OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

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OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEOF THE SLOVAK
REPUBLIC
JUDr. Marek Brencic, 14. May 2007, Senec
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Basic objectives of Slovak Aid

• Shared responsibility for global development
• Moral obligations and commitments resulting from
  membership in international organisations and
  initiatives
• Interest of Slovak Republic to participate in the
  donor community, and to be perceived as its part

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International commitments

• UNO e.g. Millennium Development Goals (20005),
  Monterrey (2002)
• OECD (Member as of year 2000) e.g. The Paris
  Declaration on Aid Effectiveness of March 2005
• EU e.g. strive to increase ODA to reach 0, 17
  ODA/GNI by 2010 and 0,33 ODA/GNI by 2015
  (European Council conclusion of June 2005)

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Slovak ODA in Figures2002-2006
Year Total GDP
2002 257,6 mil. SKK 0,024
2003 550,0 mil. SKK 0,046
2004 975,7 mil. SKK 0,072
2005 1 740 mil. SKK 0,120
2006 1 638 mil. SKK 0,103
Target year 2010 3 200 mil. SKK 0,17
Target year 2015 7 800 mil. SKK 0,33
1 EUR 33.6 SKK 11/05/ 2007
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Slovak ODA Territorial Priorities

• Programme countries
• Serbia
• Montenegro
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• Project Countries
• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Belarus
• Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kyrgyz Republic
• Macedonia
• Mongolia
• Mozambique
• Sudan
• Tajikistan
• Ukraine
• Uzbekistan

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Sector Priorities of Slovak ODA

• Developing democratic institutions and market
  environment
• Infrastructure (including the social
  infrastructure)
• Landscaping, protection of the environment,
  agriculture, food safety and use of raw materials

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Challenges to the Future (I.)

• Increasing the volume of Slovak Development
  Assistance to 0,17 GDP in 2010
• Effective operation of the Development Agency
• Intensive work with Slovak public and target
  groups
• Programme focus (specialisation, closer sectoral
  orientation)

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Challenges to the Future (II.)

• Active approach by Slovak representatives in the
  EU, OECD and UN institutions and bodies in ODA
• Drafting of the Development Assistance Law
• Cooperation with other donors in a field
  (monitoring, evaluation, coordination)
• preparation of new Medium-Term Strategy for ODA
  (2009-2013)

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Examples of Successful Projects MDGs
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MDG No. 2

• Elementary school in Afghanistan
• Implementator People in Peril Association

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MDG No. 3
Women's Community Based Resource Centers in Rural
Afghanistan Implementator People in Peril
Association
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MDG No 6
Preventing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmition,
Cambodia Implementator MAGNA Children at Risk
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MDG No 7
Drinking water for Mozambique - new pumps
Implementator PLOP
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Social infrastructure
Assistance for handicapped students Mongolia ADRA
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Social infrastructure
160 Braille Typewriters for the Blind Belgrade,
Serbia and Montenegro Implementator Association
of blind and partially sighted
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Thank You for Your Attention

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Conclusions

• to increase the volume of Slovak ODA according to
  percentage of GDP
• to improve the effectiveness of aid
• effective operation of the Slovak Aid Agency
• to approve the ODA Law
• to upgrade co-operation with foreign donors
• to improve public awareness of Slovak aid