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Czech Development Cooperation

Table of contents1. Preface 3

2. DevelopmentcooperationprioritiesoftheCzechRepublic 5

3. TheCzechRepublic’scontributiontopovertyreductionin2012 9

4. BilateraldevelopmentcooperationoftheCzechRepublicin2012 15

Bilateraldevelopmentcooperationbyterritory 16

Bilateraldevelopmentcooperationbysector 34

Bilateraldevelopmentcooperationbyassistancemodality 44

5. MultilateraldevelopmentcooperationoftheCzechRepublicin2012 49

6. ThelegislativeandstrategicframeworkofCzechdevelopmentcooperation 61

7. InstitutionalbackingofCzechdevelopmentcooperation 65

8. Transparencyandevaluation 69

9. StatisticalAppendix 73

Table of contents

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PrefaceWearepleasedtopresenttheCzechdevelopmentcooperationreport,summarizingitsactivitiesandresults,withanemphasison2012.ThevalidgovernmentalDevelopmentCooperationStrategyprovidesconvincingevidenceoftheCzechRepublic’sdeterminationtostandforthereductionofpovertyinallitsforms,andfaceuptootherserious,globalpoverty-relatedproblems.

TheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals(MDGs),setbytheUnitedNationsattheMillenniumSummitin2000,determinedthebasicdirectiontofollow,andenableddevelopingcountries,assistedbymoredevelopedpartners,toachieveconsiderableprogress.Suchprogress,however,hasbeenuneven,resultinginsomeunfinishedbusiness.Asweapproach2015,whenthevalidityofthecurrentMDGswillexpire,thereisauniqueopportunityfortheinternationalcommunitytosetnewdevelopmentprioritieswhichbestrespondtocurrentchallenges.Thenewframeworkofinternationaldevelopmentforthepost-2015periodshouldbebasedontheresultsachievedatthefulfillmentofMDGs,andshouldputsustainabledevelopment,sustainablegrowthandtheeradicationofpovertyatitscore.TheCzechRepubliciscommittedtosupportthisprocess,leadingtoevidencebased,universal,concreteandrealisticpost-2015developmentgoals.

In2012,theCzechRepublic,inaccordancewithitsinternationalcommitments,promotedthereductionofpovertyandsustainabledevelopmentthroughspecificprogrammesandprojects,mostnotablyinfivepartnercountries(Afghanistan,BosniaandHerzegovina,Ethiopia,MoldovaandMongolia).HumanitarianaidtopeopleinneedaffectedbynaturaldisastersorconflictswasprovidedinanumberofcountriesanddozensofscholarshipstostudyatCzechuniversitieswereoffered.DuringtheCzechPresidencyoftheGoodHumanitarianDonorshipinitiative,themutualinteractionofhumanitariananddevelopmentactivitiesinresolvingthefoodcrisishasbeeninthespotlight.Intheareaofdevelopmentcooperation,theCzechRepublicalsosoughttoassertitscomparativeadvantage,includingthetransitionexperienceofbothrebuildingademocraticpoliticalsystemandmovingfromacentrallyplannedeconomytoamarketone.Wecan,therefore,passonourknowledgeofpoliticaltransition,reformationofjudicialandpublicadministration,privatization,changesinthetaxsystemandthebuildingofamarketenvironment.

Furthersubstantialprogressinreducingglobalpovertycannotbereachedwithouttheinvolvementoftheprivatesectorasanequivalentengineforfurtherdevelopment.TheMinistryofForeignAffairs,

incooperationwiththeCzechDevelopmentAgencyandtheCzechExportBank,aimstostrengthenthemotivationofCzechinvestorsinthisnewrole.Specialattentionispaid,therefore,tothepromotionofaninnovativeandvalue-integratedapproach,leadingtolong-termsustainableeconomicandsocialchanges,includingthecreationofnewandbetter-paidjobsonbothsides.Manycompanies,mainlyfromOECDcountries,havealreadybeenconvincedthattheinvestedfunds,thoughexposedtotherisksofdevelopingeconomies,canmakeprofitablereturns,and,subsequently,developsuchsectorsasfoodprocessingorenergyproductioninothercountries.Inthisregard,weknowwheretolookforinspirationandbestpractices.Ourpositionispromisingforfutureyearsinmanydevelopingcountries,thankstothereputationtheCzechRepublichasgainedthroughitshighqualityprojects.

TheresultsofCzechdevelopmentprojectsandprogrammesareassessedthroughregularmonitoringandindependentevaluations.Conclusionsandrecommendationsfromevaluationscontributetorefiningthedesignofsubsequentinterventions.Justasthoseevaluationreportsaremadepublic,Czechdevelopmentcooperationasawholeistransparentandopentopublicdebate;thisincludesNGOs,businessandacademia,aswellasotherelementsofcivilsociety.

TheCzechRepublicalsoactivelycoordinateswithdevelopment-orientatedinternationalorganizations.TheMinistryofForeignAffairshaspreparedaMultilateralDevelopmentCooperationStrategyoftheCzechRepublicfor2013-2017.ThedocumentidentifiestheobjectivesandprioritiesofCzechmultilateraldevelopmentcooperationandstrivesforsatisfactoryrepresentationoftheCzechRepubliconthemanagingandexecutivebodiesoftherespectiveorganizations.TheStrategyalsoaimsattheincreasedparticipationofCzechexperts,researchinstitutions,public-sectororganizations,NGOsandprivatecompaniesinmultilateraldevelopmentprojects.

AsevidenceofthesuccessfulCzecheffortstoincreasetheeffectivenessofitsdevelopmentcooperationsystem,inlate2012theCzechRepublicwasinvitedtobecomeamemberoftheDevelopmentAssistanceCommitteeoftheOECD(OECD/DAC).TheaccessionprocesswascompletedinMay,2013.MembershipoftheDACrepresentsfortheCzechRepublicanewimpulseforfurtherenhancementoftheeffectivenessandlastingimpactofitsdevelopmentinterventions,andforintensifyingpartnershipswiththerespectivedevelopingcountries,internationalorganizationsanddomesticprivatesector.

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2 Development cooperation priorities of the Czech Republic

Territorial priorities

Inlinewithinternationalrecommendations,theCzechRepublic,withinthedraftingofthenewStrategy2010–2017,reducedthenumberofitsdevelopmentcooperationprogrammecountries(i.e.thosehavingthehighestpriority)tofive:Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ethiopia, Moldova and Mongolia.Bilateraldevelopmentcooperationalsotakesplacewithprojectcountries:Georgia, Cambodia, Kosovo, the Palestinian Autonomous Territories and Serbia,aswellaswiththeformerprogrammecountriesofAngola,Yemen,VietnamandZambia,whichwillcontinuetoreceiveassistanceofaredefinedfocusandscope.

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Theindividualcountrieshavebeenselectedbasedoncriteriathatstrikeabalancebetweendevelopmentassistanceasapoverty-reducingtool,thatpromotesfurtherachievementoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals-hencetheparticipationofless-developedAfricancountries-andtheprioritiesofdevelopmentcooperationasanintegralpartofCzechforeignpolicy.Asaresult,thereasonsfortheCzechRepublic’sprovidingdevelopmentassistancetotheindividualcountriesarevaried(reductionofpoverty,transition/democratisation,integration,stabilisationandsecurity).AlsotakenintoconsiderationwerethecomparativeadvantagesoftheCzechRepublic,therecipient’shistoryofassistanceabsorptionandtherecommendationsoftheOECD’sDevelopmentAidCommittee(OECD/DAC).Geographicaldistributionwasanotherimportantcriterion.Asaresult,countriesfromSub-SaharanAfricaandAsiaarerepresented,alongwiththosethathavetraditionallybeensubjecttotheCzechRepublic’sfocusandarelocatedinitsclosevicinity.Intermsoflogistics,coordinationandverification,thepresenceofaresidentCzechembassyinthoseparticularcountrieswasanotherfactorsubjecttoconsideration.

Uponchoosingitspriorityterritories,theCzechRepublicalsoreliedupontheHumanDevelopmentIndex(HDI)thathasbecometheinternationallyrecognisedstandardformeasuringsocialprosperitywithintheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP).

Allcooperationprogrammeswerefinalisedforthenewprogrammeperiod(until2017)withfiveprogrammecountriesin2012:Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ethiopia,Moldova and Mongolia.Aswellasotherinformation,theprogrammedocumentscontaininformationonpreviousCzechdevelopmentcooperationineachofthecountries-includingalistofprioritysectorsthattheCzechRepublicprovideswithitscontinuoussupport-aswellastheirgeographicalfocus.TheprogrammesenhancecertaincrosscuttingprinciplesofCzechdevelopmentcooperation,inaccordancewiththevalidStrategy.

Thefinalwordingoftheprogrammedocumentshasbeendiscussedwithpartnerinstitutionsintherespectivefivecountries,inordertoachievemutualconsensusonthefocusofdevelopmentcooperation.

Programme countries

• Afghanistan

• BosniaandHerzegovina

• Ethiopia

• Moldova

• Mongolia

Project countries

• Georgia

• Cambodia

• Kosovo

• PalestinianAutonomousTerritories

• Serbia

Former priority countries

• Angola

• Yemen

• Vietnam

• Zambia

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Priority sectors

Theprioritiesnewlydefinedfor2010–2017takeintoconsiderationpreviousexperiencebeingequallybasedonthecomparativeadvantagesoftheCzechRepublic.Theseinclude,mostnotably,thecountry’sexperiencewiththeprocessesofpolitical,economicandsocialtransition.

Thedefinitionofprioritysectorshasalsobeenbasedonthegeneralprioritiesoftheinternationalcommunity,asdefinedbythekeydevelopmentdocument:theMillenniumDevelopmentGoals(MDGs).Lastbutnotleast,prioritysectorsalsoconsiderthedivisionoflabouramongdifferentdonors.Sector-specificprojectsareexpectedtoshowahighdegreeofcomplementarityinordertomaximisetheirsynergiesandmultiplicationeffect.

Fortheperiodbegunin2010,theCzechRepublichadidentifiedfivepriorityareassubjecttodevelopmentcooperation:environment,agriculture,socialdevelopment,economicdevelopmentandthesupportofdemocracy,humanrightsandsocialtransition.Crosscuttingprinciplesincludegoodgovernance,theobservanceofhumanrightsandenvironmentalprudence(vis-à-visclimatechange),andarerespectedwithinalldevelopmentactivities.

Priority sectors

• Environment

• Agriculture

• Socialdevelopment(includingeducation,socialandhealthservices)

• Economicdevelopment(includingenergy)

• Democracy,humanrightsandsocialtransition

Bosnia and Herzegovina: improving milk production

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The Czech Republic’s contribution to poverty reduction in 2012

TheaimofbilateralandmultilateraldevelopmentactivitiespursuedbytheCzechRepublicin2012strovetofulfilltheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals.Atthesametime,theCzechRepublicaimedtohonouritscommitmentsarisingfrommembershipintheEuropeanUnion,theUnitedNations,andtheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment,thusjoiningtheassistanceeffortsofotherdevelopednations.

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9TheCzechRepublic’scontributiontopovertyreductionin2012

In2012,theCzechRepublicprovidedtotalofficialdevelopmentassistance(ODA)1worth219.63 million (m) USD.Inabsoluteterms,thisrepresentsayear-on-yeardecreaseof3%.Comparedto2011,however,theinternationallyrecognisedODAtoGNPindicatorwasequal,at0.12%.

In2012,theCzechRepublicprovidedbilateraldevelopmentassistanceof66.44mUSD(73.45mUSDat2011exchangerates)–adecreaseof3.50mUSDfrom2011(76.96mUSD).TheCzechRepublic’smultilateraldevelopmentassistance(throughinternationalorganizations)reached153.20mUSDin2012(169.38mUSDat2011exchangerates),whichmeansadecreaseof4.0mUSDfrom2011(173.51mUSD)themainreasonforwhicharelowerdisbursementsforODAfromtheCzechRepublic’sEUbudgetcontribution.

Inthelongterm,multilateralassistanceexceedsbilateralassistance(70%vs.30%in2012).Thereasonforthishastraditionallybeenthemandatorycharacteroftheformer(theCzechRepublichaspledgedtomakecontributionswhichcannotbecancelledad hoc);theincreasingcontributionoftheCzechRepublictowardstheEUbudget(alsoincludingthepartdedicatedtodevelopmentassistance)currentlyrepresentsthemostimportantshareintheCzechRepublic’sofficialmultilateraldevelopmentassistance.

In2012,theCzechRepublicreservedmorethan6%ofitsbilateralODAforemergencyhumanitarianaid,asanexpressionofsolidarity,aswellasofitswillingnessandabilitytoprovideinstantaneousassistancewhereneeded.

Intermsofsectoral focusofbilateraldevelopmentcooperation,theCzechRepublichasdedicatedgreatattentiontostrengtheningthecapacityofgovernmentandthesupportofcivilsocietyworldwide.Themainobjectiveistocreateastable,peacefulanddemocraticcivilsociety,asthefoundationofeconomicprosperityandadignifiedhumanexistence.Anaturalpartofthiseffortisalong-termpriorityoftheCzechRepublic,andoneoftheprimaryMillenniumDevelopmentGoals–education.Theaforementionedsectorsreceivedapproximately32%ofCzechbilateralofficialdevelopmentassistance.

The Czech Republic’s Official Development Assistance (ODA)

2007–2012 (USD million, current prices)

Basic division of Czech ODA in 2012

30%

Bilateralassistance

70%

Multilateralassistance

1 Official Development Assistance (ODA) includes all provable expenditures

from the national and other public budgets in the Czech Republic

that have been used to support the social and economic development

of partner countries, in accordance with OECD methodology.

* Significant decrease of the volume of ODA in USD is due to the weakening of CZK by 1.87/$,

compared to 2011.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

ODA

100

150

200

250

300

USDmillion

219.63*

250.46

227.56214.72

249.21

178.89

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IntermsofothersectorsandtheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals,in2012theCzechRepublicuseditscomparativeadvantagetofocusonthetraditionalprioritiesofreducingextremepovertyandhunger.Itwasessentialtoensureaccesstoquality(oftenjustbasic)foodanddrinkingwatertoasmanypeopleaspossible.TheCzechRepublic,therefore,allocatedtothesectorsofwatersupplyandagriculture19%ofitsbilateralODA.

In2012,cooperationinothertraditionalsectorsincludedproductionandsupply,socialinfrastructureandservices,andgeneralenvironmentalprotection.

Intermsoftheterritorial structureofODA,thelargestrecipientsofassistancearelocatedinAsia,receivingatotalof45%ofCzechbilateralassistance.ThisisduetotheCzechRepublic’scontinuousfocusonfewercountries,withtheregionnowincludingthetwolargestrecipients(AfghanistanandMongolia).

OthermajorrecipientsofCzechODAincludecountriesinSouth-EasternandEasternEurope,inaccordancewiththeforeignprioritiesoftheCzechRepublic,aswellascomplementarytotheactivitiesofdonorcountries(requiredtoincreasedevelopmentefficiencyundertheParisDeclarationandtheAccraAgendaforAction).

TherehasbeenapositivetrendofgradualincreasesinODAintheregionofSub-SaharanAfrica,mostlyfromthepointofviewofneedfordevelopmentcooperation.Despitethisgrowth,Sub-SaharanAfricarepresentsamere10%ofthetotalbilateralODAprovidedbytheCzechRepublic.

