Registration Number 11-1092000-000016-12 2020 KOREA ODA WHITEPAPER 10th Anniversary of Korea’s Accession to the OECD DAC 2020 KOREA ODA WHITEPAPER 10th Anniversary of Korea’s Accession to the OECD DAC 2020 KOREA ODA WHITEPAPER Contents Prologue Korea’s Development 6 Cooperation At-a-Glance Foreword by the Prime 8 Minister DAC Chair foreword 9 celebrating Korea’s 10th anniversary of accession to the DAC 01 02 03 Overview of ODA The History of Korea’s ODA System ODA in Korea What is ODA? 12 Evolution of ODA System 74 Why ODA? 18 Korea as a Recipient 30 in Korea Evolution of Global Discourse 20 Korea as a Donor 35 Coordination Mechanism 76 of Korea’s ODA on ODA 10th Anniversary of Korea’s 40 Accession to the OECD DAC Korea’s ODA Implementation 81 Process AppendixⅠ 61 Global Perspective on Korea’s ODA Contributions 04 05 06 Korea’s ODA Policies ODA Flows Korea’s Partnership with and Strategies Actors in Development ODA Flows of OECD DAC 130 Historical Overview of 96 Countries Cooperation with Donor 152 Korea’s ODA Policies ODA Flows of Korea 139 Countries and Developing Mission and Goals of 100 Countries Korea’s ODA Strategic Partnership with 156 Policies and Strategies of 102 International Organizations Korea’s ODA Public-Private Partnership in 162 Korea’s ODA Abbreviations 176 Korea's ODA (http://www.odakorea.go.kr) 2020 KOREA ODA WHITEPAPER Korea’s Development Cooperation At-a-Glance Accession to DAC 2010 2011 2012 Framework Act 1st Mid-term Strategy Development Alliance Korea on International (‘11-‘15) (DAK) Development contains key policy decisions, first public-private partnership Cooperation including directions and plan for grants established basic ODA to increase ODA volume framework and legally Green Climate Fund (GCF) HLF-4 in Busan empowered CIDC Korea exercised global shifted paradigm from aid leadership in the area of climate G20 Seoul Summit effectiveness to development change discussed development effectiveness agenda for the first time 2016 2017 2nd Mid-term Strategy Strategy to Support Fragile (‘16-‘20) States presents integrative, established pan-governmental substantive, and collaborative guidelines for efficient aid to ODA as strategic goals, as well fragile states as policy directions and tasks 2nd DAC Peer Review MOPAN Chair suggested 25 Korea chairs MOPAN, the only recommendations for multilateral organization for improvements made on 12 performance assessment sub-categories 6 Korea, one of the least developed country after World War II, as well as becoming a donor meber of DAC. Since becoming has achieved spectacular transformation in the last 70 years. a member of DAC, Korea has been trying to sophisticate Entering into the Development AssistanceCommittee (DAC) the scheme of ODA and continue the collaboration with the in 2010, Korea is now one of the global leading country in the international society. As of Korea's 10th anniversary of DAC world. member, Korea is accllerating their challenge against the Korea's accession to the DAC means Korea's willingness to poverty eradication and humanitarian crises as a middle power. participate global solidarity for the sustainable development 2014 2015 Busan Global Partnership Humanitarian Assistance Forum Strategy regularized forum to selected regions, areas, priorities support achievement of for efficient humanitarian development effectiveness and assistance institutionalization of GPEDC Membership to 1st ODA White Paper International Aid Transparency Initiative 1st Asian country to join for increasing ODA transparency and accountability 2018 2019 2020 Integrated Evaluation Partnership Established Overall Amendment to System Improved with Civil Society the Framework Act on International Development established basis for common goals established Cooperation systematic evaluation for government and civil and improved evaluation society, and agreement strengthened the function of guidelines and procedures reached on principles of CIDC to establish strategies, mutual cooperation and adjust policies and programs ODA Budget Exceeded implementation plan and evaluate performance KRW 3 trillion New Southern Policy Grand Bargain Signed Korea’s ODA volume expands ODA Pursued at fastest rate among DAC Korea joined Grand Bargain member states MOU signed between Korea for enhanced effectiveness and five ASEAN countries for and efficiency of humanitarian New Southern Policy ODA assistance 7 2020 KOREA ODA WHITEPAPER Foreword by the Prime Minister It is a great pleasure to publish Korea’s ODA White Paper and report on the progress and achievements of Korea’s ODA, as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Korea’s membership in the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) this year. The development cooperation landscape has seen significant changes at home and