Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews function as a tool for both learning and accountability. This report is the result of an in-depth consultation and review process. It was produced by a review team comprising peer reviewers from Canada (Ian Myles, Special Advisor, Strategic Policy, Global Affairs Canada, and Monika Vadeboncoeur, Development Counsellor, Permanent Delegation of Canada to the OECD) and Portugal (Gonçalo Marques, Development Counsellor, Permanent Delegation of Portugal to the OECD and António Torres, Head of Division for Bilateral Affairs, Camões – Cooperation and Language Institute, I.P. ), together with the observer from Indonesia (Deti Kusmalawati, Planner, Directorate of Bilateral Funding, Ministry of National Development Planning). From the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, Anita King, Policy Analyst, served as the lead analyst for the review, together with Matthias Leitner, Policy Analyst (Humanitarian Specialist). Renwick Irvine, Team Lead Peer Reviews, oversaw the review. 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 Fiona Hinchcliffe.
The team are grateful for valuable inputs from across the Development Co-operation Directorate – including from the Financing for Sustainable Development and the Global Partnership and Policies divisions and the Foresight Unit – and the OECD, in particular the Environment Directorate; the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration; the Directorate for Education and Skills; the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs; the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs; the Directorate for Public Governance; the Development Centre; the International Energy Agency; and the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network. Written submissions from a selection of New Zealand’s partners helped to focus and enrich the review, including a comprehensive written submission from the Council for International Development (CID), New Zealand’s civil society umbrella organisation.
The Peer Review of New Zealand benefited throughout the process from the commitment and dedication of representatives of New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The review team is also thankful to Nicola Simmonds, High Commissioner of New Zealand to Vanuatu and her staff, who ensured smooth contact with local counterparts in Vanuatu as well as documentation, insights and logistical support.