In2012,theCzechRepublicprovided21.33mUSD–i.e.32%ofthetotalbilateralODA–totheleastdevelopedcountries(LDCs).AnimportantpartofthisamountwenttoAfghanistan,whereitwaslinkedtotheactivitiesoftheCzechRepublic’sProvincialReconstructionTeam.ThetotalbilateralaidtoAfghanistanrepresented60%ofthetotalassistanceprovidedtotheleastdevelopedcountries.

In2012,thelargestrecipientsofCzechODAincludedAfghanistan,Moldova,Mongolia,BosniaandHerzegovinaandEthiopia.

Regional distribution of Czech ODA in 2012

RegionTotal funding (million USD)

% of bilateral ODA

Europe (total) 19.06 28.68%

WesternBalkans 8.97 13.50%

EasternEurope 8.60 12.94%

Other 1.49 2.24%

Africa (total) 8.62 12.97%

NorthAfrica 1,54 2.32%

Sub-SaharanAfrica 7.08 10.66%

America (total) 1.20 1.81%

NorthandCentralAmerica 0.72 1.089%

SouthAmerica 0.48 0.72%

Asia (total) 30.29 45.59%

MiddleEast 4.50 6.77%

SouthandCentralAsia 18.82 28.33%

EastAsia 6.97 10.49%

Oceania (total) 0 0%

Territorially non-specific 7.27 10.94%

Total 66.44 100%

Regional distribution of Czech ODA in 2012

29%

Europe

11%

Territoriallynon-specific

13%

Africa

2%

America

45%

Asia


Programme countries

Project countries


Mongolia

Vietnam

Yemen

Ethiopia

Zambia

Angola

Georgia

Moldova

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbia

Kosovo

Cambodia

Afghanistan

Palestinian Autonomous Territories

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Programme countries

Project countries


Mongolia

Vietnam

Yemen

Ethiopia

Zambia

Angola

Georgia

Moldova


Serbia

Kosovo

Cambodia

Afghanistan



Bilateral development cooperation of the Czech Republic in 2012

TheimplementationofprioritiesdefinedbytheDevelopmentCoordinationStrategy2010-2017continuedaspartofCzechbilateralcooperationin2012.TheprogrammedocumentwithAfghanistanwasagreedfirstofall.BilateraldevelopmentcooperationoftheCzechRepublicin2012focusedonprojectsmostlycarriedoutbyCzechsubjects,butalso,increasingly,bysubjectsfrompartnerdevelopingcountries,orbyinternationalorganizations.

Besidesbilateralandtrilateralprojects,theCzechRepubliccontinuedtoprovidescholarshipstostudentsfromdevelopingcountries,humanitarianaid,andotherdevelopmentassistanceactivities.Otherformsofbilateraldevelopmentassistance,fundedfromothersectionsofpublicbudgets,differentfromthosethatbelongtodevelopmentcooperationandplannedbythegovernmentinitsannualresolution,werealsoimplemented;theseincludedassistancetorefugeesintheCzechRepublicanddevelopmentandhumanitarianactivitiesimplementedbymunicipalities,regionsandpublicuniversities.

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Bilateral development cooperation by territory

In2012,bilateraldevelopmentcooperationwasimplementedmostnotablyinthefivepartnercountriessubjecttoprogrammesthatdefinesectorsandotherprioritiesofCzechassistanceineachofthem(includingAfghanistan,BosniaandHerzegovina,Ethiopia,MoldovaandMongolia).DevelopmentCooperationProgrammeforAfghanistanfortheperiod2013-2017wasputundernegotiation,andagreedupontheCzechandAfghanauthorities’consultations.

Projectcountries(includingGeorgia,Cambodia,Kosovo,thePalestinianAutonomousTerritoriesandSerbia)formanothergroupofpartnersfortheperiod2010-2017.WhiledevelopmentassistancetothesecountriesisnecessaryanddesirableintermsofCzechforeignpolicy,itisnotstrictlydefinedbyacooperationprogramme.

Alsoin2012,theCzechRepublicmadeprogressinthenegotiationofbilateraldevelopmentcooperationagreementswithselectedprioritycountries.ItsmaingoalistoadjustthecontractsaimedatliberatingCzechdevelopmentprojectsfromimportduties,taxes(includingVAT),visasandotherbureaucraticexpensesinpartnercountries.InMoldova,theagreementinquestionwassignedon23November,2012inChisinau,andbecamelawon18April,2013.Adraftagreementondevelopmentcooperation

withSerbiawasapprovedbytheCzechgovernmentinSeptember,2012andtheSerbiansideindicatedapreliminaryagreementwithitsconclusion.DuetocomplicationsontheSerbiansideafterparliamentaryelections,however,thesigningoftheagreementwaspostponeduntil2013.

Activitiesinfourothercountries(Angola,Yemen,VietnamandZambia)werealimitedcontinuationofdevelopmentinterventionfromthepreviousprogrammeperiod,whileadditionalprojects,administeredbyotherministries,orwithinthetransitionpromotionprogrammes,werecarriedoutinseveralcountries.

ThemostimportantrecipientsofCzechODAin2012weretheprioritycountrieswithacooperationprogramme,andalmostallprojectcountries.

Therankingofrecipientshasbeenaffectedbyagradualshifttoanupdatedlistofprioritycountries.ThesignificantshareofCzechODAtoAfghanistanisduenotonlytothenumberandscopeofprojects,butalsobyhighercostsofprojectimplementation,andbytherelatedactivitiesoftheProvincialReconstructionTeam,whoseworkwasfinalisedin2012.

Ethiopia: promoting the scope and quality of agricultural consulting services

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Major recipients of bilateral official development assistance (ODA) provided by the Czech Republic in 2012

Country Total funding (USD million) % of bilateral ODA

Afghanistan 12.70 19.11%

Moldova 4.88 7.35%

Mongolia 4.06 6.11%

BosniaandHerzegovina 3.17 4.77%

Ethiopia 3.10 4.67%

Georgia 2.63 3.96%

Ukraine 2.54 3.82%

Serbia 2.38 3.58%

Kosovo 2.26 3.40%

PalestinianAutonomousTerritories 1.68 2.53%

Vietnam 1.45 2.18%

Syria* 1.43 2.15%

Belarus 1.18 1.77%

Myanmar/Burma 1.14 1.72%

Cambodia 0.93 1.39%

Zambia 0.83 1.24%

Libya 0.80 1.20%

Armenia 0.51 0.77%

Yemen 0.48 0.73%

Cuba 0.48 0.73%

Pakistan 0.47 0.71%

Angola 0.46 0.69%

Jordan 0.45 0.68%

Mali 0.43 0.65%

Albania 0.42 0.64%

Egypt 0.37 0.56%

Nigeria 0.36 0.54%

Congo,Dem.Rep. 0.34 0.52%

Kazakhstan 0.34 0.52%

KyrgyzRep. 0.32 0.48%

Iraq 0.28 0.43%

* More than 0.81m USD is expenditure on Syrian refugees in the Czech Republic..

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Priority countries with a cooperation programme

Afghanistan

Afghanistanisoneofthepoorestcountriesintheworld.Morethanthreedecadesofarmedconflicthascausedpoliticalinstabilityandanadversesecuritysituation.Furthermore,thecountrylagsbehindintechnologystandards,haspoorinfrastructureandsuffersfromhighilliteracyratesandinsufficienteducationalfacilities.Thesituationisevenworseinruralareas,where75%ofthepopulationlives(despitethelowpercentageofarableland,agricultureprovidesfor50%ofAfghanGDP).Afghanistanranked175thoutof187countriesinthe2012HumanDevelopmentIndex.

TheformerCzechoslovakiaprovidedsubstantialassistancetoAfghanistaninthe1980sbutthesetieswerebrokenfollowingtheTaliban’srisetopoweranditwasnotuntil2001thatdevelopmentcooperationcouldbere-established.Thatyear,Czechnon-governmentalorganizationsarrivedintheregionand,since2008,assistancehasrevolvedaroundtheProvincialReconstructionTeam(PRT)inLogar.Inrecentyears,theCzechRepublichastakenan

activepartinthecountry’sreconstructionandinthestrengtheningofAfghansecurityandinstitutionalcapacities;otherprioritieshavebeenthedevelopmentofagriculture,watermanagementandeducation.

Inthelastyearofitsexistence(2012),theactivitiesofthePRTfocusedonthefinalisationandimplementationof40reconstructionanddevelopmentprojectstotalling3.17mUSD,aswellasonquickimpactprojectsworth0.14mUSD.

In2012,concertedeffortsweremadebytheCzechandAfghanauthoritiesinnegotiatingaDevelopmentCooperationProgrammeforAfghanistanforthecomingperiod,2013–2017.Themutuallyagreedplanwasfinalisedinthesecondhalfof2013;however,thedevelopmentcooperationprojectsinthepriorityareasofagricultureandagriculturaleducationhadalreadybeeninplaceandinprocessthroughoutthewholeyear.TheCzechRepublicalsostartednewprojectsin2012,supportingagriculturalproductionandfoodprocessing.

Thedevelopmentofsecondaryeducationinagriculturecontinuedin2012withfinalisingtheconstructionoftheSecondaryAgriculturalSchoolinPol-eAlam,administeredbythePRT,andalsowiththecreationofteachingmaterialsandtheschoolingofteachersofsecondaryagriculturalschoolsthroughdevelopmentcooperationprojects.Otherprojectsinvolvedthecompletionofmilkcollectioncentres,andtrainingandawareness-raisingcampaignsforlocalfarmersandveterinarians.Otheractivitiesincludedsmallscalewatermanagementprojects(renovationofundergroundwatercanals,weirsandwaterpipes,etc.)renovationandconstructionofbuildings,facilitiesandcheckpointsforAfghansecurityforces,aswellasthereconstructionsofseveralmedicalfacilities.Oneoftheimportantprojectsconcernedapiculture.(AllthesefacilitiesweremanagedbythePRT).

HumanitarianaidfundsoftheCzechRepublichavealsobeenusedasgrantsinanaidallocationproject,aimingatenablinglocalcommunitiestobecomeselfsustainable.

In2012,sixlocalsmallscaleprojectswererealised,followingtherecommendationsoftheEmbassyoftheCzechRepublicinKabul.Thenecessaryequipmentwasdonatedtoseveralschools,aswellastotheNationalArchivesofAfghanistan,theNationalAfghanInstituteofArcheologyandKabulZoo.

Atrilateralproject,realisedincooperationwithanNGODeutsche Welthungerhilfe, enabled several local

Afghanistan: new Apiculture Centre, Pol-e Alam

Afghanistan: the Secondary Agricultural School , Pol-e Alam

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communitiestousetheirnaturalresourcesmoreefficiently.

TheCzechRepublicofferedfournewscholarshipstoAfghanstudents;atotalof10AfghanstudentswereenrolledatCzechuniversitiesintheyear2012.

In2012,bilateralfundingprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoAfghanistanwasusedtocarryoutfivebilateralprojects,onetrilateralprojectandsixlocalsmallscaleprojects,totalling1.0mUSD.Additionally,40projectsamountingto3.27mUSDand24quickimpactprojectsworth0.15mUSDwereimplementedthroughthePRT.OfficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedtoAfghanistanin2012totalled12.70mUSD.


Inthe2012HumanDevelopmentIndex,BosniaandHerzegovinafellfrom74thto81stplace.Itisacountrywhich,sofar,hasbeenunabletofullrecoverfromthepoliticalandeconomicconsequencesresultingfromawarwhichseriouslydamageditsinfrastructureandledtothedisplacementofmorethantwomillionpeople.Thesituationisfurthercomplicatedbycontinuingethnictensionsinthecountry.BosniaandHerzegovinahasalongtrackrecordoffriendlyrelationswiththeCzechRepublic,andisinterestedinacquiringsomeoftheexperiencethattheCzechRepublichashadwithdemocratictransitionprocessesandEUintegration.In2012,cooperationwithotherdonorsactinginthecountrycontinuedsuccessfully,thusincreasingtheimpactofprojectsandactivitiesundertakenwiththem.CooperationwiththeUSA-SwedenFARMAproject,startedin2011,wasintensifiedwithintheUSAgovernmentframework,theEmergingDonorsChallengeFund.Allthreepartnerspledgedtocooperate,mainlyintheagriculturalsector.Inthatway,CzechexpertswereinvolvedintheactivitiesoftheinternationalFARMAproject,andFARMAexpertswerereciprocallyengagedintotheCzechprojectaimedatboostingmilkproduction.

Intheenergysector,inwhichCzechdevelopmentcooperationfocusesmainlyonrenewableenergysources,theone-timecontributiontotheUNDPproject“Energy from biomass as a source of employment and energy security”,wasapprovedinlate2012.TheCzechcontributionwaspaidfor,inter alia,bytheparticipationofCzechexpertsinthepreparationofthisproject.

EqualdistributionofassistancebetweenbothBosnianethnicgroupsisanimportantaspectofCzechdevelopmentcooperationinBosniaandHerzegovina.

Withthisprincipleinmind,aproject“Do-Ma čisto”aimedatimprovingwastemanagementinthemunicipalitiesofDobojandMaglajcontinuedin2012,withself-governingbodiesofbothethnicitiesparticipating.Withinthelastyear,thefirstphaseoftheproject “Ensuring access to drinking water”inthevillageofLukavacwasaccomplished.

In2012,newprojectsinthehealthsectorofBosniaandHerzegovinawerebegun.Aprojectfocusedoncapacitybuildingintheareaofvascularsurgerywaslaunched.TrainingcoursesforsixdoctorsandnursesfromSarajevoandBanjaLukawereheldattheUniversityHospitalSt.AnnainBrnoandNaHomolceHospitalinPrague.

Newprojectsstartedinthesectorofgovernmentandcivilsociety.TheseprojectsaretargetedprimarilyatsupportingBosnianstateinstitutionsintheireffortstoovercomebarrierstoaccesstotheEuropeanUnion.BymeansofajointprojectbetweenthecitiesofSarajevoandPrague,preparationstookplacefortheestablishmentofthedevelopmentdepartmentofSarajevo,andpreparationsforjudicialcooperationbegan.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: improving waste management in the municipalities of Doboj and Maglaj

Bosnia and Herzegovina: clearing the Sava river bed of unexploded munitions

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ThroughAid for Trade,theMinistryofIndustryandTradeprogramme,theCzechRepublicsupportedaprojectofbuildingaunifiedwastemanagementsystem.TheCzechMinistryoftheInterioradministeredaprojectaimedatsecuritycooperationbetweenthePolicestructuresoftheCzechRepublicandBosniaandHerzegovina,thankstowhichapartoftheSavariverbedwasclearedofunexplodedmunitions.

AsapartofthetransitioncooperationoftheMinistryofForeignAffairs,twoprojectsbeganwiththeaimofimprovinghumanrightslaw,promotingcivicengagementandmutualunderstandingamongyoungpeople.

Duringthecourseof2012inBosniaandHerzegovina,tenlocalsmallscaleprojectswereimplemented,andeightadditionaldevelopmentprojects,financedbytheCzechDevelopmentAgencyadministeredbytheCzechEmbassy.Allthelocalsmallscaleprojectswereimplementedbylocalorganizations,andtheiraimwastoimproveconditionsintheareasofsocialcareandeducation.

