely together - bilaterally and in NATO - for a stable Europe and a stable world.

A celebratory day as Estonia joins the OECD DAC as its 32nd member, after a significant period of expansion and investment in its development co-operation activities, programs and system. My comments: bit.ly/estonianaccess…

🗓️ TOMORROW: Join Center for Global Development's upcoming event where Ian Mitchell will discuss aid funding for refugees in the UK. Ft. Carsten Staur ICAI’s Tamsyn Barton @PetJanne and National Audit Office's Oliver Lodge Register here ⬇️ cgdev.org/event/where-ne…

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