Polish Aid Programme

UNDP Regional Workshop Budapest, March 5-6, 2007

Paweł Bagiński, PhD.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of

PolandDevelopment Co-operation Department

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of PolandDevelopment Co-operation Department

30 January 2007

Polish Aid 2005 – 2006 – basic facts

• Total volume of ODA 2005: USD 204 million (0,068 % of GNI)

• Polish Aid: ODA including support for democratisation and development of civil society

• Priority ODA countries: Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Angola, Palestine, Tanzania (since 2007)

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30 January 2007

ODA volume in 1998-2005

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30 January 2007

Bilateral assistance in 2005

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30 January 2007

Government entities involved in Polish foreign assistance

– Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinates development policies, sets their priorities, provides technical, democratisation and humanitarian assistance, as well as multilateral funding, mainly through UN system

– Ministry of Finance provides financial assistance: preferential tied aid credits, debt relief, multilateral assistance through EU and IFIs

– Ministry of Education provides educational aid through scholarships

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30 January 2007

MFA Development Co-operation Department

• Created in 2005• Responsible for co-operation with international

organisations (EU, UN System, OECD/DAC), policy planning and programme implementation

– Development Policy and Programming Division – Programme Implementation Division– Democracy and Transformation Support Team

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30 January 2007

Implementing partners:

• Other ministries • Governmental agencies• Local government institutions• NGOs• Polish embassies in partner countries• Missions (in particular in Africa)

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30 January 2007

Present and future strategic framework

• 2003 – first Development Co-operation Strategy• 2006/07 – preparation of a new foreign aid strategy for 2007

– 2015• Main reasons of preparing new foreign aid strategy:

– New international and internal environment including EU accession

– Scaling-up of aid (target: 0,17 % ODA/GNI in 2010) – Aid effectiveness agenda (Paris Declaration on Aid

Effectiveness, European Consensus on Development)

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30 January 2007

New Polish Aid Strategy for 2007 - 2015

(„Solidarity, Development and Freedom”) – 1

• Main goal: poverty reduction in the context of sustainable development and the implementation of other MDGs in the countries receiving Polish aid + support for democracy, human rights and civic liberties

• The realisation of this goal will be possible through:– Increasing aid effectiveness– Ensuring policy coherence for development

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30 January 2007

New Polish Aid Strategy for 2007 - 2015

(„Solidarity, Development and Freedom”) - 2

Priority areas based on Polish comparative advantages:

• Regional and local administration reform • Economic reforms (privatisation, agriculture, SMEs,

microfinance)• Adjustment to the requirements of the EU membership –

implementation of the acquis communautaire• Democracy and good governance• Education• Health • Access to drinkable water

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30 January 2007

New Polish Aid Strategy for 2007 - 2015

(„Solidarity, Development and Freedom”) - 3

Priority regions and countries:– Eastern Europe/former SU (Ukraine, Belarus,

Moldova, Georgia)– Western Balkans and Central Asia – Other countries where Poland is involved

politically (Iraq, Afghanistan)– Sub-Saharan Africa

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30 January 2007

New Polish Aid Strategy for 2007 - 2015

(„Solidarity, Development and Freedom”) - 4

New ways of managing aid:– Foreign Assistance Act– Leading role of the MFA in managing increasing

ODA funds– Gradual introduction of programme-based

approach (PBA) – SWAp, budget support– Managing for results– Decentralisation of aid management to the

embassies level

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Challenges, next steps…

• Intensification of political dialogue with partner countries• More structured co-operation (MoUs, CSPs – Ukraine,

Moldova, Georgia)• Enhanced local presence (human resources in embassies)• Reform of aid management (overcoming of annuality of

budget, decentralisation of decision-making process)• Enhanced dialogue with other donors – joint analysis,

mapping of assistance, common programming…• Increasing public support for ODA

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30 January 2007

Further information available at:

www.polishaid.gov.pl www.polskapomoc.gov.pl

Thank you for your attention