GovernmentscholarshipsareregularlyprovidedaspartofdevelopmentcooperationwithBosniaandHerzegovina.In2012,atotalof27studentsongovernmentscholarshipswereenrolledintheCzechRepublic,with70additionalstudentsusingscholarshipsfromothersources.11newscholarshipsforundergraduateandgraduatestudentsinCzechandEnglishwereprovidedforstudentsfromBosniaandHerzegovina,whogreatlybenefittedfromthese.

In2012,anewformofdevelopmentcooperation,basedonthegovernment‘sstrategytoprovidescholarshipsforstudentsfromdevelopingcountriesfortheperiod2013–2018,wasimplemented.ItconsistsofsendingCzechuniversityteacherstopartnercountries’universities.Inthisway,cooperationhasbeenestablishedbetweentheCzechUniversityofLife

SciencesandtheUniversityofBanjaLuka.Inaddition,PalackyUniversitybegantooperateinBosniaandHerzegovina.

In2012,theCzechRepublicusedbilateraldevelopmentcooperationfundstoimplementatotalof34projects(13bilateral,onetrilateral,tenlocalsmallscaleprojectsandeightadditionaldevelopmentprojectsadministeredbytheCzechEmbassy),oneAid for TradeprojectandonesecurityprojectundertheadministrationoftheMinistryoftheInterior)totalling2.73mUSD.OfficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoBosniaandHerzegovinain2012totalled3.17mUSD.

Ethiopia

Despiterapideconomicgrowthinthelastfewyears,Ethiopiastillranksamongstthepoorestcountriesintheworld.Inthe2012HumanDevelopmentIndex,Ethiopiaranked173rdoutof187countries.

In2011,theDevelopmentCooperationProgrammebetweenEthiopiaandtheCzechRepublicfortheperiod2012-2017wasagreeduponwiththeEthiopianauthorities.AmemorandumofunderstandingwasalsosignedbetweentheCzechMinistryofForeignAffairsandtheEthiopianMinistryofFinanceandEconomicDevelopment.Basedontheprogrammeframework,CzechassistanceinEthiopiafocusesonthefollowingsectors:education,health,watersupplyandsanitation,agricultureandenvironmentalprotection.Geographically,theCzechRepublictargetstheSouthernNations,NationalitiesandPeoplesRegion,aswellasthevicinityofthecapitalcity,AddisAbaba.IntheSomaliregion,whichbelongstotheEthiopiangovernment’spriorities,theCzechRepublicalsoimplementshumanitarianprojectsdealingwiththeprotractedcrisisthere.Ethiopia: sustainable system of potable water resources

Ethiopia: increasing the scope and quality of professional training in leather manufacturing


Intheenvironmentalprotectionsector,anewprojectwaslaunched,targetingcapacitybuildinginthefieldofenvironmentalgeology,namelytheidentificationofgeodynamicrisks,includinghydrogeologicalconditionsintheDilaandHosainaareas.Thisnewprojectbuildsonthelong-termcooperationbetweentheCzechRepublicandtheGeologicalSurveyofEthiopia,withthegoalofstrengtheningEthiopiancapacitiesinthisfield.

Inthesectorofagriculture,athree-yearprojectonthesustainablemanagementofsoil,water,andforestresourcesinthecommunitiesofsouthernEthiopiawasconcluded.Agriculturaltrainingandadvisoryactivitiesforsmall-scalefarmerscontinuedoverthecourseof2012.

GiventheinsufficientaccessofEthiopianstosourcesofsafedrinkingwater,theCzechRepublicpaysconsiderableattentiontowatersupplyandsanitation.ThefirstoftwoCzechprojectsimplementedinthissectorin2012focusedoneasieraccesstopotablewaterfortheinhabitantsoftheSidamazone,improvedhygiene,andmanagementofwatersources.ThesecondprojectseekstomakethecurrentsystemofmanagementofwatersourcesintheAlabadistrictmoreeffective.

In2012,theCzechRepublicalsocontinuedsupportingEthiopianprimaryandsecondaryeducation,includingprofessionaltraininginthefieldofleathermanufacturing.Thoseskillswillproveuseful,giventhesignificantlyunderdevelopedleathermanufacturingindustryinEthopia–acountrywithoneofthelargestcattlepopulationsintheworld.Czechassistanceisaimedatincreasingthescopeandqualityofleathermanufacturingcourses,targetingsmallbusinessesinparticular.

Identificationofnewprojectproposalswasundertakeninthehealthsector.Atwo-yearproject,aimedatenablinghealthservicesthathadbeenpreviouslyunavailableinthedistrict,viaprovisionofequipmenttotheAlabaCommunityHospital,wasbroughttoaconclusion,itsoutputshavingbeenhandedovertolocalpartners.

Asregardshumanitarianaidin2012,theCzechRepublicsupportedrehabilitationofthemeansofsubsistenceofshepherdinghouseholdsthathadbeendestroyed,duetothedroughtinsouthernEthiopia.

WithintheframeworkoftheAid for TradeprogrammeoftheCzechMinistryofIndustryandTrade,theCzechRepublicimplementedaprojectsurveyingthermalandmineralwatersources,aswellasaprojectbolsteringsmallandmediumenterprisesinfoodprocessing.

SixlocalsmallscaleprojectsoverseenbytheCzechEmbassyinAddisAbabawereimplementedin2012,focused,forinstance,onimprovingschoolingforchildrenwithdisabilitiesandonincreasingtheeffectivenessoffishproductionthroughtraininginmarketingandmanagementtechniques.

ThreetrilateralprojectswereimplementedbyCzechNGOs,whichestablishedpartnershipswiththeEuropeanCommissionandtheLight for the World Austria NGO,inthesocialandeducationalsectors.

TheCzechRepublichasalsotraditionallyprovidedEthiopianstudentswithgovernmentscholarshipswhosenumberhasbeenontheriseoverrecentyears.Fortheacademicyear2012/2013,eightnewEthiopianstudentswereenrolled(twoinaCzechprogramme,sixinanEnglishprogramme).Atotalof14EthiopianstudentscurrentlypursuetheirstudiesintheCzechRepublic,mostnotablyinmedicine,economics,ITandagriculture.

In2012,theCzechRepublicusedbilateraldevelopmentcooperationfundstoimplementatotalof23projects(12bilateralprojects,threetrilateralprojects,twoAid for Trade projectsandsixlocalsmallscaleprojects),totalling2.7mUSD.OfficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoEthiopiain2012totalled3.10mUSD.

Moldova

TheeconomicandsocialsituationinMoldovahasbeenmarkedbythelong-termdeclineinindustrialproduction,unemploymentandthedepartureofasignificantpartoftheworkforcetoothercountries.Accordingtothe2012HumanDevelopmentIndex,Moldovaranked113thoutof187countries.ItisassociatedwiththeCzechRepublicbasedontheresultsoftheirpreviousdevelopmentcooperation,aswellastheongoingdevelopmentneedsofthecountry.

Moldova: development of quality and availability of homecare services


TheCzechdevelopmentassistancetoMoldovain2012wasconductedinaccordancewiththeprioritiessetintheprogrammedocument;therefore,itmainlyfocusedonimprovingtheprotectionofwaterresourcesandsanitation,environmentaldamageremediationandenvironmentalprotection,aswellasagriculture,buildingsocialinfrastructureandeducation.

Inthewatersupplyandsanitationsector,theimplementationoftheinternationalproject„Rehabilitation of the water supply and sewage system in the Municipalities of Nisporeni, Vărzăreşti and Grozeşti“continuedin2012,inwhichtheCzechRepublicparticipatedtogetherwiththeAustrianDevelopmentAgency,theSwissAgencyforDevelopmentandtheEuropeanCommission.Withinthisproject,theCzechRepublicfocusedontherecoveryofthewastewatersysteminthecityofNisporeni.SimilarprojectscontinuedinthecitiesofVulkaneştiandCimişlia.Intheareaofoldenvironmentalpollution,projectsremediatingenvironmentaldamagecausedbypesticides,andaprojectofsurveyandremediationofoilderivativesinthevillagesofLungaandMărculeştiwererealisedin2012.Thelatterprojectshouldhaveasignificantimpactontheavailabilityandtheutilityofdrinkingwaterfortheresidentsofbothvillages.AmongthemajorCzechdevelopmentinterventionsin2012wasthecompletionofafloodwarningandmonitoringsystemontheriverPrut,carriedoutincooperationwiththeStateHydrometeorologicalServiceofMoldova.

AgriculturalprojectsinMoldovain2012aimedatenhancingthecompetitivenessandefficiencyofsmallandmedium-sizedenterprises,aswellasorganicfarming.Oneofthemwasco-financedbyUSAID,asit

wassupportedwithintheframeworkoftheEmergingDonorsChallengeFundprogramme in2012.

Theyear2012representedasignificantshiftforinternationaldevelopmentcooperationinMoldovabetweenthepartnerinstitutionsofthepublicadministrationoftheCzechRepublicandMoldova,underthenewgovernmentsectorofthestateandcivilsociety.TheCzechRepublictookpartinakeyproject,„Promoting the South Regional Development Agency and the Regional Development Council: Regional Development Strategy Update.“ThisprojectwascreatedasajointprogrammewiththeparticipationoftheMoldovaninstitution’srepresentatives,12countriesoftheEuropeanUnion,GIZ,theUNDevelopmentProgrammeandtheDelegationoftheEuropeanUnion.

Inthefieldofsocialwork,projectsthatreducethenegativeimpactsoflabormigrationofMoldovanswereimplementedin2012.TheyconcernedbuildingtheinstitutionalcapacitiesoftheMoldovangovernmenttoworkwithabandonedchildrenandimprovingthequality,aswellastheavailability,ofhealthandsocialservicesforoldandsickpeople.Theseactivitieswerelinkedtotheproject,“Addressing the Negative Effects of Migration on Minors and Families Left Behind”,fundedbytheEuropeanCommissionandItaly.During2012,thefollow-upprojectwaslaunched,targetingtheintegrationofchildrenwithdisabilitiesorspecialneedsintheeducationsystematthepre-schoollevel.Inadditiontothepilot-kindergardeninOrheiresultingfromthepastactivitiesofinternationaldevelopmentcooperation,Moldovaobtainedtwomoreinclusivekindergartens.

Moldovaisoneoftheprioritycountriesoftransformativecooperation,andin2012,projectsaimingatpromotingcivilsociety(includingactivitiesforyoungpeople)anditscooperationwiththelocalauthoritiescontinued.TheCzechRepublicpaysparticularattentiontothesituationinTransnistria,withitsongoingcommitmenttothedevelopmentofthenonprofitsector.TheeconomictransformationofMoldovahasbeenupheldbytransmittingtheCzechexperienceinthedevelopmentofentrepreneurialskillsandcapacitiesofthegovernment.

In2012,onetrilateralprojectalsotookplaceinMoldova,co-fundedbytheEuropeanCommission,strengtheningtheuseofremittancesforstartingabusinessandcreatingnewjobs.

WithintheMinistryofIndustryandTradeoftheCzechRepublicAid For Trade programme,theCzechRepublicsupportedthe„Transfer of know-how to build, use and protect groundwater resources, especially thermal and mineral ones in the Republic of Moldova“projectinMoldova.

Moldova: supporting the competitiveness of small and medium farmers


WiththeEmbassyoftheCzechRepublicinChisinau,sixlocalsmallscaleprojectswereimplementedin2012,specificallyincludingthecreationofjobsforpeoplewithmentaldisabilities,careforsociallydisadvantagedgroups,aidfortheblind,andtheprovisionofbackuppowersuppliesfortheNationalEmploymentAgencyoftheRepublicofMoldovadatacentre.

IntermsofthenumberofgovernmentscholarshipsforCzechuniversities,Moldovahasalreadybeenfirstforseveralyears.Intheacademicyear2012/13,twelvenewscholarshipsinvariousdegreeprogrammesinbothCzechandEnglishwereofferedandtakenup.Currently,atotalof38scholarshipholdersarestudyingintheCzechRepublic.

In2012,anewconceptofdeployingCzechuniversityteachersinpartnercountrieswasappliedinMoldova.Specifically,theCzechUniversityofLifeScienceshelpedtoimprovethequalityofteachingandresearchattheStateAgrarianUniversityofMoldova;PalackýUniversityenteredtheprojectinasimilarway.

Giventheurgentneedtosystematicallyaddresspracticalproblemsassociatedwiththeimplementationoftheprojectsofinternationaldevelopmentcooperation,anAgreementbetweentheGovernmentoftheCzechRepublicandtheGovernmentoftheRepublicofMoldovaonDevelopmentCooperationwassigned,on23November,2012.

In2012,theCzechRepublicimplemented22projectsintotal(15bilateral,onetrilateralandsixlocalsmallscaleprojects)worth3.9mUSD,fromthefundsearmarkedforbilateralinternationaldevelopmentcooperationoftheCzechRepublicinMoldova.Furthermore,theCzechRepublicheldfourtransformationcooperationprojectsworth0.3mUSD.TotalofficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoMoldovain2012reached4.88mUSD.

Mongolia

Inspiteofrecentpositiveeconomicresults,Mongoliaisrankedasacountrywitharelativelyhighpercentageofpoverty.ThisisduetoMongolia’slimitedinfrastructure,andahighdependencyonthetraditionalwayoflife(twofifthsofitsinhabitantsworkasherdsmen);however,Mongoliaisamiddleincomecountry,ranking108thinthe2012HumanDevelopmentIndex,with33%ofitspopulationlivingbelowthepovertyline.

In2012,developmentcooperationbetweenMongoliaandtheCzechRepublicfollowedprioritiesoutlinedintheprogrammedocument,focusingpredominantlyonenergysupply,agriculture,education,socialinfrastructure,protectionofwaterresourcesandtheenvironment.Intermsofgeographicalfocus,assistancefocusedontheCentralregion,includingthecapital,Ulaanbaatar,thesouthernprovinceofDornogobi,andsomenorthernandwesternprovinces.

Inenergysupply,theprojectaimedatautomatedoperationinwatertreatmentfacilitiesintheNumber4PowerPlantinUlaanbaatarcontinued.TheaimofthisprojectistoenhancetheoperationqualityofthekeyenergyandheatsupplierinUlaanbaatar.

Inagriculture,developmentprojectsaimedatprofessionalcounsellinginthedesertregionsofMongolia,andatpromotingagriculturemanufacturingindustriesinregionswithhighunemployment.In2012,the“Livestock Identification System”projectwasaccomplished;thankstothisproject,theidentificationofcattleinthecentralregionsofMongoliawasimplemented(Mongolia’snationwidelivestockidentificationisinspiredbythissystem).Furthermore,the“Development of Institutionalised Agriculture Counselling in the Desert Regions of Mongolia”projectwaspartiallyhandedover.Thanks

Mongolia: saving the endangered species – transport of Przewalski horse

Mongolia: a special school for visually impaired children


tothisproject,anagriculturalparkhasbeenequippedwithanirrigationsystemandpassivegreenhouse.Theimpactsoftheprojectintheagriculturalproductionwereverypositive.

