Development Cooperation Policy Of Latvia For

AGENDA DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION 2030 POLICY OF LATVIA FOR 2016–2020

DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION OF LATVIA AIMS AT CONTRIBUTING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF AGENDA 2030 IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,
ESPECIALLY IN LATVIA’S PARTNER COUNTRIES, THEREBY PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ERADICATION, THE RULE OF LAW AND GOOD GOVERNANCE.

UNITED NATIONS AGENDA 2030 FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
is a global commitment to a development framework anchored around 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030 – ending poverty, reducing inequalities and injustice, and protecting our planet. The goals follow the principle of leaving no one behind.

POLICY RESULTS

1 Latvia promotes good governance, inclusive economic growth and security in the prioritised regions.

2 To meet its international commitments, Latvia seeks to raise development cooperation funding to 0.33% of its GNI by 2030.

3 An increasing public support in Latvia for the implementation of development cooperation policy.

PRIORITY AREAS IN LATVIA’S DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
Development and capacity building of public administration

OVERALL, LATVIA’S DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION POLICY INTEGRATES THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY, GENDER EQUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Business development and strengthening export capacity

Conflict prevention and resolution, peace and security

Promotion of democratic participation and development of civil society

Education
Fostering public awareness of development cooperation

LATVIA’S FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION CONSISTS OF (data for 2016):
0.11%
of Gross National Income, or 27.3 million EUR
Multilateral assistance Contributions to EU budget, the European Development Fund, UN agencies and other international institutions and initiatives
89% 24.23 mln EUR
€€ €€
Bilateral assistance
11% 3.07 mln EUR

PRIORITY COUNTRIES IN BILATERAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION:

EU Eastern Partnership region, especially Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine Central Asian region, especially Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Countries where Latvian troops or civilian experts have been deployed by the state

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN FORMULATION OF GUIDELINES

5 thematic “brainstorm” sessions for experts
Population surveys on future priorities

Consultations with the OECD experts
22 public authorities and civil society
organisations involved in dra ing

Discussions at the Advisory Council on Development Cooperation Policy

Open public consultations

60 Proposals from over

institutions

and organisations in three coordination

rounds

MAIN LINES OF ACTION:

1.

Provide maximum support for sustainable development in the

EU’s Eastern Partnership and

Central Asian countries

2.

Step up implementation of Latvia’s priorities in development cooperation

as part of multilateral cooperation,

especially in the EU, UN, the World Bank

group and the OECD

3.

Enhance professionalism, coordination and operational sustainability among

Latvian policy makers and implementers

4.

Increase transparency of Latvia’s development cooperation and its compliance with

international reporting standards

5.

Raise public awareness about the importance of development cooperation,

participation and support for policy

implementation

6.

Facilitate linkage and coordination between development cooperation,

economic, and security policies

WHAT THE LATVIAN PUBLIC THINKS?

67%

56%

It’s important to help the developing
countries

Assistance should be increased

57%

47%

Assistance to developing countries is an e ective
means to prevent illegal migration

Peace and security should be ensured in developing countries as soon as possible

EUROBAROMETER DATA, 2016

Ministry of Foreign A airs of the Republic of Latvia 2018