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DAC SPECIAL REVIEW OF POLAND DAC SPECIAL REVIEW OF POLAND The Special Review of the aid programme of Poland was requested by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was undertaken with the agreement of the DAC. Two DAC Members, Belgium and Canada served as Examiners for the review which took place from January to April 2010. Turkey also participated in the capacity of examiner. As part of the launch the Polish government hosted a conference in Warsaw on 17th May 2010 to discuss among stakeholders how best to respond to the recommendations in the report when reforming the Polish aid structure. The DAC Chair and DAC Secretariat staff participated in this event. The contributions of the Examiners are gratefully acknowledged. 1 DAC SPECIAL REVIEW OF POLAND ACRONYMS AAA Accra Agenda for Action CERF Central Emergency Response Fund CIDA Canadian International Development Agency COHAFA EU Council working party for discussions on humanitarian issues and food aid CRS Creditor Reporting System of the DAC DAC Development Assistance Committee DAC CRS DAC Creditor Reporting System DCD Development Co-operation Directorate of OECD DCDMFA Development Co-operation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs EDF European Development Fund EP Eastern Partnership EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation GDP Gross Domestic Product GENE Global Education Network Europe GHD Good Humanitarian Donorship GNI Gross National Income ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross IDA International Development Association IMF International Monetary Fund LDCs Least Developed Countries LMICs Lower Middle Income Countries 2 DAC SPECIAL REVIEW OF POLAND MDG Millennium Development Goals MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs MIA Ministry of Interior and Administration MNE Ministry of National Education NGO Non-Governmental Organisation ODA Official Development Assistance OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development PD Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness PCD Policy Coherence for Development PLN Polish National Currency - Zloty UKIE The Office of the Committee for European Integration UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund USAR Urban Search and Rescue USD US Dollar WHO World Health Organisation WFP World Food Programme WTO World Trade Organisation 3 DAC SPECIAL REVIEW OF POLAND Poland’s Aid at a Glance Poland’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) 2008: Bilateral and Multilateral Shares 4 DAC SPECIAL REVIEW OF POLAND TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... 7 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 7 Poland’s Development Co-operation Today ............................................................................................ 7 What Changes in Development Co-operation Should Poland Work Towards? ...................................... 8 DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION PROGRAMME OF POLAND ......................................................... 11 1. Context for Poland’s Development Co-operation .............................................................................. 11 1.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 11 1.2. Poland’s Development Co-operation Today ............................................................................. 11 1.3. Principles and Objectives of Poland’s Development Co-operation .......................................... 13 1.4 Legislative Framework ............................................................................................................. 13 1.5 Building up Public Awareness and Ownership of the Official Aid Programme....................... 13 1.6 Policy Coherence for Development .......................................................................................... 14 1.7 Suggested Options for Poland’s Development Co-operation ................................................... 14 2. ODA Volume, Channels and Allocations .......................................................................................... 15 2.1 What is the Level of Poland’s ODA Today? ............................................................................ 15 2.2 What Changes Should Poland Work Towards? ........................................................................ 19 2.3 Suggested Options for Improving Aid Volume, Channels and Allocations ............................. 20 3. Organisation and Management of Poland’s Development Co-operation ........................................... 21 3.1 How Poland’s Development Co-operation is Organised and Managed Today ......................... 21 3.2 What Changes Should Poland Work Towards? ........................................................................ 23 3.3 Suggested Options for Improving Organisation and Management ........................................... 24 4. Aid Effectiveness ............................................................................................................................... 26 4.1 Ownership, Alignment and Harmonisation in Poland’s Development Co-operation Today .... 26 4.2 What Changes Should Poland Work Towards? ........................................................................ 27 4.3 Suggested Options for Making Poland’s Aid more effective ................................................... 27 5. Humanitarian aid ................................................................................................................................ 28 5.1 Humanitarian Aid Policy .......................................................................................................... 28 5.2 Humanitarian Aid Volume and Channels ................................................................................. 28 5.3 Praise for Poland’s Contribution to Humanitarian Aid ............................................................. 28 5.4 Suggested Options for Improving Poland’s Humanitarian Aid ................................................ 28 Tables Table 1. Bilateral and Multilateral ODA from Poland, 2000-2008, Net disbursements ..................... 16 Table 2. Top Ten Recipients of Polish Bilateral ODA, 2005-2008 .................................................... 17 Table 3. Staff numbers in headquarters and the field, 2010 ................................................................ 22 5 DAC SPECIAL REVIEW OF POLAND Figures Figure 1. Poland's ODA 1998-2008 ..................................................................................................... 12 Figure 2. Poland: Development Co-operation Agencies ...................................................................... 12 Figure 3. Poland’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2008 ................................................. 16 Boxes Box 1. Recommendations: Strategic Orientation ...................................................................................... 15 Box 2. Recommendations: ODA Volume, Channels and Allocations ...................................................... 21 Box 3. Recommendations: Organisation and Management ...................................................................... 26 Box 4. Recommendations: Making Poland's Aid More Effective............................................................. 27 Box 5. Recommendations: Humanitarian Aid ........................................................................................... 29 6 DAC SPECIAL REVIEW OF POLAND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction At the request of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducted a Special Review of Poland’s international development co-operation from January to May 2010. The Review’s main objective is to contribute good practice and lessons learned to the Polish authorities’ internal dialogue on the reform of their foreign assistance at a time of important legal and institutional changes. The DAC welcomes the Special Review as an opportunity to learn from the unique perspectives and expertise of providers of development co-operation that are not members of the Committee. Poland’s Development Co-operation Today Poland has an important and welcome contribution to make to international development co-operation, particularly the development of its neighbours in Eastern Europe where it has a comparative advantage. Poland is a signatory to the UN Millennium Declaration and endorses the Paris Declaration (PD) on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra Agenda for Action (AAA). It strives to provide development aid in accordance with these commitments. In addition, after joining the EU, Poland adopted the European Consensus on Development. Poland is also taking part in DAC activities associated with PD and AAA. Since joining the EU in 2004 Poland has rapidly increased its Official Development Assistance (ODA). In 2008 Polish net ODA amounted to USD 372 million, representing an ODA GNI ratio of 0.08%. Poland’s development co-operation is guided by a strategy that was approved by the Council of Ministers in 2003. The main focal point for development co-operation strategy and policy leadership within the national system is the Development Co-operation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DCDMFA). DCDMFA manages only 15% of Poland’s ODA.

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