Inenvironmentalprotection,theHargiaproject–aimedatremovingsedimentsandcontaminatedsoil,andtheirsafedisposal–wassuccessfullycompletedintheresidentialquarterofUlaanbaatar,attheendof2012.Thisprojecteliminatedthehealthrisksconnectedwiththepresenceofhighlytoxicsedimentsclosetoresidentialareas.FourmorePrzewalskihorsesweresuccessfullytransportedtoMongoliawithinthe“Conservation of endangered species of Mongolian fauna in protected areas in western Mongolia in the context of socio-economic development”project.

Health-relatedprojectsfocusedonimprovingthequalityandavailabilityofhealthcareinremoteruralareas,notablyintheZavkhanprovinceofwesternMongolia.TheseCzechactivitiesbalancethelowconcernofMongolianauthoritiesforprovidingadequatehealthcareinruraldistricts.

Inwatersupplyandsanitation,thedevelopmentprojectsinMongoliaaimattheeliminationofhealthrisksconnectedwithcontinuingsoilandgroundwatercontamination,asaresultofminingactivities.InthecityofErdenet,the“Drinking Water Supply of Rural Areas of Zalugiin Gol and Ulaan Tolgoi in the Wider Area of Erdenet City”projectwascompleted.Theaimofthisprojectwastodrillwells,inordertoprovidetheregionwithsafedrinkingwater.

Ineducation,enhancingthequalityofsecondaryschoolsanduniversitiesisthemaintopicofCzechdevelopmentprojects,asMongoliahasbeenlackingqualifiedandtechnicallyeducatedmanpower.In2012,the“Innovation of Electric Drives Education in Undergraduate and Graduate Studies at the Mongolia University of Science and Technology”projectbegan.InthecityofDarkhan(nothernMongolia),the“Support for Vocational Agricultural Education at the Education Centre”projectwaspartiallyhandedovertotheMongolianpartners.Thenewproject,“Herders’ sustainable education system support”waslaunched.

ThetrilateralprojectoftheCzechNGOAdra,implementedincooperationwiththeEuropeanCommissionandtheGermanNGOAdra,wasdedidatedtotheeconomicdevelopmentofruraldistrictsintheSelengeandZavkhanprovinces.Thesecondtrilateralprojectstrovetoimplementenvironmentallyfriendlymethodsintheconstructionindustry.InMongolia,twoAid for Tradeprojects,aimedattheenergyandtradesectors,wereimplementedundertheCzechMinistryofIndustryandTrade.

FivelocalsmallscaleprojectsadministeredbytheCzechEmbassyinUlaanbaatarcontinued,focusingoneducationandhealth.Lastbutnotleast,amobilehealthunitfornomadicpeoplewasestablished,andtheMusicandDanceSchoolwasequippedwithteachingaids.

Fortheacademicyear2012/13,theCzechRepublicofferedfournewgovernmentscholarships;however,thedemandforgrantingscholarshipexceedsthequota.In2012,atotalof16MongolianstudentswereenrolledatCzechuniversities.

In2012,agroupofCzechuniversityteachersweresenttoMongolia,aspartofapilotscheme.ExpertsfromtheCzechUniversityofLifeSciencesareworkingtowardstheimprovementofeducationqualityintheMongolianStateUniversity,whileexpertsfromtheCzechTechnicalUniversityarehelpingtoprepareeducationalinnovationintheMongolianUniversityofScienceandTechnology.

In2012,theCzechRepublicusedbilateraldevelopmentcooperationfundstoimplementatotalof21projects(including14bilateral,twotrilateralandfivelocalsmallscaleprojects),totalling3.5mUSD.OfficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoMongoliain2012totalled4.06mUSD.

Mongolia: improving the quality and availability of healthcare in western rural districts


Project countries

Georgia

AccordingtotheUNHumanDevelopmentIndex,Georgiaranks72ndoutof187countries.ThecountrycontinuestoovercometheconsequencesofthecollapseoftheUSSRintheeconomicandpoliticalspheres,furtherworsenedbytheconsequencesofRussianmilitaryinterventionsin2008.Georgiaremainseconomicallydependentonagriculture,whichweakensitseconomicstability.Georgiaisalsoastrategicallylocatedcountry,anditsstabilityisofgeneralconcerntotheinternationalcommunity.

Since2008,theCzechRepublic’sdevelopmentcooperationwithGeorgiahasbeenaffectedbytheconsequencesoftheconflictwithRussia,andprimarilyaimedatrecovery.TheCzechgovernmentallocatedspecialfundstotheamountof8.5mUSDfor reconstructionanddevelopmentassistancein2008-2010.Morethan50projectswereimplemented,withthemajorityoffundsconcentratedinthesectorsofagriculture,health,watersupplyandsanitation,whereCzechdevelopmentactivitiesinGeorgiacontinue.

In2012,theCzechRepublicimplementedprojectsinthesectorsofhealth,generalenvironmentalprotection,agriculture,manufacturingandenergysupply.Fourprojectsinthegovernmentandcivilsocietysectorswerelaunched.

Amongthelargeandsuccessfulprojectsinthehealthsectorwasthepromotionofpreventionandtheearlydetectionofcancerinwomen,intheregionsofSamegreloandShidaKartli.Thiswasafollow-uptothepreviousactivitiesintheyears2009-2011,andemphasisedprevention,theeducationofruraldoctorsandthecreationofanationalstrategyinthisfield.

Basedonitsownexperiencewithfloodpreventionandsolution,theCzechRepublicstartedaprojectinthesectorofenvironmentalprotectionin2011,aimingatbuildingamonitoringandearlywarningsystemforfloodsincooperationwiththeGeorgianNationalEnvironmentAgencyandtheGeorgianMinistryoftheEnvironment.TheCzechHydrometeorologicalInstituteactivelyparticipatedintheprojectin2012.Itshouldbebeneficialtoagriculture,energyandweatherforecastingingeneral.

Agriculturalprojectsin2012focusedonsmall-scalefarmersintheprovincesofMegrel,AdjaraandImereti.Theyreflectedthepreviousactivities:promotingcooperativemanagement,theaimtounite

thesmall-scalefarmers,toincreasetheeffectivenessofagriculturebusinesses,toprovideforvalueaddedinagriculturalproduction(processing,packaging,sorting),andthussupportingtheaccessoffarmerstolocalandforeignmarkets.

Inthesectorofenergyproductionandsupply,incooperationwiththeGeorgianAgencyforProtectedAreasandtheDepartmentofEnergyofGeorgia,asuccessfulandpositivelyviewedprojectwasimplementedin2012,aimingatsustainablepowersources,inordertoprovideisolatedcommunitiesinthemountainousareaofTushetiwithaccesstoelectricity.

Georgia: supporting homecare services in the Shida Kartli region

Georgia: promoting cooperative management in Khulo region

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ThecollaborationwiththesectorsofgovernmentandcivilsocietyrepresentsgreatpotentialforthetransmissionofCzechtransformationexperienceandthesupportofGeorgia’sconvergencewithEUstandards.In2012,memorandaweresigned,inordertoimplementthreeprojects:thefirstwastosupportthedevelopmentoftheGeorgianspaindustry,andthesecondtoprepareaplantoprotectthelandscapeoftheTushetiarea.TheCzechDevelopmentAgencyalsocarriedoutajointprojecttogetherwiththeAmericanagencyUSAID(supportedbythe EmergingDonorsChallengeFund),whichistargetedatintroducingthefieldofaddictologyintotheGeorgianeducationalsystem.TheprojectoutcomeswillbeincludedintheupcomingGeorgiangovernmentstrategyondealingwiththedrugsituationthere.AnotherprojectaimedatincreasingtheeffectivenessofprotectedcaveareamanagementatImeretiNationalPark.

Inthesocialsphere,theCzechRepublichelpedtoimprovethelivingconditionsofyoungpeople,thedisabledandseniorsthroughtwolong-establishednon-profitorganizationsinthecountry(PeopleinNeedandCaritasCR).Bothprojectsshouldhaveasystemicimpact.

AnumberofprogrammeactivitieshavealsobeenimplementedinGeorgiainthetransformationcooperationprogramme,undertheMinistryofForeignAffairs.Theseprojectssupportindependentjournalism,theactiveparticipationofcitizens–especiallyyoungpeople–inthedecision-makingoflocalgovernments,aswellasthecapacityofcivilsocietytoprotectwomen’srights.

In2012,theEmbassyoftheCzechRepublicinTbilisiimplementedfourlocalsmallscaleprojectsandsixadditionaldevelopmentprojectsoftheCzechDevelopmentAgency,totalling0.1mUSD,andfocusingmainlyonsocialissuesandeducation.Furthermore,theCzechRepublichelpedtoimprove,amongstothers,thekindergartenenvironment,professionaleducationofdisabledpeopleandthoselivingbelowthepovertyline,andtorealisethepotentialofdomestictourism(cycletouring).

In2012,twotrilateralprojectstookplaceinGeorgia,focusingonhomecaredevelopmentservicesintheShidaKartliregion(co-financedbytheCordaidorganisation),andthecreationofdocumentaryfilmsabouttheSouthCaucasusanditsuseforstrengtheningdemocraticdialogue.

Intheacademicyear2012/13,GeorgiawasofferedandtookupthreenewgovernmentscholarshipsinvariousdegreeprogrammesinCzechandEnglish.Currently,atotalof23scholarshipholdersfromGeorgiaarestudyingintheCzechRepublic.

In2012,theCzechRepublicusedinternationalbilateraldevelopmentcooperationfundstoimplementatotalof29projects(17bilateral,twotrilateral,sixadditionalprojectsintheCzechDevelopmentAgencyattheEmbassyand4localsmallscaleprojects),totalling1.5mUSD.ThesevenprojectsoftransformationcooperationimplementedbytheCzechRepublicwereworth0.5mUSD.OverallofficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoGeorgiain2012was2.63mUSD.

Cambodia: community support for disabled children in Takeo province

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Cambodia

CambodiacontinuestostrugglewiththeimpactsofthePolPotregime.ThishadadevastatingeffectonthesocialandeconomicstructureofthecountryandmeansthatCambodiabelongsamongthepoorestcountriesintheregion,ranking138thinthe2012HumanDevelopmentIndex.

TheCzechRepublichasalonghistoryofrelationswithCambodia.Czechdevelopmentassistancehasmostlyfocusedonthesectorsofsocialinfrastructure,health,educationandenergy,targetingpredominantlytheTakeoprovince.

Insocialinfrastructure,the“Strengthening community support of disabled children in Takeo province”projectwascompleted.Thegoalofthisprojectistoimproveaccesstoeducationfordisabledchildren.Theprojectincludedtraining35teachersfromfourparticipatingschools;38moreteacherstookpartinspecialteachingmethodstraining,inordertoworkeffectivelywithdisabledchildren.

Inenergysupply,theprojectdevelopingamarketorientatedbiodigestorsectorforsustainableenergysupplyinruralCambodiacontinued.Thankstothe500newlyestablishedbiodigestors,2800inhabitantsofTakeoprovincegotaccesstoenergyneededforcookingandlighting.

Inthehealthsector,theproject“Health for Mothers and Children in Cambodia”wascompleted.Thisprojectfocusedonreducingmaternalmortalityandchildmalnutritionrates.Asanaddedvalue,lastbutnotleast,threedeliveryandpost-deliveryroomsarenowavailableformothers.Theprojectalsoincludedtheorganizationofseminarsondeliveryrelatedrisksandthepromotionofsafeinfantnutrition.

FourtrilateralprojectsimplementedbyCzechNGOsincooperationwithUNICEF,theGovernmentofJapanandConcernWorldwide,focusedontheeffectiveuseoffoodresourcesforpopulationsinpoverty,theeliminationofmalnutritionandonimprovingmaternityhealthservices.Twolocalsmallscaleprojectsaimedatthesectorsofwatersupplyandhealth,aswellasoncardiacsurgeryonCambodianchildrenwithcongenitalheartdefects,doneattheUniversityHospitalinPrague,Motol.

Ineducation,theprogrammeofsendinguniversityteacherstoCambodianuniversitieswaslaunchedasanewformofdevelopmentcooperation.In2012,theCzechUniversityofLifeSciencessharedknow-howonteachingmethodologywithsimilarlyspecialisedCambodianinstitutions.TheCaritasoftheCzech

RepublicprovidedCambodianuniversitieswithknowledgeintheinclusiveeducationprocess.

Withinthedevelopmentscholarshipprogramme,sevenCambodianstudentswereenrolledintheCzechRepublicasof2012.TwonewgovernmentscholarshipswereofferedtoCambodiaforacademicyear2012/2013,andfullusewasmadeofthem.

In2012,theCzechRepublicusedbilateraldevelopmentcooperationfundstoimplementatotalofnineprojects(includingthreebilateralprojects,fourtrilateralandtwolocalsmallscaleprojects),totalling0.8mUSD.OfficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoCambodiain2012totalled0.9mUSD.

Kosovo

KosovoisoneofthepoorestcountriesinEurope.Thehistoricallyunfavourableeconomicsituationtherewasfurtherworsenedbythepoliticalinstabilitythatresultedincivilwarinthelate1990s.Thewarcausedmassmigrationofitsinhabitants,andadditionaldamagetotheeconomicandsocialinfrastructure.

BilateralCzechdevelopmentassistancetoKosovoisconcentratedonalong-termfocusoncooperationinsocialinfrastructureandservices,education,aswellasonwatersupplyandsanitation.

Asinthepreviousyear,in2012theCzechRepublic’sgreatestemphasisinKosovofocusedonthesocialsector,fromwhichderivesmainlycooperationwithassociationsofhandicappedpeople.TheaimoftheseprojectswastoimprovethepositionofblindanddeafKosovans,andtheirintegrationintomainstreamsociety.Intheseareas,theCzechRepublichasbuiltastrongpositionandreceivedthe

Kosovo: inclusive education project of integration of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities.


recognitionofthedonorcommunity.In2012,apilotschemewaslaunched,involvingthecooperationofCzechteachersfromtheJanDeylConservatoryforthevisuallyimpairedwithteachersandstudentsfromthePejischoolfortheblind.Theaimofthiscooperationistointroducenewmethodsofteachingmusic,and,inthatway,expandemploymentopportunitiesforblindandvisuallyimpairedKosovans.ThecooperationwiththeU.S.governmentintheEmergingDonorsChallenge Fund,fromwhichtheprojectofinclusiveeducationwasfinanced,focusedonthecapacitybuildingoflocalactorsinimplementingthestrategytointegrateRoma,AshkaliandEgyptiancommunities.

AnotherimportantgroupofforeigncooperationprojectsinKosovoin2012includedthoseinthesectorofwatersupplyandsanitation–thekeyareaintermsofimprovingtheenvironmentalqualityofthecountry.In2012,therewasaceremonialstartupofthetrialoperationofawastewatertreatmentfacilityinthemunicipalityofKosovoPolje–thefirstwastewatertreatmentfacilityinthecountry.

UnderthetermsofthetransitioncooperationoftheCzechMinistryofForeignAffairsin2012,aprojectofcitiesandtownscalled“Investment friendly municipalities”wasrealised,withtheaimofattractingforeigninvestorstotheareasinvolved,andhavingthenecessaryinfrastructurereadyfortheirarrival.

AspartoftrilateralcooperationinKosovoandtheothertwocountriesoftheWesternBalkans,therewasthe“Balkan Initiative”project,whichfocusedonsocialinclusion,andwasrealisedandco-financedbytheEuropeanUnion.

