Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews function as a tool for both learning and accountability. This report – containing the findings and recommendations of the peer review – is the result of a six-month in-depth consultation and review process. It was produced by a review team comprising peer reviewers from Austria (Wolfgang Lapuh, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and Gertraud Wollansky, Ministry for Climate Action) and Finland (Ramses Malaty and Suvi Virkkunen, Ministry for Foreign Affairs). From the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, Mags Gaynor, Senior Policy Analyst, served as the lead analyst for the review, together with Claudio Cerabino, Junior Policy Analyst, Cushla Thompson, Economist/Policy Analyst (Crises and Fragility Specialist) and Karin McDonald, Policy Analyst (Anti‑corruption Specialist). Autumn Lynch provided logistical assistance to the review, and formatted and produced the report. The report was prepared under the supervision of Rahul Malhotra, Head of Division, Reviews, Results, Evaluation and Development Innovation. The report was edited by Susan Sachs.
The team are grateful for valuable inputs from across the Development Co-operation Directorate – including the Financing for Sustainable Development division and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation – and the OECD, in particular the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs; the Directorate for Public Governance; the Economics Department; the Environment Directorate; the Development Centre; and the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network. Written submissions from a selection of Denmark’s partners helped to focus and enrich the review, including a comprehensive written submission from Globalt Fokus, the Danish civil society umbrella organisation.
The Peer Review of Denmark benefited throughout the process from the commitment and dedication of representatives of Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The review team is also thankful to the Ambassador of Denmark to Kenya and Somalia and his staff, who ensured smooth contact with local counterparts as well as documentation, insights and logistical support.