Czech Republic Development Cooperation in 2014

Development cooperation is an important part of the foreign policy of the Czech Republic aimed at contributing to the eradication of poverty in the context of sustainable development, to economic and social development, to environmental protection, and to the promotion of democracy, human rights and good governance in developing countries. At the same time Czech development cooperation promotes the country´s political and economic interests and its good reputation abroad. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is the main coordinator of bilateral and multilateral development cooperation of the Czech Republic. Public institutions, private and non-governmental sectors are extensively involved in the theoretical dialogue about development cooperation priority countries and sectors as well as in the practical development activities in partner countries. Official Development Assistance (ODA) of the Czech Republic reached in 2014 the volume of 210.21m USD1. This amount includes all expenditures financed by public budget reportable as development cooperation and humanitarian aid. Internationally monitored indicator ratio of ODA to gross national income (GNI) remains the same as in the previous year, i.e. 0,11 %. The focus of Czech bilateral development cooperation are the projects implemented every year under the auspices of Czech Development Agency (CzDA) in priority countries: Afghanistan, Bosnia and

1 For the conversion to USD, the average exchange

rate for 2014 of 1 USD = 20,7578 CZK was used

according to the OECD-DAC methodology.

Herzegovina, Ethiopia, Moldova and Mongolia (countries with a bilateral cooperation program) and Georgia, Cambodia, Kosovo, the Palestinian Autonomous Territories, Serbia and Zambia (project countries). A total of 123 bilateral projects were implemented by the Czech Development Agency in partner countries in 2014, with a total volume of 17.26m USD. Trilateral projects, grants to non-governmental organizations, global development education, development cooperation awareness projects and many others were implemented under the auspices of the Czech Development Agency in 2014 as well. The MFA, in cooperation with Czech Embassies, implemented in partner countries small scale projects and projects of Development Economic Partnership. MFA conducted 4 sector evaluations of development activities and a meta-evaluation (assessment of 20 evaluation reports from 2012 - 2013 including the evaluation system settings assessment). Other Czech government bodies and authorities contributed to bilateral development cooperation as well: the Ministry of Finance through the program of Technical Cooperation Assistance on Public Financial Management, Ministry of Industry and Trade through the program of Aid for Trade and the Ministry of Interior through programs in the area of security and migration.

The Czech Government scholarship program for students from developing countries runs under the joint responsibility of the MFA, the

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Health. About 500 scholarship recipients study every year in the Czech Republic and 138 new scholarships were granted for the academic year 2014/2015. Moreover, 0,96m USD was allocated for special scholarships for students from Ukraine. The Program of Placement of Czech Teachers to developing countries also continued to increase expertise level of university education and support university exchange.

Humanitarian aid which helps to prevent loss of human lives and to relieve human suffering caused by natural disasters or armed conflicts is a significant part of activities of the Czech Republic abroad. In 2014 the MFA promoted 35 projects in 26 countries worth a total of 4m USD to assist civilians affected by armed conflicts in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Gaza, South Sudan, Central African Republic as well as by natural disasters in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia (floods), renewal after the typhoon in the Philippines and the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. The Transition Promotion Program aims to support democracy and human rights, creation and strengthening of democratic institutions, rule of law, civil society and good governance. In 2014 the MFA implemented projects worth a total of 2.78m USD. As to the volume of allocated funds, in 2014 the multilateral development cooperation considerably exceeded the bilateral development cooperation. The most important part of the Czech ODA expenditures remains the payments to the European Union and to the European

Development Fund (EDF) followed by membership and voluntary contributions to the United Nations Organization system, to international financial institutions and other specialized intergovernmental organizations. The ongoing priority of the Czech Republic in 2014 was to promote the representation of Czech citizens in international organizations, create suitable conditions for effective participation of Czech entities in multilateral development projects and use of specific Czech know-how in the development cooperation, as well as fulfillment of international commitments and active participation in shaping the new development post-2015 agenda. According to the ODA statistical reporting, which includes all the above mentioned instruments, the major recipients of Czech development cooperation in 2014 were: Ukraine (8.3m USD), Afghanistan (5.8m USD), Moldova (5 m USD), Ethiopia (3.7m USD) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (3.7m USD). Most of the expenditures were allocated to support the sectors of education (10.1m USD), government and civil society (8m USD), agriculture and forestry (4.9m USD), water and sanitation (4m USD), and health (3.4m USD). More information about Czech development cooperation and humanitarian aid can be found on the website: www.mzv.cz/aid More information about Czech Development Agency projects and activities can be found on the website: www.czda.cz Statistics on the Czech ODA in 2014, according to the OECD DAC statistical reporting, are enclosed.