In2012,fourlocalsmallscaleprojectsadministeredbytheCzechEmbassyinPristinawerecarriedout.Aneducationalprojecttohelpabused,disabledandotherwisedisadvantagedwomeninthenorthof

Kosovo,whichwasthefirstNGOprojectproposalmanagedbyKosovanSerbs,canbeconsideredasarealbreakthrough.

Fortheacademicyear2012/13,theCzechRepublicofferedKosovanstwonewgovernmentscholarships,whichhavebeentakenup.During2012,therewereatotaloffivestudentsintheframeworkofdevelopmentscholarships,inthefieldsofeconomicsandagriculture.

In2012,theCzechRepublicusedbilateraldevelopmentcooperationfundstoimplementatotalof11projects(includingsixbilateral,onetrilateralandfourlocalsmallscaleprojects),totalling0.82mUSD,andoneprojectoftransitioncooperationtothevalueof0.03mUSD.OfficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoKosovoin2012totalled2.26mUSD.


ThePalestinianAutonomousTerritories (PAT)belongamongthepoorestcountriesoftheNearEast,ranked110thinthe2012HumanDevelopmentIndex.Nevertheless,theireconomicandsocialstabilityisofvitalimportancefortheentireregion.

TheCzechRepublichas,therefore,providedassistancetothePATsincethe1990s.Between1996and2012,atotalof22developmentprojects,totallingapproximately15.35mUSDwereimplementedthere,withanadditional1.95mUSDinextraordinaryreconstructionaidin2008.TheCzechRepublichasfocuseditsactivitiesprimarilyontheTubasgovernorateandtheenergysector(approximately30villageshavebeenelectrifiedsince1996,thankstoCzechassistance).

GiventhespecificconditionsprevailinginthePAT,cooperationwaspursuedviafinancialdonationtotheTubasgovernorate.Theprojects“Training and Operational Centre for Photovoltaic Energy in Tubas”inthesectorofenergyaswellas“Modernisation of the Drop Irrigation System with the Use of Renewable Energy Sources” inthesectorofagricultureweresupportedthere.WorkingcloselywiththeCzechRepresentativeOfficeinRamallah,adirectsupportofthePalestinianWaterAuthority(PWA)formonitoringandmanagingwaterresourceshascontinuedthroughthemeansoftheprojectMYWAS(anadvancedprogrammeformonitoring,managinganddevelopmentofthewaterresources).

FollowingproposalsbytheRepresentativeOfficeinRamallah,threelocalsmallscaleprojectswere

Palestinian Autonomous Territories: the first phase of the photovoltaic application centre in the Tubas governorate

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implementedinthePATin2012.Theseinvolvedthetransferofknow-howbetweentheIsraelisandPalestiniansintheareaofwatermanagement,aswellascross-bordercooperationoncropdevastationcausedbyrodents.ThethirdprojectsupportedmusiceducationattheUniversityofAlQuds.

In2012,theCzechRepublicagainprovidedthePATwithhumanitarianaidworth0.2mUSD,whichwasdeliveredviaUNRWAtohelpthePalestinianinhabitantsofGazaandtheWestBank.

Intheacademicyear2012/13,thePATwereofferedtwonewgovernmentscholarships,bringingthetotalofPalestinianstudentsenrolledintheCzechRepublicuptofourteen.

In2012,theCzechRepublicusedbilateraldevelopmentcooperationfundstoimplementatotalofsixprojects(includingthreebilateralprojectsandthreelocalsmallscaleprojects),totalling0.7mUSD.OfficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublictothePalestinianAutonomousTerritoriesin2012totalled1.68mUSD.

Serbia

InMarch2012,theofficialstatusofSerbiaasanEUcandidatecountrywasconfirmed,bringingtofruitionthepositivelong-termdevelopmentofthecountry,andshowingpromiseforthefuture.Atthesametime,however,thecountrycontinuestofacehighunemploymentratesandothereconomicandsocialissues.Inthe2012HumanDevelopmentIndex,Serbiafellfrom59thto64thplace.

TheCzechRepublic’sdevelopmentcooperationwithSerbiais,inthelong-term,focusedonthehealthsector;otherprioritysectorsarewatersupply,sanitationandagriculture.Geographically,theCzechdevelopmentassistancetoSerbiaisfocusedmostnotablyontheSandžakregion,wheretheCzechRepublicsupports,inparticular,theMuslimminority,andontheŠumadijaregion.

In2012,theCzechRepubliccontinuedtomaximizetheinvolvementofSerbia’sstateinstitutionsindevelopmentactivities.ThecooperationwiththeSerbianEnvironmentalProtectionFundwaspromising,andresultedinthelaunchingofajointprojectfortheconstructionofthesewagesysteminthevillageofKruščica(oneoftheleastdevelopedregionsofthecountry).IntheregionofKolubara,thereweretwoprojectsrealisedinthesectorsofwatersupplyandsanitation.InthetownofValjevo,atransferstationforthegatheringandhandling

ofwastewasopened,andinthevillageofOsečina-Belotić,accesstodrinkingwaterwasimprovedthroughtheconstructionofanewwatersupplysystem,includingdrinkingwaterpumps. AdditionallyinValjevo,theprojectofincreasingtheeffectivenessofgeothermalheatinginthelocalhospital,usingalocalwell,continued.

AnotherstrategicallyimportantpartnershipwasrealisedinSerbiain2012,andwasrunthroughmutualcooperationwiththeUnitedNationsOfficeforProjectServices(UNOPS),inthetradeandservicessectors,withintheproject“Supporting cheese production in Sandžak”.Sandžakisoneoftheleastdeveloped,andpoliticallyveryfragile,regions.

Bytheendof2012,twoprojectsinthehealthsectorhadbeencompleted.Oneaimedatsupportofpreventionandearlydetectionofcanceramongwomen,andwascompletedintheŠumadijaregion;theother,aimedatincreasingthequalityandaccessibilityofhealthcare,wascompletedinArandjelovec.TheSerbiancommunityevaluatedbothprojectsverypositively,andappreciatedtheirfar-reachingimpact.

Inthecaseoftransitioncooperation,aprojectfocusedonstrengtheningthecivicengagementofyoungpeople,particularlybyimprovingtheteachingqualityofciviceducationinsecondaryschools.AprojectwithinAid for Trade, focusedontradedevelopment,wasalsoimplementedinSerbiain2012.

AtotaloffivelocalsmallscaleprojectswerecarriedoutinSerbiain2012.Specifically,theydelivereddevicesforBraille,electronicaidsforblindchildrenandequipmentfortwomedicalcentres.

Serbiahastraditionallybeenoneofthemostimportantrecipientsofdevelopmentscholarships.In2012,atotalof28governmentscholarsfromSerbiawereenrolledonpredominantlytechnical,economic

Serbia: construction of the sewage system in the Kruščica region


andhumanitiesprogrammes.Fortheacademicyear2012/2013,SerbiawasofferedtenadditionalscholarshipsforundergraduateandgraduatestudentsinCzechandEnglish,andthecountrytookfulladvantageofsixofthem.

In2012,theCzechRepublicusedbilateraldevelopmentcooperationfundstoimplementatotal

of14projects(includingsevenbilateralprojects,onetrilateralandfivelocalsmallscale,projects),totalling1.74mUSD.Inaddition,oneprojectwasimplementedwithinthetransitioncooperationframeworktothevalueof0.04mUSD. OfficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoSerbiain2012totalled2.38mUSD.

Other countries

OthercountriesincludethosewhereCzechdevelopmentactivitiescontinuedin2012inaredefinedscopeandfocus(oftensubjecttoagradualphasing-out),followingtheimplementationofaneffectivestrategy.TheseincludeAngola,Yemen,

VietnamandZambia.Thisgroupalsoencompassespartnercountrieswhereprojectsfromthepreviousperiodwerecompleted,orwhereactivitiesoftheMinistryofForeignAffairsoftransitionalcooperation,andoftechnicalassistancefromtheMinistryofFinance,arestillbeingcarriedout.

Angola

Despiterapideconomicgrowthinrecentyears,owingmostlytotheextractionofoilandothernaturalresources,Angolaisstillacountrywithwidespreadpoverty,especiallyinruralareas.Moreover,Angolastillhastodealwiththelegaciesofaprotractedcivilwar.Thecountryranked148thintheUNDP’s2012HumanDevelopmentIndex.

Inpreviousyears,theCzechRepublicassistedAngolainthesectorsofeducation,agriculture,environmentalprotection,andenergygenerationandsupply.InaccordancewiththeStrategyofCzechDevelopmentCooperationfor2010-2017,however,mostCzechdevelopmentactivitiesinAngolahavenowbeenconcluded.

Intheeducationsector,aCzechprojectimprovedthequalityofprimaryeducationinruralareasoftheCuembadistrict.ThisinterventionrefinedtheprofessionalandpedagogicalskillsofteachersinaccordancewiththecurrentschoolreformofAngola’sgovernment.Furthermore,newteachingmaterialsbasedontheneedsofpupilsandteachersinruralareashavebeenproduced.Theoutputsofthisthree-yearprojectwerehandedovertoAngolanpartnersattheendof2012.

AtrilateralprojectwasalsoimplementedinAngolain2012,targetedatcommunitiesinBiéprovince.Itsaimwastoimproveaccesstosanitationandsourcesofpotablewater.TheimplementingCzechNGO’sinterventionwasco-financedbyUNICEFAngola.

Angola: improving the quality of primary education in rural areas of the Cuemba district

Angola: literacy courses for women in the Bié province

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Incooperationwiththenon-residentEmbassyoftheCzechRepublicinPretoria,twolocalsmallscaleprojectsinthefieldofeducationwereimplementedin2012.Withinthatframework,theCzechRepublicaddressedtheneedsofenhancingthetechnicalskillsofstaffofanagriculturalschool,andofliteracycoursesforwomen.

AngolanstudentsarenolongerofferedCzechgovernmentalscholarships.ThelastscholarshipwasofferedtoAngolaintheacademicyear2010/11.Asof2012,atotalofsevenAngolanstudentswereenrolledonpredominantlyagriculture-relatedandelectricalengineeringprogrammesintheCzechlanguage.

In2012,theCzechRepublicusedbilateraldevelopmentcooperationfundstoimplementatotaloffourprojects(onebilateral,onetrilateralandtwolocalsmallscaleprojects),totalling0.33mUSD.OfficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoAngolain2012totalled0.46mUSD.

Yemen

Sinceitsreunificationin1994,Yemenhasundergoneaprocessofsocialandeconomictransition;neverthelessitisstillthepoorestoftheArabcountries,ranked160thoutof187countriesinthe2012HumanDevelopmentIndex.ProgressinYemenishamperedbyinternalconflictsandafragilesecuritysituation.Thediminishingaccesstowaterresources,forbothdrinkingandirrigation,andtheirpitifulquality,makethedevelopmentofagricultureandeconomyingeneralverydifficult.

YemenisoneofthepartnercountrieswithgraduallydiminishingCzechdevelopmentcooperationactivities.Howeverin2012,anewtwo-yeardomesticgardeningprojectaimedathorticulturetrainingwasstarted,onSocotraIsland.

In2012,theCzechRepublicprovidedYemenwithhumanitarianaidworth0.2mUSD,deliveredviatheWFPanditsprogramme,aimingatbetternutritionandeducationforgirls.

TwolocalsmallscaleprojectsinYemenweresupervisedbytheEmbassyoftheCzechRepublicinAbuDhabi.Oneprojectprovidedaculturalandsportscentreforthedisabledwiththenecessaryequipment;theotherconcentratedonanaudio-libraryforthevisuallyimpaired,alongwithschoolingofthepersonnel.

TheCzechRepublichasnotofferedascholarshiptoYemenfortheacademicyear2012/13.AtotaloftwostudentswereenrolledatCzechuniversitiesin2012.

In2012,theCzechRepublicusedbilateraldevelopmentcooperationfundstoimplementatotalofthreeprojects(onebilateralandtwolocalsmallscaleones),amountingto0.24mUSD.

OfficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoYemenin2012totalled0.48mUSD.

Vietnam

InspiteofimportantreformshavingbeenimplementedinVietnamoverthelastyears,thecountryremainsamongthosewithaverylowincome,ranking127thintheHumanDevelopmentIndexin2012.Vietnam’sproblemsstemmainlyfromitseconomicstructure(morethan70%oftheworkforceisemployedinagriculture),insufficientinfrastructure(especiallyinruralareas)andaninefficienteducationsystem.Furthermore,thecountrystillstruggleswiththeconsequencesofwarconflict.

IntheDevelopmentCooperationStrategyoftheCzechRepublicfor2010–2017,Vietnamisincludedamongstthecountrieswherenomorebilateraldevelopmentprojectswillbelaunchedafter2013.Inaccordancewiththeresponsibleapproachofdevelopmentcooperationtowardstherecipientcountry,somepartialdevelopmentactivitiesmaybetakenintoaccount,inordertostrengthenthesustainabilityoftheprojectscurrentlyinprogress.Theprojectscompletedin2012inVietnamfocusedonsocialinfrastructure,industry,mining,construction,watersupplyandsanitation.

Vietnam: renewable sources of energy for rural regions

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Inindustry,miningandenergysupply,theprojectofsustainabledevelopmentoftheglass-makingindustryincentralVietnamwascompleted.Furthermore,theimpelmentationoftheproject“Introduction of Renewable Sources of Energy in Thuha-Thien Hue”continued;thisaimsatenablingreliableaccesstoenergyfortheinhabitantsofruraldistricts.

Insocialinfrastructureandservices,theimplementationoftheproject“Education and Multiplication of Vocational Education Trainers”continued.Theaimoftheprojectistoenhancethequalityofeducation(mainlyforapprentices),asthelowlevelofeducationandlackofqualifiedworkersareobstaclesinVietnam’sdevelopment.

Inthefieldofwatersupplyandsanitation,theproject“Support to overcome dioxin/herbicide effects in Vietnam” continues.TheaimoftheprojectistoeliminatethehealthrisksandenvironmentaldamagecausedbythemassiveuseofherbicidesduringtheVietnamwar.

Inordertoguaranteethefollow-upofCzechdevelopmentactivitiesintheenvironmentalfield–especiallyineliminatingthesideeffectsofdioxin–theCzechGovernmentapprovedthecontributionof0.8mUSDearmarkedfortheUNDPcountryofficeinHanoi,whichhasbeenalongtermpartneroftheVietnameseandCzechgovernmentsinthisactivity.

AnequallyimportantpartofdevelopmentcooperationwithVietnaminvolvedfourlocalsmallscaleprojects;

oneofthemprovidedsupporttotheIntensiveCareUnitintheCentralTransportationHospitalinHanoi,whiletheothersfocusedonthehealthcareofdioxinvictims,financialsupportofvocationaltrainingandsupplyofequipmentforgarbagecollectinginPhuongCachvillage.IncooperationwiththeVietnameseEnvironmentalProtectionFund,theCzechRepublicimplementedonetrilateralproject,aimedatstrengtheningpublicawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.

Fortheacademicyear2012/2013,Vietnamwasofferedtwogovernmentscholarships.Currently,therearefourVietnamesescholarsenrolledinchemistry,technologyandagricultureprogrammes.

In2012,theCzechRepublicusedbilateraldevelopmentcooperationfundstoimplementatotalofnineprojects(fourbilateralprojects,onetrilateralandfourlocalsmallscaleprojects),totalling0.7mUSD.OfficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoVietnamin2012totalled1.45mUSD.

