Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews function as a tool for both learning and accountability. This report – containing both the main findings and recommendations of the DAC and the analytical report of the Secretariat – is the result of a nine month in-depth consultation and review process. It was produced by a review team comprising peer reviewers from Sweden (Lennart Peck, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Maria Stridsman, Swedish International Development Agency) and the United States (Joan Atherton and Christophe Tocco, United States Agency for International Development) together with observers from Saudi Arabia (Dr. Aqeel AlGhamdi, Dr. Abdullah Almoallem, Mohammad Aqala Abdulaziz Binoon and Makki Hamid from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre and Amar Albelaihees from the Saudi Fund for Development). From the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, Mags Gaynor, Senior Policy Analyst, served as the lead analyst for the review, together with Joëlline Benefice and Cyprien Fabre, Policy Analysts and Catherine Anderson, Senior Policy Analyst. Autumn Lynch provided logistical assistance to the review, and formatted and produced the report. The report was prepared under the supervision of Mayumi Endoh, Deputy Director of the Development Co-operation Directorate. The report was edited by Fiona Hinchcliffe.
The team is grateful for valuable inputs from across the Development Co-operation Directorate, including statistical support from the Financing for Sustainable Development division, and from across the OECD, in particular the Development Centre, the Economics Department, the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, the Directorate for Public Governance, the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs and the Environment Directorate. The team also valued inputs from the secretariats of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation and the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network.
The Peer Review of the United Kingdom benefited throughout the process from the commitment and dedication of representatives of the Department for International Development and engagement from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Cabinet Office; Treasury; Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Work and Pensions; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Ministry of Defence; and Department for International Trade. The review team is grateful to the staff in the British High Commission in Kenya and the British Embassy in Jordan, who ensured smooth contact with local counterparts as well as documentation, insights and logistical support.