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 seven-month in-depth consultation and review process. It was produced by a review team comprising peer reviewers from Greece (Eleni Nikolaidou and Georgios-Lykourgos Psychogios, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with contribution from Loukianos-Eleftherios Klint, Embassy of Greece in Slovenia) and Iceland (Erla Hlín Hjálmarsdóttir, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and Pétur Skúlason Waldorff, Permanent Delegation to the OECD and UNESCO). From the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, Santhosh Persaud, Policy Analyst, served as the lead analyst for the review, together with Rachel Sberro-Kessler, Policy Analyst, Matthias Leitner, Policy Analyst (Crises and Fragility Specialist) and Claire Naval, Policy Analyst (Anti-corruption). Katharina Satzinger provided logistical assistance to the review, and formatted and produced the report. The report was prepared under the supervision of Renwick Irvine, Senior Policy Analyst and Team Lead (Peer Reviews) and Rahul Malhotra, Head of Division, Reviews, Results, Evaluation and Development Innovation. The report was edited by Fiona Hinchcliffe.
The team are grateful for valuable inputs from across the Development Co-operation Directorate – including the Financing for Sustainable Development Division, the Global Partnerships and Policies Division, the Reviews, Results, Evaluation and Development Innovation Division, and the Foresight, Outreach and Policy Reform Unit – and the OECD, in particular the Directorates for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, for the Environment, for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, and for Public Governance, as well as the Financial Action Task Force and the Development Centre.
The Peer Review of Hungary benefited throughout the process from the commitment and dedication of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Hungary Helps Agency and across government. The review team is also thankful to the representatives of Hungary to Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Uganda, who facilitated valuable virtual exchanges with stakeholders in both countries.