Zambia

ZambiaisamongthepoorestcountriesontheAfricancontinent,facinganumberofchallenges.Agricultureremainsthefundamentalmeansofsubsistence.Itis,however,pronetoslumpsandfluctuations,whicharemadeallthemoreseriousbythecontextoflowdiversificationoftheeconomyasawhole.The

Zambia: sustainable care for orphans

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situationisfurthercomplicatedbyaninsufficientlevelofeducation,andbyinadequateinfrastructure.Zambiaranked163rdoutof187countriesinthe2012HumanDevelopmentIndex.

TheCzechRepublichassteadilyfocuseditsdevelopmenteffortsontheWesternProvince,whichisrelativelyisolatedandoutsideotherdonors’interests.Atpresent,however,CzechdevelopmentcooperationwithZambiaisgraduallybeingbroughttoaclose.

Duetoprevailinghighinfantandmaternalmortalityrates,theCzechRepublicsupportshealthcareinZambia.In2012,amidwifeeducationprojectwascompleted,owingtowhich40newapplicantsrecentlystartedtheirone-yearcourseofstudy.Thesestudentsarealsotakingadvantageofadormitoryontheschool’spremises,whichwasconstructedusingCzechdevelopmentfundingin2011.Projectoutputsweretransferredtolocalpartnerorganizations–toaprovincialhealthauthorityandtheLewanikahospital.

Intheagriculturalsector,aprojectofartificialinseminationtoboosttheperformanceoflocallivestockvarietieswasimplementedoverthecourseof2012.Theproject’smainaimistolendsupporttoalocalinseminationstationwithequipmentandtraining,inordertoimproveaccesstoartificialinseminationservicesinZambia.In2012,anewproject,introducingasystemofartificialinseminationoflivestockforsmallfarmers,followeduponpreviouslyundertakenactivities.ThisnewprojectaimsatestablishingasystemofdistributionandoverseeingofartificialinseminationinZambia’sSouthernand(partly)EasternProvinces.TheZambianMinistryofAgricultureandLivestockactsasthemainpartnerorganizationofbothprojects.

Czechassistancecontinuedduring2012alsointhesectorsofeducation,andsocialinfrastructureandservices.ApprenticeshiptrainingofsociallydisadvantagedKatongochildrenprovidedelementaryandsecondary-schoolstudentsandotheryoungaged13–25withcoursesforthosewishingtobecomebakers,electriciansandtailors,sothatthoseyoungpeoplemighthaveahigherchanceofsucceedinginthelocaljobmarket.Inthesocialsphere,aprojectthataimsatsustainablecarefororphansandotherdisadvantagedchildrencontinuedintheMongudistrictintheWesternProvince.Since2011,over300vulnerablechildrenand157householdshavebeensupported.

Attheinitiativeofthenon-residentEmbassyoftheCzechRepublicinHarare,fourlocalsmallscaleprojectswereimplementedin2012,mainlyinthefieldofeducation.TheCzechRepublicfocusedonyoutheducationalprojectsandpotablewatersourcesfor

schools.Onetrilateralprojectbolsteredthetransferofcommunicationtechnologiesandcomputerliteracytothelocalpopulation.TheCzechorganizationimplementingthisprojectpartneredwiththeTaiwaneseInstituteforInformationIndustryforthispurpose.

Fortheacademicyear2012/2013,onenewZambianstudentenrolledonaCzechlanguageprogrammeandoneonanEnglishlanguageprogramme.AtotaloftenZambianstudentsarecurrentlyenrolledintheCzechRepublic,predominantlyoninformationtechnology,agricultureandhealth-relatedprogrammes.

In2012,theCzechRepublicusedbilateraldevelopmentcooperationfundstoimplementatotaloftenprojects(fivebilateral,onetrilateralandfourlocalsmallscaleprojects),totalling0.68mUSD.OfficialdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoZambiain2012totalled0.83mUSD.

Toalimitedextent,developmentortransitioncooperationalsotookplaceinseveralothercountries.TheseweremainlyprojectsbytheMinistryofIndustryandTradeandoftheMinistryofFinance,aswellastransitioncooperationundertheauspicesoftheMinistryofForeignAffairs.

Themulti-yearprojectsbytheMinistryofIndustryandTradeinthewatersupplyandsanitationsectorwerecompletedinthePhilippinesin2012.AprojectspecialisinginthetransferoftechnologytoenvironmentalimprovementwasfinishedinAlbania,andaprojectmappingmineralresourcesfortheconstructionindustrywascompletedinMali.

StudyvisitsforpartnerinstitutionsfromMontenegro, Macedonia, TurkeyandothercountrieswerecarriedoutbytheMinistryofFinance,withinthefinancialandeconomictransitionassistanceproject.Czechknowledgeandexperienceintheareasofeconomictransition,EUaccession,publicfinancereformandgoodgovernanceinkeyareaswasalsoshared.

Furthermore,transitionpromotionadministeredbytheMinistryofForeignAffairscontributedlastyeartothedevelopmentofcivilsociety,independentmediaandlocalgovernmentinMyanmar/Burma, Belarus, Egypt, Iraq, Cuba, aswellasinUkraine(besidesthealreadymentionedones).Theaimofthetransitioncooperationprogrammewastocontributetowardscreatingandstrengtheningdemocraticinstitutions,theruleoflawandgoodgovernance.Withintheseactivities,theCzechRepublicreliesonthetransferabilityofitsexperience,aswellasonaproventrackrecordofmutualrelationswithindividualpartnercountries.

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Bilateral development cooperation by sector

IntermsofODAdivisionbysectors,inaccordancewithOECDmethodology,theCzechRepublicfocusedin2012primarilyonthesectorsofgovernmentandcivilsociety,education,watersupplyandagriculture,aswellasonothersectorsthatareinstrumentalinmeetingtheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals,suchassocialinfrastructure,manufacturing,health,environmentandenergy.

Thehighestamountoffunds(includingtransitioncooperationfunds)wasinvestedinthestrengtheningofgovernmentandcivilsocietyaroundtheworld.Theaimoftheseactivitieswastosupportthecreationofastable,peacefulanddemocraticcivilsociety,asthebasicprerequisiteforeconomicprosperityanddignifiedhumanexistence.Thelong-termsupportofeducation,one

ofthekeyMillenniumDevelopmentGoals,alsocomesasanaturalchoicefortheCzechRepublicwithinthatcontext.Theaforementionedsectorsreceivedapproximately30%ofthetotalofficialassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublic.

Inothersectors,theCzechRepublicfocusedonitstraditionalpriorities,usingitscomparativeadvantages,whilecontributingtotheidentificationofsolutionstomanypressingissuesinthepartnercountries.TheCzechRepublic,therefore,contributedapproximately17%ofitstotalassistancetoprojectsdealingwithwatersupply,sanitationandagriculture.In2012,activitiescontinuedacrosssectorssubjecttotraditionalCzechassistance,includingtheenvironment,energyandsocialinfrastructureandservices.

Distribution of bilateral development assistance by sector in 2012

Governmentandcivilsociety

AssistancetorefugeesintheCzechRepublic

Education

Watersupplyandsanitation

Administrativecosts

Agriculture,forestryandfishing

Humanitarianaid–emergencyresponse

Energygenerationandsupply

Othersocialinfrastructureandservices

Health

Developmentawareness

Generalenvironmentalprotection

Humanitarianaid–reconstruction

Unallocated/unspecified

Businessandotherservices

Industry,miningandconstruction

Othermultisector

Populationpoliciesandreproductivehealth

Communications

Tradepoliciesandregulations

Tourism

Developmentfoodaid

Transportandstorage

13.24

9.52

8.10

7.31

4.98

4.59

3.96

3.54

2.17

2.00

1.65

1.01

0.98

0.95

0.62

0.61

0.35

0.30

0.27

0.15

0.05

0.04

0.03

SECTOR TOTAL FUNDING (million USD)

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Government and civil society

In2012,theCzechRepublicimplementedprojectsthatsupportedgoodgovernance,bothatthegeneralcross-cuttinglevel–suchasstricttransparencycontrolacrossallimplementationphases,withtheemphasisontheinvolvementofthelocalcommunitiesinthedecision-makingprocessoftheproject’sfocus–aswellasintopic-specificprojects,focusingonimprovinggovernmentefficiency.

The Transition Promotion ProgrammeisthekeycomponentoftheCzechdevelopmentassistanceinthissector.Itsaimistocontributetowardstheestablishmentandstrengtheningofdemocraticinstitutions,ruleoflaw,civilsocietyandgoodgovernance.In2012,theprogrammecontinued,focusingontheprioritycountriesoftheCzechRepublic’sforeignpolicywhichhaveagoodpotentialfortransferringCzechexperience,aswellasatraditionofmutualrelations(Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iraq, Kosovo, Cuba, Moldova, Myanmar/Burma, Serbia and Ukraine).Egypt wasalsoincludedintheprioritycountriesin2012,forthefirsttime.

In2012,atotalof45projectspreparedbyCzechnon-governmentalorganizationsandinstitutionswereimplementedwithintheTransitionPromotionProgramme,incollaborationwithpartnersintherecipientcountries,includingindividualactivitiesthatwereorganisedbytheMinistryofForeignAffairsanditsembassies.Besidestheprioritycountries,someone-offactivitiestookplaceincountriesinAfrica,Asia,theMiddleEastandRussia.ManyprojectsinvolvingCzechentitiesweremultilateralorinternational.Atotalof2.5mUSDwasspentin2012onprojects,scholarshipsandactivitiesinsupportofdemocracyandhumanrights.

Otheractivitieswereaimedatthecapacitybuildingofgovernmentinstitutions.In2012inMoldova,aprojectfocusedonincreasingthefightingpoweroflocalfire-fighterswaslaunchedandthe„Support to the South Regional Development Agency and Regional Development Council with the Updating of Regional Development Strategy“wasalsoimplemented.Thisprojectarosefromajointidentification,includingdelegatesfromMoldovaninstitutions,EU-12states,theGermandevelopmentagencyGIZ,theUNDPandanEUDelegation.

AnumberofactivitieswerelaunchedinGeorgia,includingacapacitybuildingprojectinbalneology.Theproject,„Introducing Addictology into the Educational System of Georgia“wassupportedbyUSAIDwithintheframeworkoftheAmericangovernmentprogramme,EmergingDonorsChallengeFund. The CzechDevelopmentAgency,incooperation

withtheNatureConservationAgencyoftheCzechRepublicandtheCaveAdministrationoftheCzechRepublicimplementedtwoprojects,focusedoneffectivemanagementofprotectedareasandcavesystemsrespectively.

InBosnia and Herzegovina,thecapacitiesofgovernmentinstitutionswerestrengthened,forinstanceinmonitoringresiduesinagriculturalproducts,throughthetrainingofveterinaryinspectorsandemployeesofveterinaryadministrationbyCzechexperts.OtherprojectsinthissectoraremainlyfocusedonthesupportofBosniangovernmentinstitutionsintheirefforttoovercomeobstaclesinEUaccession.Thecertificationofconstructionmaterials,low-voltageequipmentorelevatorsisthusalsosupported.

TheMinistryofFinanceimplementedayearlytechnicalassistanceproject,„Transformational financial and economic cooperation“,withtotalfundingof0.12mUSD.TheprojectaimedathelpingpartnerfinancialresortsindevelopingandtransitionalcountriesbytrainingtheirstaffintheCzechRepublic.Thestudyvisitswereorganisedfromfollowingcountries:Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia, Turkey and Vietnam.Withintheframeworkoftheproject,theexperienceandknow-howoftheCzechRepublicisforwardedbothfromtheeconomictransformationperiodandthepreparationsofentryintotheEU,andalsofromthereformofkeypublicfinanceareas.

Along-termprojecttostrengthenthesecuritycooperationandcapacityofsecurityforcesofthecountriesoftheWesternBalkansandsouthCaucasuswascarriedoutbytheMinistryoftheInterior.OneofitssuccessfulactivitieswastheclearingofunexplodedmunitionsfromtheSavariverbedinBosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: project for mutual understanding and civic engagement of secondary school youth

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Assistance to refugees in the Czech Republic

Basedonthe1951Conventionregardingthestatusofrefugees,theCzechRepublicprovidessheltertopeoplewhoaresubjecttopolitical,religiousorracialpersecution.TheCzechRepubliccovers,mostnotably,thecostsofbasiclivelihood,healthcare,languageandgeneralinstruction,aswellasexpensesinrelationtoconsultancyactivities,orcoursesinsocialandculturalintegration.

TheCzechRepublicpaysspecialattentiontovulnerablegroups(seniorsandorphans)andintegrationactivities(Czechlanguageinstruction,jobseekingassistance,accommodationetc.).Theassistanceisprovidedviastateinstitutions(theAdministrationforRefugeeFacilities),aswellasvialocalgovernmentsandnon-governmentalorganizations.

In2012,theCzechRepublicprovidedatotalof9.3mUSDtoassistrefugeesintheCzechRepublic,ofwhich8.6mUSDqualifiedasofficialdevelopmentassistance(ODA).Foreignnationalsfrom60countries(atotalof753persons)claimedinternationalprotection(asylum);mostclaimsweresubmittedbynationalsofUkraine(174),Syria(68),BelarusandVietnam(54each).

Water supply and sanitation

Cleanwateristhemostfundamentalhumanrequirementandaccesstopotablewaterisoneofthekeyconditionsforthesurvivalofpeoplefromdevelopingcountries.Theavailabilityofwaterresourcesis,equally,aprerequisiteforboththesocio-economicdevelopmentandthesustainabledevelopmentofagricultureofthesecountries.Lackof–orexcessivesupplyof–water,protectionofwaterresourcesandthetreatmentofwastewaterarevitallyimportantissues

thatrequireattention.Theseissueshave,therefore,beenamongtheCzechRepublic’slong-termpriorities;thecountryhasaproventrackrecordofexperienceinthissector,aswellascomparativeadvantages.

In2012,Czechdevelopmentassistancefocusedparticularlyonprovidingdrinkingwater,aswellasontherecoveryofwastewatertreatmentsystems,theeliminationofoldenvironmentalburdensand,lastbutnotleast,onmunicipalwastetreatmentasapreventionofwatercontamination.

TheBalkancountrieshavebeenamongthetraditionalrecipientsofassistanceinthewatersupplyandsanitationsector.Czechdevelopmentactivitiesintheregionfocuspredominantlyondealingwithsuppliesofpotablewaterandwastedisposal,includingwastewatertreatment.

InSerbia,aprojectonimprovingaccesstodrinkingwaterinthevillageofOsečina-Belotićwassuccessfullycompletedin2012.Thankstothis,partofBelotićvillageisnowconnectedtothedrinkingwatersupplyoftheOsečinamunicipality.Thebuildingofatransferstationforthegatheringandhandlingofwaste wassuccessfullycompletedin2012inthetownofValjevo,whichcontributedtoaneffectivewastetreatmentmanagementthere.Also,anewprojectwaslaunchedtobuildasewagesysteminthevillageofKruščica.