Official development assistance of the Czech Republic (mil. USD)(according to the OECD DAC Statistical Reporting )

Column1 2011 2012 2013 2014

ODA Total 250,46 219,63 210,88 210,21

I.A Bilateral ODA 76,95 66,44 57,04 62,57

1. Budget support 0,00 0,00 0,05 0,96

2. Bilateral core contributions & pooled programmes & funds 2,17 2,68 3,92 3,15

3. Project-type interventions 33,88 31,87 26,02 30,42

4. Experts and other technical assistance 15,47 11,46 6,33 5,45

5. Scholarships and student costs in donor countries 5,48 4,56 5,44 5,15

6. Debt relief 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00

7. Administrative costs not included elsewhere 6,36 4,98 4,56 4,43

8. Other in-donor expenditures (development awareness, refugees) 13,58 10,88 10,72 13,01

I.B Multilateral ODA 173,51 153,20 153,84 147,64

Bilateral ODA % 30,72% 30,25% 27,05% 29,77%

ODA/GNI 0,125% 0,124% 0,114% 0,111%

GNI 200 934 177 762 185 365 189 165

CZK/USD exchange rate 17,67 19,54 19,56 20,76

31%

69%

2011

30%

70%

2012

27%

73%

2013

30%

70%

2014 Bilateral

Multilateral

80,94

117,11

101,04

79,36 76,95 66,44

57,04 62,57

97,92

132,03

113,68

148,20

173,51

153,20 153,84 147,64

178,86

249,14

214,71 227,56

250,46

219,63 210,88 210,21

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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Total Czech ODA in 2007-2014 (mil. USD)

Share of ODA in Czech GNI in 2006-2014

ODA/GNI

Top ten Czech ODA recipients

Ranking Country mil. USD Country mil. USD Country mil. USD Country mil USD

1 Afghanistan 11,36 Afghanistan 12,70 Moldova 4,29 Ukraine 8,26

2 Mongolia 4,69 Moldova 4,88 Mongolia 3,82 Afghanistan 5,83

3 Moldova 4,28 Mongolia 4,06 Afghanistan 3,79 Moldova 5,00

4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,17 Ethiopia 3,59 Ethiopia 3,72

5 Serbia 3,19 Ethiopia 3,10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,67

6 Ukraine 3,03 Georgia 2,63 Georgia 2,95 Georgia 2,88

7 Ethiopia 2,93 Ukraine 2,54 Ukraine 2,78 Mongolia 2,73

8 Georgia 2,05 Serbia 2,38 Serbia 1,61 Kosovo 2,16

9 Belarus 1,78 Kosovo 2,26 Syria 1,52 Syria 1,86

10 West Bank and Gaza Strip 1,76 West Bank and Gaza Strip 1,68 Vietnam 1,48 Serbia 1,71

2011 2012 2013 2014

0,120%

0,110%

0,124%

0,120%

0,127% 0,125%

0,124%

0,114%

0,111%

0,100%

0,105%

0,110%

0,115%

0,120%

0,125%

0,130%

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Share of ODA in Czech GNI in 2006-2014

Czech bilateral assistance by region (mil. USD)

Column1 2011 2012 2013 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa 8,26 7,09 6,66 7,14

South and Central Asia 17,58 18,82 9,96 11,07

Other Asia and Oceania 7,99 6,94 7,11 5,55

Middle East and North Africa 4,74 6,05 6,02 4,88

Latin America and the Carribean 1,96 1,20 1,44 1,24

Europe 20,02 19,06 18,24 25,59

Unspecified 16,40 7,28 7,61 7,10

Total 76,95 66,44 57,04 62,57

Czech bilateral assistance by income group (mil. USD)

Column1 2011 2012 2013 2014

Least developed countries (LDCs) 21,23 21,33 12,11 14,33

Other low income countries 1,08 0,86 0,37 0,23

Lower middle income countries 22,67 23,97 22,41 27,37

Upper middle income countries 13,59 11,09 11,49 10,73

Unallocated by income 18,38 9,18 10,66 9,91

Total 76,95 66,44 57,04 62,57

11%

23%

10%

6% 3%

26%

21%

2011

11%

28%

10% 9% 2%

29%

11%

2012

12%

17%

12%

11% 3%

32%

13%

2013

11%

18%

9%

8% 2%

41%

11%

2014 Sub-Saharan Africa

South and Central Asia

Other Asia and Oceania

Middle East and NorthAfrica

Latin America and theCarribean

Europe

Unspecified

28%

1%

29%

18%

24%

2011

32%

1%

36%

17%

14%

2012

21%

1%

39%

20%

19%

2013

23%

0%

44%

17%

16%

2014 Least developedcountries (LDCs)

Other low incomecountries

Lower middle incomecountries

Upper middle incomecountries

Unallocated by income

Czech bilateral assistance by sector (mil. USD)