abroad. Domestically, the overall amendment to the Framework Act on International Development Cooperation helped pave the way for ODA programs to be managed more strategically. The 3rd Mid-term Strategy for Development Cooperation developed this year also presents the mid- to long-term directions and principles for ODA implementation. More significant changes and advances were observed on the external front. In the past ten years since joining the DAC, Korea has more than doubled its ODA volume and joined international efforts to eradicate poverty and address humanitarian crises. In exercising its responsibility as a middle power, the country has been an active participant in international discussions on development cooperation and is sharing its experience with developing countries to help them with their own development trajectory. Developing countries want to learn from Korea’s experience, as the country is a successful example of one of the world’s poorest countries joining the ranks of developed countries. Recently, requests for assistance came pouring in from developing countries to fight the COVID-19 crisis. To overcome the crisis together based on a spirit of solidarity and cooperation, Korea responded quickly by providing infection prevention supplies and test kits to the international community. Humans can overcome viruses through “the power of sharing information and staying connected,” which I like to refer to as Global Social Capital. Korea will work with the international community to fight COVID-19 and be on a better path to recovery. This White Paper presents Korea’s efforts and commitment to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the international community is seeking to achieve by 2030. It also lays out the country’s ODA progress so far and the future ODA policy directions to support the international community overcoming COVID-19 with resilience and moving on to a new normal. This paper is a way of sharing Korea’s ODA experience of the past, present, and future with all the countries in the world, and a promise that the country will exercise responsibility in line with the expectations of the international community. Thank you. December 2020 Chair of the Committee for International Development Cooperation Prime Minister Sye-Kyun Chung 8 DAC Chair foreword celebrating Korea’s 10th anniversary of accession to the DAC The rapid transformation of Korea in the last 70 years has been a remarkable development success story. Korea’s accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 1996 and to the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in 2010 is a clear illustration of how far the country has come since the end of the Korean War. I would like to congratulate my Korean friends and colleagues on the ten year anniversary of your membership of the DAC. Korea is an active and highly valued member of the DAC. Whether on issues of aid effectiveness, conflict prevention or infrastructure development, Korean diplomats bring a unique perspective to our discussions in Paris. They help to ensure that Korea’s own successful development experience is brought to bear on the deliberations of the Committee, improving our collective impact. I am delighted that Korea’s delegate to the DAC is currently one of my Vice-Chairs. Over time, Korea has steadily increased the size of its official development assistance (ODA) budget and the quality of the aid that it delivers. Peer reviews (carried out by other members of the DAC) have praised Korea for the important global contribution it makes to the development effectiveness and inclusive growth agendas. The most recent review noted that Korea sees its role as a bridge between the developed and developing world, and praised the country for using this perspective to build particularly strong practice on issues of global citizenship, multilateral funding and humanitarian assistance. As Korea looks toward the next phase of its strategy for international development, I would encourage you to continue the positive trend of progress seen over the last decade since joining the DAC. The COVID-19 crisis means that we need to redouble our efforts to work toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and our commitment to international cooperation. While the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on developing countries are not yet fully understood, it seems clear that the consequences of both the immediate health crisis and the socioeconomic aftershocks will be severe. This means that development assistance from Korea has never been more urgently needed. Now, more than ever, we have a shared interest in confronting global challenges together, and the DAC provides an essential forum for likeminded countries to come together and agree how we can build