InBosnia and Herzegovina,ajointprojectcontinuedtoimprovewastemanagementinthemunicipalitiesofDobojandMaglaj(FederationofBosniaandHerzegovina).Withintheframeworkoftheproject,studiesconcerningtheclosingoftwocurrentwastedisposalsitesandafeasibilitystudyonthebuildingofaregionalwastedisposalsiteinDoboj-KarabegovacwerehandedovertotheBosnianpartners,aswellasaregionalconceptionofthemunicipalwastemanagement.AnotherongoingactivityinthecountryisaprojectfocusingonimprovingthewatersupplyinthetownofLukavac.

InKosovo,thetrialoperationofawastewatertreatmentplantintheFushëKosovë/KosovoPoljemunicipalitywasofficiallylaunchedin2012.

ImportantprojectswereimplementedinMoldovain2012.Inordertoeliminatepesticidepollutionfromwaterresources,therepackagingofpesticideswascompleted,followedbythelaunchofasafedisposalmethodsproject.Aprojectfocusedontheexplorationandremediationofareaspollutedwithoilwascompleted:tworemediationsiteswerebuiltintheMoldovanvillagesofLungaandMărculeşti.AcontinuingprojecttorecoverthewastewatertreatmentsysteminNisporeniisanexampleofsuccessfulcooperationamongdonors;togetherwithMoldova: reconstruction of a wastewater treatment system


aparallelprojectadministeredbytheEuropeanCommission,theAustrianDevelopmentAgency(ADA)andtheSwissAgencyforDevelopmentandCooperation(SDC),theprojectprovidesacomprehensivesolutionforpotablewaterandsanitationinthearea.OthertwowastewatertreatmentprojectsweredesignedandimplementedalongsimilarlinesinCimişliaandVulcăneşti.

InMongolia,aprojecttobuildwatersourcesintheOrkhon/Erdenetarea,whichisundergoingarapidpopulationincrease,wasfinished.TheprojectonremediationoftheHargiaindustrialestateinUlaanbaatarwassuccessfullyhandedovertotheMongolianpartner.Withintheframeworkofthisproject,anexpertsurveyofthelevelofpollutioninthelocationwascarriedout,andcontaminatedsedimentsandsoilwereremovedtoasafedisposalarea.Therehabilitationof69damagedwellsinUlaanbaatarcontinuedinthesecondyearoftheproject,whichhasledtoanimprovementofthedrinkingwatersuppliesforthecity’sinhabitants.IntheMöröntown(Khövsgöl Province),adetailedsurveyconcerningthepotablewatersupplysystemwascarriedout,asthepreliminaryphaseofafollow-upproject,thankstowhichasustainablesupplyofdrinkablewaterwillbeaccomplishedinMörön.

Otherbeneficialactivitiesinthesectorin2012alsoincludedprojectsinEthiopia,whereCzechassistancewasusedtoprovidepotablewatertotheinhabitantsofruralareasinthesouthernpartofthecountry.AprojecttoincreasetheprofessionalcapacitiesofEthiopianexpertsinengineeringgeologyandhydrogeologywasalsoimplemented.

InVietnam,aprojectwaslaunchedin2012tosupportthecleanupofherbicide/dioxinpollution.ThisprojectisdirectlyconnectedtoUNDPactivities,andatthesametimecomplementstheactivitiesofotherdonorsinthearea,especiallyUSAID.

InSerbia(Lazarevacregion),asurveyondrinkablewatersourceswascarried;boththesurveyandthetechnologyneededforitstreatmentweredeliveredandfinancedbytheMinistryofIndustryandTradeoftheCzechRepublic.AssistancewithsupplyingManilawithdrinkingwaterwascompletedinthePhilippines.

Education

Educationisoneofthemainprerequisitesforthewell-beingandeconomicdevelopmentofsociety,andofagoodqualityoflife.ThesupportofprimaryeducationisalsooneoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals.Thelevelofeducationinfluencesallfacets

oflifeindevelopingcountriesinthelong-term–rangingfromtheempowermentofwomen,tosupportingsocialandeconomicdevelopmentviaapplicationoftherecipient’sowngovernmentcapacities,topoliticalstabilisationatthecentrallevel.SupportofeducationisthusoneofthetraditionalsectorsofCzechdevelopmentassistance.

Basedontheabove,theCzechRepublicfocusesmainlyonprovidingsupporttoprimaryandvocationaleducationwithinitsofficialdevelopmentcooperation.Inprimaryeducation,theCzechRepublicfocusesmainlyonbuildingnewschoolsandonteachertraining.Invocationaltraining,itfocuses,inthelongterm,onsustainablesecondaryeducationinagriculture.

Animprovedqualityofeducationandawiderscopeofeducationpossibilitiesforteachersweretheaimsofanation-wideprojectfocusingonprimaryandsecondaryschoolsinEthiopia.Asecondimplementedprojectsoughttoimprovetheavailabilityandqualityofvocationalschoolinginleathermanufacturing.

Inordertoimprovethelikelihoodofyoungpeoplefindingemploymentinthelocaljobmarket,aprojectwaslaunchedinwestern Zambiatooffervocationaltrainingtosociallydisadvantagedchildren.Bytheendof2011,thefirsttrainingprogrammeshadbeensuccessfullyregistered,includingthoseforbakers,electriciansandtailors,andteachingroomshadbeenequipped,readytowelcomethefirststudents.Thetuitionwentaccordingtoplanin2012,andtheimplementerplanstoexpandtheactivitiestoassuresustainabilityoftheproject.

AprojecttosupportsecondaryeducationinagricultureandimprovethequalityofprimaryeducationintheCuembadistrictofBiéprovincewascompletedinAngola.Thisprojecthashadamajorimpactonincreasingtheliteracyofthelocalinhabitants,whilealsosignificantlybenefitingthequalificationsoflocalteachers.

Vietnam: education and multiplication of vocational education trainers


Atwo-yearprojectisbeingimplementedinMoldovatosupporttheintegrationofdisabledandspecial-needschildreninpre-schooleducation.TheprojecthelpsMoldovafulfilitsinternationalcommitments,byapplyingthemechanismsofinclusivepre-schooleducation.Theprojectisfocusedonexpandingthesuccessfulinclusivepre-schooleducationmodelinMoldovafromapilotproject,supportedbytheCzechRepublicin2010–2011.

Along-termprojectaimedatimprovingthequalityofsecondaryschoolsinagricultureisbeingcarriedoutinAfghanistan,mostlyinvolvingthesharingofinformationwithlocalfarmers,andalsothetransferofknow-howatthelevelofgovernmentinstitutionsandcentralbodiesthere.In2012,aprojecttosupporttheMinistryofEducationinAfghanistanintheeffectivemanagementandmonitoringofsecondaryagricultureschoolswaslaunched.

InMongolia,projectstosupportapprenticeeducationintheregionsofSelenge,DarkhanandTövwereimplemented.In2012,anewprojectwaslaunchedtosupportanaccessibletrainingsystemforherders,aimedatincreasingtheprofessionalcapacitiesofworkersinruralagriculturalsupportcentres.

Inrelationtotheadoptionofanewstrategyconcerningtheprovisionofgovernmentscholarships,newprojectstosendCzechteacherstodevelopingcountrieswerelaunchedin2012.Thegoaloftheseprojectsistoimprovethequalityofuniversityeducationinpartnercountries,byintroducingnewfieldsofstudies,andimprovethequalityoftuitionthroughCzechprofessionals.EightprojectsfromCzechacademicinstitutionsweresupportedin2012(includingtheCzechTechnicalUniversityinPrague,theCzechUniversityofLifeSciencesinPragueandPalackyUniversityinOlomouc).TheseprojectswereimplementedinBosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Moldova, Serbia and Mongolia.

Anotherimportantaspectofdevelopmentcooperationineducationarescholarshipsprovidedtostudents

fromdevelopingcountries,enablingthemtopursueeducationatpublicuniversitiesintheCzechRepublic.ThegovernmentscholarshipprogrammeiscoordinatedbytheMinistryofForeignAffairsandbytheMinistryofEducation,YouthandSports,whichcooperatewiththeMinistryofHealthintheimplementationoftheprogramme.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Agriculture,forestryandfishingtendtobeamongtheveryfewsourcesofsustenancefortheinhabitantsofremoteandinsufficientlydevelopedareasofdevelopingcountries.Themainissuesincludeahighdegreeofdependenceonnaturalconditions,loweffectiveness,andinsufficientsustainability,thatmayhaveaninstantaneousadverseimpactonbasiclivingconditions.However,ifmoderntechniquesarecorrectlyapplied,agriculturalactivitiessupportsustainabledevelopmentandthushaveafavourableeffectonenvironmentalstability,aswellasonbiodiversity.

Inagriculture,therefore,theCzechRepublicfocusesoncomprehensiveprojectsinvolving,mostnotably,theuseofappropriatefarmingtechnologiesandprocedures.Bypursuingitsactivitiesinthesectorofagriculture,theCzechRepubliccontributestothefulfilmentoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals,particularlythefirstgoal:thereductionofpovertyandhunger.

Themostimportantactivitiesin2012includedaprojecttoincreasemilkproductioninnortheasternBosnia and Herzegovina.Followingtheongoingcooperationontheproject„Fostering Agricultural Markets Activity“(FARMA),supportedbyUSAIDandtheSwedishSIDA,ajointproject,„Strengthening the capacity of veterinary laboratories and veterinary inspection services for the implementation of National Residue Monitoring Programme“waslaunched.

InEthiopia,anumberofprojectswerecarriedouttoimprovethequalityandeffectivenessoflocalagriculture,especiallyintermsoftheavailabilityandsafetyoffoodstuffs,sustainablemanagementofsoilresources,preventionofexcessiveerosionandconsultancyinagriculture.InZambia,theproject„Introduction of a controlled system of artificial insemination of cattle for small farmers in Zambia“waslaunchedin2012.Thisprojectbroadenedthefocusonincreasingtheperformanceofthosecattlebreedsinvolvedintheongoingproject.

InMongolia,aprojecttointroducealivestockidentificationsystemintheCentralregionwascompleted.InDornogobi,aprojectontheenhancementofplantproductioncontinued.Withinthisproject,Bosnia and Herzegovina: milk production improvement


asupportcentrewasestablished,andaminimumof5groupsoffarmersweredirectlysupported.TheCzechDevelopmentAgencyfurthersupportedtheeffortofPragueZootoreintroducethePrzewalskihorsetoitsoriginalhabitat.Withinthisproject,activitiesleadingtowardstheimprovementofthesocio-economicsituationofpeoplelivingintheregionalreservationareaGobiB,wherethehorsesaresituated,weresupported.

InMoldova,aprojecttospreadgoodagriculturepracticebasedonexperiencesoftheCzechandMoldovanprofessionalandcommercialinstitutionswaslaunched.Furthermore,otherprojectstosupportthedevelopmentofecologicalagricultureandahigh-value-addedproduction,usingprogressiveagriculturaltechnologies,continued.ThiswasalsoanopportunityfortransferringCzechexperienceandknow-howwithtransitionintheagriculturalsector.

InGeorgia,threeagriculturalprojectswereimplementedin2012.Twooftheminvolvedthedevelopmentofcapacitiesof,andcooperationamong,small-scalefarmersintheprovincesofImeretiandSamegrelo,whilethethirddealtwiththecreationofasustainableruralservicingcentreinAdjara.Furthermore,traininginpost-harvestmanagementwasorganisedforpreviouslyestablishedagriculturalgroups.

Energy generation and supply

Theinsufficientamountofmodernandeconomicalenergyresourcesisoneofthemainreasonsfortheabsenceofeconomicgrowthandcontinuingpoverty,especiallyintheremoteareasofdevelopingcountries.Itisusuallycompensatedforbyecologicallydamagingresources,whichleadtoafurtherworseningofthequalityoftheenvironment.Modernisationofthecurrentandsubstitutionoftheineffectiveenergyandheatingresourcesalsohas,besidesthepositiveeconomiceffectonpopulation,adirectimpactonthequalityoftheenvironment.

Thankstothemanyyearsofprofessionalexperience,thedevelopmentactivitiesoftheCzechRepublicareaimedatsupportingsustainableenergyresourcesandenergyself-sufficiency.Withthisemphasisonsustainableenergyresourcesatalocallevel,theCzechRepublicbuildsononeofitsprioritiesintheareaofdevelopmentcooperationduringitspresidencyoftheEuropeanUnionCouncil.Mainly,however,itcontributestothefightagainstclimatechange,andtothefulfillmentoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoalnumber7:ensuringthesustainablestateoftheenvironment.

CzechdevelopmentcooperationintheBalkansismainlyfocusedontheuseofrenewableenergy

resources.InBosnia and Herzegovina,theprojectcontinuedinNemila,whichconcentratesonthebuildingofacentralheatingsupplysystemthatwillusebiomassfromthewood-processingplantsinitsvicinity.Thenextprojectwithapositiveimpactontheregion’sdevelopmentwastheconductofthestudiesoftheoptimaluseoftheUgljevik-Istokcoaldeposit.ThesestudiesservedasthebasisforthedecisiononthestrategyforuseoftheUgljevik-Eastdeposit,andalsoastheinitialbasisfortherelevantapplicationoftheprojectpartner,ElektroprivredaRS,forbankingcreditforinvestmentintothedeposit’sopeningandmining.TheprojectimplementationmayhaveapositiveimpactonthemutualtradeexchangebetweentheCzechRepublicandBosniaandHerzegovina,andtheemploymentofCzechcompaniesintheregion,firstofall,insupplyingtheminingequipmentandfurthertechnologiesnecessaryfortheoperationofthemine.

InSerbia,theprojecttoincreasetheeffectivenessofthehospitalheatinginthetownofValjevo,withtheuselocallysourcedthermalwater,tookplace.In2012,thegeothermalwellwasconnected–itwillbeusedtoheatbothwater,andtherehabilitationpool;workonthegasfeedercontinues.

InGeorgia,theprojectaimedatsustainableenergyresources(namely,solarpanelsforenergysupplyandwaterheating)wasfinishedin2012.TheprojectwaspreparedtogetherwiththeAgencyoftheProtectedAreasofGeorgiaandthelocalMinistryofEnergy,withthepurposeofensuringaccesstorenewableenergyresourcesforremotecommunitiesinthemountainousregionsoftheTushetiNationalPark.TheprojectwasbuiltonthepreviousinterventionoftheCzechdevelopmentcooperation,andwasconnectedtotheprojectoftheEuropeanCommission.

InMongolia, a three-yearprojectconcerningtheautomatisationofwaterchemicalprocessingandcontrolmodernisationontheNumber4ElectricalPlantinUlaanbaatarcontinuedintoitssecondyear.Itspurpose

Mongolia: modernisation of the Number 4 Power Plant in Ulaanbaatar


istoincreasethequalityofwaterbyinstallingreliabletechnologicalequipment,stabilisetheplant’scapacity,andthusimprovethecentralheatingsystemintheUlaanbaatarregion.Inthisarea,theCzechRepublichasbeensuccessfullytransferringitsknow-howintheareaofenergeticsforthepastcoupleofyears.

CzechdevelopmentcooperationisalsopresentintheenergysectorinthePalestinian Autonomous Territories.Bytheendof2012,thetenderonthesupplyofthephotovoltaicapplicationintheTubasprovincehadbeencompleted,underPalestinianauspices.ThisprojectisfinancedbytheODAoftheCzechRepublic,intheformoffinancialdonationstothePalestinianpartner.