Column1 2011 2012 2013 2014

Social infrastructure 38,26 33,11 26,08 27,13

Economic infrastructure 5,65 4,47 3,63 1,76

Production sector 6,56 5,40 5,29 5,57

Multisector 2,57 1,37 1,09 2,68

Humanitarian aid 3,97 4,95 4,79 7,17

Administrative costs of donors 6,36 4,98 4,56 4,43

Refugees in donor countries 11,72 9,52 8,94 11,55

Unspecified 1,86 2,64 2,67 2,27

Total 76,95 66,44 57,04 62,57

Czech multilateral assistance by channel (mil. USD)

Column1 2011 2012 2013 2014

United Nations agencies 8,37 7,84 9,93 9,91

European Union institutions 143,13 117,65 118,23 127,17

World Bank Group 15,65 16,86 8,09 5,94

Regional development banks 5,61 4,72 3,84 0,00

Other agencies 0,75 6,13 13,76 4,62

Total 173,51 153,20 153,84 147,64

50%

7%

9%

3%

5%

8%

15% 3%

2011

50%

7% 8%

2%

7%

8%

14%

4%

2012

46%

6% 9%

2%

8%

8%

16%

5%

2013

43%

3% 9% 4%

11%

7%

19%

4%

2014 Social infrastructure

Economic infrastructure

Production sector

Multisector

Humanitarian aid

Administrative costs ofdonors

Refugees in donor countries

Unspecified

5%

83%

9% 3%

0%

2011

5%

77%

11%

3% 4%

2012

6%

77%

5% 3%

9%

2013

7%

86%

4% 0% 3%

2014

United Nations agencies

European Unioninstitutions

World Bank Group

Regional developmentbanks

Other agencies

Ranking Country USD Ranking Country USD

1 Ukraine 8 260 761 53 India 66 363

2 Unallocated 7 101 630 54 Iran 64 051

3 Afghanistan 5 826 321 55 Colombia 59 687

4 Moldova 4 999 381 56 Angola 55 622

5 Ethiopia 3 724 957 57 Kenya 53 375

6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 671 879 58 Sri Lanka 52 410

7 Georgia 2 876 981 59 Libya 50 244

8 Europe, regional/multi country 2 765 338 60 Bolivia 49 129

9 Mongolia 2 729 389 61 Paraguay 48 937

10 Kosovo 2 157 044 62 Tajikistan 45 806

11 Syria 1 856 064 63 Sudan 41 949

12 Serbia 1 707 000 64 Djibouti 32 287

13 Belarus 1 234 674 65 Cote d'Ivoire 30 146

14 Cambodia 1 107 736 66 Korea, Dem. Rep. 29 318

15 Vietnam 1 087 686 67 Senegal 28 070

16 Myanmar 769 125 68 Thailand 27 700

17 West Bank and Gaza Strip 695 694 69 Guatemala 23 384

18 Zambia 670 348 70 Laos 23 203

19 Armenia 669 151 71 Benin 22 876

20 Cuba 562 709 72 Chile 21 197

21 Iraq 524 831 73 Venezuela 21 182

22 Lebanon 515 295 74 Tanzania 20 260

23 Jordan 441 730 75 Bangladesh 20 155

24 Philippines 423 895 76 Cameroon 20 098

25 Central African Republic 360 607 77 Mexico 19 340

26 Liberia 301 692 78 Costa Rica 19 269

27 Nigeria 297 738 79 South Africa 17 328

28 Egypt 295 750 80 Balkans 15 996

29 South Sudan 289 048 81 South of Sahara, reg./multi-country 14 452

30 Guinea 285 022 82 Congo, Rep. 14 452

31 Yemen 255 384 83 Ecuador 13 480

32 Peru 246 809 84 Nepal 10 886

33 Albania 242 866 85 Panama 10 865

34 Kyrgyz Rep. 240 161 86 Dominican Republic 10 049

35 Montenegro 221 611 87 Eritrea 10 049

36 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 200 527 88 Guinea-Bissau 10 049

37 Pakistan 168 364 89 Morocco 10 049

38 Ghana 165 179 90 Somalia 10 049

39 Sierra Leone 164 622 91 Togo 10 049

40 China 118 635 92 Antigua and Barbuda 9 635

41 Turkey 115 804 93 Haiti 9 635

42 Azerbaijan 111 240 94 Nicaragua 9 596

43 Namibia 108 139 95 Mali 9 054

44 Kazakhstan 106 844 96 Uganda 8 986

45 Uzbekistan 103 679 97 Argentina 8 551

46 Zimbabwe 102 370 98 South America, reg./multi-country 8 431

47 Algeria 100 488 99 Honduras 8 058

48 Chad 96 349 100 Africa, regional/multi-country 6 263

49 Rwanda 85 165 101 El Salvador 5 819

50 St. Vincent and Grenadines 72 262 102 Brazil 4 817

51 Tunisia 70 590 103 Cape Verde 4 600

52 Congo, Dem. Rep. 70 342

Czech ODA 2014 recipients

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The statistical annex was prepared in accordance with OECD/DAC methodology.