Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation - Support 2023 to 2024

This funding represents a contribution to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to finance its role as a member of the joint support team of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC). This funding along with other donors’ contributions helps the GPEDC achieve its mandate. GPEDC seeks to improve the effectiveness of development cooperation through the fourth round of monitoring for effective development cooperation. It also supports the GPEDC’s inclusive global platform bringing together governments civil society the private sector trade unions parliamentarians and others. The 2023 to 2026 GPEDC Programme of work aims to enable better alignment of development cooperation efforts with the Busan effectiveness principles through its reformed monitoring process at country level. In particular it looks at ownership by partner countries a focus on results inclusive partnerships transparency and mutual accountability. It also aims to feed official data to SDG 17 on partnerships. Project activities include: (1) identifying key action points through inclusive and country-led processes on how to improve the design and quality of partnerships in participating partner countries; (2) mobilising relevant policy communities to broaden the ‘effectiveness ecosystem’; (3) enabling country governments to drive monitoring dialogue action and knowledge sharing; (4) fostering learning mutual understanding trust and accelerate progress on commitments through policy and behaviour change at country level; and (5) mobilizing political buy-in for and promote uptake of monitoring findings across countries and contexts. Project activities include: (1) identifying key action points through inclusive and country-led processes on how to improve the design and quality of partnerships in participating partner countries; (2) mobilising relevant policy communities to broaden the ‘effectiveness ecosystem’; (3) enabling country governments to dri

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) generated evidence through the monitoring process; (2) drove informed policy dialogue and action through the country dialogues and strategic partnerships; and (3) fostered political awareness and uptake of effective behaviour through targeted advocacy and outreach. Additional global level policy discussions led by members will leverage the multi-stakeholder nature of the GPEDC and contribute to policy development for more effective cooperation. Through this support Canada promoted capacity building through training of national coordinators. Results from the GPEDC monitoring provided evidence for Canada to improve the effectiveness of its partnerships.