DevelopmentcooperationoftheCzechRepublicwasalsoaimedatthissectorinCambodia,wherealong-termprojectintheareaoftheuseofsustainableenergyresources–namely,thesmalldomesticbiogasstations–continuedintoitssecondyear.In2012,withthefinancialhelpfromtheCzechDevelopmentAgency,500newbiogasstationswereinstalledbytrainedprivatefirms,whichensuredaccesstosufficientenergyfor2750peopleintheprovincesofTakeo,KampotandPreyVeng,tocovertheirdemandforcookingandatleastonesourceoflight.AsimilarkindofprojectwasimplementedintheruralareasofcentralVietnam,which,aswiththebiogasproject,isaimedalsoattheevaluationofthepotentialofphotovoltaicpanelsasthesourceofelectricenergyforlocalcommunities.

Other social infrastructure and services

Czechdevelopmentactivitiesinthepartnercountriesinthesectorofothersocialinfrastructureandservicesareaimedprimarilyatsupportingthosegroupsofthepopulationthatarethreatenedbysocialexclusion.ProjectsofCzechofficialdevelopmentassistanceemphasisetheprovisionofsocialandhealthservicesthatcontributetothesocialandeconomicinclusionofgroupsofthepopulation–primarilychildren,especiallythosewithdisabilities,aswellasseniors–thataredirectlythreatenedbysocialexclusion.

AnimportantprojectofCzechdevelopmentcooperationinthisareais,forexample,thesupportofthecreationofanationalplanforworkwiththeabandonedchildren(whoseparentshavemigrated).ThankstotheinvolvementofthedevelopmentcooperationoftheCzechRepublicinthisarea,itispossibletoincludethesechildrenintothewiderspectrumofthenationalreformsofthesocialcaresysteminMoldova,wheretheprojectwasconductedincooperationwiththeUnitedNationsPopulationFund(UNFPA)andtheInternationalOrganization

forMigration(IOM).OnemoreprojectinMoldovaisaimedatincreasingthequalityandaccessibilityofthehealthandsocialservicesofhomecare.

InGeorgia,threeprojectsinthissectorstartedin2012,aimedatimprovingthesituationofpeoplewithdisabilities,inparticular,workingtolimitdiscriminationagainstthissectionofsocietyandalsotosupportvulnerableyoungpeopleandmultipleorincompletefamiliesinthechosenregionsofthewesternGeorgia.ThelastprojectisaimedatsupportingadaycarecentreforseniorsintheKhashuriregion.

InMongolia,theCzechRepublicisfocusedonprovidingassistanceintheremotewesternregions,whereitdonatessuppliestomobileinfirmariesandambulances,inordertoimproveaccesstoprimaryhealthcarefortheruralpopulation.

InKosovo,Czechdevelopmentcooperationisinvolvedinthesupportofintegratingthevisuallyimpairedandthosewithhearingdisabilitiesintosociety.In2012,theprojectaimedatensuringaccessofblindpeopletobasicneeds(readingandwritinginBraille,orientation,andtheuseofIT).Thesameyear,anewprojectwasbegun,aimedatsupportingtheSchoolandEducationCentreforPeoplewithVisualImpairmentinPeja/Peć.ThisprojectprovidessupporttoblindandvisuallyimpairedpeopleinKosovoandoffersthemthepossibilityofinclusiveeducation,thusenablingthemeasierintegrationintosociety.

Afurtherprojectbegunin2012aimedatsupportingdeafpeopleinKosovo,andattheirintegrationintosociety(i.e.bythedevelopmentandestablishmentoftranslationandinterpretingservices).CzechofficialdevelopmentassistanceisaimedinKosovoalsoattheinclusionofthechildrenfromdisadvantagedgroupsofpopulationintotheeducationalsystem.Inparticular,itisaimedattheintegrationofchildrenfromthe

Kosovo: supporting the integration of visually impaired persons into society


differentethnicandculturalminorities,primarily,theRoma,AshkaliandEgyptiancommunities.

SupporttochildrenwithdisabilitieswasprovidedintheCambodianprovinceofTakeo,wheretheprojectaimedatthesocialinclusion,particularly,ofchildrenwithhealthdisabilities,intotheeducationalsystem,wasconcludedin2012.InVietnam,theCzechdevelopmentcooperationreactedtotheproblemofthelowlevelofeducationandlackofaqualifiedlabourforcewithaprojecttoimprovethequalityofthenetworkofprofessionaleducation(especiallyintheareaofapprenticeship).

IntheDistrictofMongu,Zambia,whichsuffersahighlevelofHIV/AIDS,aprojectwassupportedwithintheframeworkofdevelopmentcooperationoftheCzechRepublic.Itsaimwastoimprovethesituationoflocalorphansandotherthreatenedchildrenandtheirfamilies,bysupportingtheiraccesstoeducation,smallentrepreneurshipandbyprovidingtheirfosterfamilieswithpsychologicalsupport.

Health

Supportingaccessofthepopulationtohigh-qualityhealthcare,andincreasingtheleveloftheservicesprovidedisaprominentsectoroftheofficialCzechdevelopmentassistance.Supportinghealthcareisconfirmedbythestanceoftheinternationalcommunityonthismatter,andformspartoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals(numbers4to6:reductionofmortalityratesandimprovementofmaternalandchildhealth,combattingepidemicsandmajordiseases).DevelopmentassistanceoftheCzechRepublicwasaimedin2012primarilyatthepreventionandearlydetectionofcancer,improvingtheaccessibilityofspecialisedhealthcareservices,especiallytheservicesaimedatmaternalandchildcare,aswellasthecareforsociallydisadvantagedgroupsofthepopulation.Chosenprojectsinthissectorlargelycontributetofemaleequalityinsociety,thusfulfillingoneofthecross-cuttingprinciplesoftheofficialdevelopmentassistanceoftheCzechRepublic.

ProminentprojectswereimplementedinSerbia,wheretheCzechRepubliccontributedtoincreasethequalityandaccessibilityofhealthcareinsmalltownsandruralareas.In2012,theprojecttoprovideassistancetoahealthcarecentreinArandjelovac,whichsupportsalmost100,000peopleincentralSerbia,wassuccessfullycompleted.Implementationofthisprojectcontributedtoincreasethequalityoftheservicesprovided,todecreasebothoperationalcostsandexpensesconnectedwiththetransportationofpatientstootherinstitutions.In2012,theproject

aimedatthesupportofpreventionofthecanceramongwomenintheŠumadijaregionwascompleted.

In2012,aprojectbeganinBosnia and Herzegovina,aimingatimprovingthecapacitiesofvascularsurgeryinhospitalsinSarajevo,BanjaLukaandFoča.ThefirstpartoftheinternshipoftheBosniandoctorsandmedicalnursestookplacethepreviousyearatthedepartmentsofvascularsurgeriesathospitalsintheCzechRepublic.

Intheareaofcancerprevention,theCzechRepublicisactivealsoinGeorgia,whereitimplementsaprojectaimedattheearlydetectionandpreventionofcanceramongwomen,intheregionsofSamegreloandShidaKartli.Thoseregionsare,afterTbilisi,themostaffectedbythereceptionofinternallydisplacedrefugees,intheaftermathofregionalarmedconflicts.Thisproject’soutputswillbeincorporatedintothenationalplaninthefightagainstcancer.

AnimportantprojectinthesupportofhealthcareconcludedinEthiopiain2012.ThepurposeofthisprojectwastoimproveaccesstohealthcareforthepopulationoftheAlabaregion,bysupportingthelocalhospital(constructedbythelocalcommunity).Theprojectsupportedthehospitalwiththeprovisionofmedicalequipment,theconstructionofaccommodationandbyprovidinglocalemployeeswithtraining,underthesupervisionofEthiopianandCzechprofessionals.

InCambodia,aprojectseekingimprovementinthequalityandaccessibilityofmaternalandchildhealthcarefortheruralpopulationofTakeoprovincewassupportedbytheCzechRepublic.Withintheframeworkoftheproject,theimplementationofwhichconcludedin2012,theimprovementofthetechnicalconditionsandequipmenttookplace,aswellasastrainingofpersonnel;furthermore,acompletereorganisationoftheservicesprovidedinthechoseninstitutionstookplace.

Georgia: prevention of cancer among women in the regions of Samegrelo and Shida Kartli


EducationofmidwivesintheWesternProvinceofZambiawasoneoftheCzechdevelopmentprojects.Aswellassupportingeducationwithaone-yearcourseinobstetrics,theCzechRepublicbuiltandequippedthestudenthallofresidence,andsuppliedtheobstetricsdepartmentoftheLewanikaGeneralHospitalwithmedicalequipment.

Humanitarian aid (emergency response and disaster prevention)

Theaimofhumanitarianassistanceistopreventlossoflife,andtoalleviatehumansufferingcausedbynaturalorhuman-induceddisastersorarmedconflicts.Italsoinvolvesearlyandpermanentrecovery,aswellasassistancetocountriesandregionsaffectedbyprotractedhumanitariancrisis.Disasterpreventionandresiliencebuildingareotherpartsofhumanitarianassistancewhichareincreasinglyimportantinrelationtothelinkingofhumanitariananddevelopmentorientatedactivities.Theprovisionofhumanitarianaidfollowsinternationallyrecognisedprinciplesofgoodhumanitariandonorship(GHD),mostnotablythekeyprinciplesofhumanity,impartiality,neutralityandindependence.

Theconflict inSyria withitsnegativeimpactnotonlyonthecountryitself,butalsoonneighbouringstates(inparticularJordan,LebanonandTurkey)was,fromahumanitarianpointofview,adominanteventin2012.TheCzechRepubliccontributedrepeatedlytoaidfortheSyrianpopulationinthecountryitself,aswellasforSyrianrefugeesthroughouttheregion.Atotalof0.84mUSDwasdistributed,incooperationwithnon-governmentalandhumanitarianorganizations.Conflictaugmentedbygeneralvulnerabilityalsohadserioushumanitarianconsequencesinothercountries,forexample,intheDemocratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Sudan and South Sudan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen.Assistanceamountingto0.8m

USDwasgiventothesecountries,makinganoverallcontributionof1.64mUSDcontributedfromtheCzechRepublictotheresolvingofhumanitariancrises.

Theimpactofnaturaldisastersin2012wasnotasseriousasthatofconflicts.Atotalof0.92mUSDfromthehumanitarianaidbudgetwasdonatedbytheCzechRepublictorecoveryoperationsfollowingdroughtsinAfghanistan and Ethiopia(bothbeingprioritycountriesoftheCzechbilateraldevelopmentcooperation)aswellasinKenya and Somalia,whileNigeria and Pakistanweresupportedafterfloods,andHaitiafterthedevastationcausedbyhurricaneSandy.

Theremainingpartofthehumanitarianbudget,worth1.16mUSD,wasusedtosupportcountriesandregionswithprotractedandcomprehensivehumanitarianproblems.TheCzechRepublicfocused,inparticular,onbasichealthcareandnutrition,onaccesstosafewaterandessentialservices,andalsoonresiliencebuilding.ProtractedcrisisgrantsweregiventohumanitarianprojectsinAfghanistan, Myanmar/Burma, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan.Furthermore,thedevelopmentprioritypartner,thePAT,wassupportedinthiscategoryofhumanitarianaid(includingPalestinianrefugeesaffectedbytheconflictinSyria),aswasZimbabwe.

Duringtheyear2012,threeselectionprocedureswereheldforhumanitarianNGOprojectsincountriesstruckbyprotractedcrisis,countriesundergoingdisasterrecovery(famineintheHornofAfrica,andrecoveryfromconflictandfloodsinPakistan),andfortherefugeecrisiscausedbytheconflictinSyria.

ThehumanitarianaidbudgetoftheMinistryofForeignAffairswasalsousedtoprovidecontributionstomultilateralhumanitarianorganizations,inparticulartotheUNhumanitarianagencies,programmesandfunds(UNOCHA,UNHCR,UNICEF,UNRWA,WFP),aswellastotheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC),andtotheInternationalOrganizationforMigration(IOM).

ThegovernmentdecisionNo.407,of2June,2011,endorsed3.74mUSDfortheannualhumanitarianassistanceprovidedabroadin2012bytheCzechRepublic.Overthecourseoftheyear,33humanitarianprojectsin21countriesweresupported,withatotalamountof3.73mUSD.Besidesthishumanitarianassistance,contributionstomultilateralhumanitarianorganizationsworth0.9mUSD(ICRC,UNOCHA,CERF)weregrantedfromotherpartsoftheMFAbudget.Inaddition,theMinistryofInterior,incooperationwiththeMinistryofHealth,implementedaMEDEVAC(MedicalEvacuation)projectforSyrianrefugeesinJordan,atatotalcostof0.67mUSD.Jordan: humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees


AccordingtotheOECD/DACclassification,thehumanitarianassistanceoftheCzechRepublicclassifiedasODAincludedemergencyresponse,amountingto3.3mUSD,andemergencyrecoveryworth0.98mUSD.

Industry, mining and construction

Themainobstacletodevelopmentinanumberofcountriesistheinabilitytomakefulluseoftheirownnaturalresources.Besidespoverty,developingcountriesalsofaceproblemswithemployment,technicalknow-howandequipment,meaningthatalltoooftentheuseoftheseresourcesaresurrenderedtoforeigncompanies,resultinginadisadvantagedpositionininternationaltrade.Themostcommonreasonisineffectiveindustryprocedures,oldequipmentandthelackofthequalifiedprofessionalsandexperience.TheCzechRepublichasbeendedicated,inrecentyears,totechnicalsupportandprofessionalcapacitybuildingandstrengtheningintheindustrialsectors,particularlyinthetransferenceoftechnologiesandknow-how.

ThankstotheinterestinCzechknowledgeandexperience,theactivitiesoftheCzechDevelopmentAgencycontinuedin2012;forexample,intheprovinceofThuaThienHue,incentralVietnam.TheCzechDevelopmentAgencywasconcernedtherewiththeeffectiveuseofrawbasematerialsaspartofthedevelopmentoftheglassindustry.Themainpurposeoftheprojectimplementedwas,firstlytoevaluateandverifythelocalresourcesnecessaryfortheproductionofglass(feldspar,limestoneanddolomite),andsecondly,tostrengthenthetechnicalandprofessionalcapacitiesofthepartnerorganization(theStateGeologicalServiceofVietnam).Incontinuancewiththeprojectimplementation,theinvolvementofCzechfirmsintheglassindustryandrelatedbranchesinVietnamisintended,aswellasthestrengtheningoftheirpositiononthelocalandregionalmarket.

AspartofaprojectundertheauspicesoftheMinistryofIndustryandTrade,theevaluationofthepotentialofrawmaterialsindevelopingthelocalinfrastructureinconstructioninMaliwascompleted.

General environmental protection

Thegeneralenvironmentalprotectionsectorcoversmostlyeducationalandresearchactivities,supportingthecreationoftherelevantpolicies,andtheencouragementandprotectionofbiodiversity.Relatedactivities–waterresourcesprotection,wastewatertreatmentetc.–belong,accordingtoOECD/

DACmethodology,toothersectors;inthecaseoftheCzechDevelopmentCooperation,tothewatersupplyandsanitationsector.

Floodpreventionalsobelongstotheenvironmentalprotectionsector.TheCzechRepublichaslong-termdomesticexperienceinthisarea,aswellasintheimplementationofitsdevelopment.Therefore,itwasdecidedtoputthiscomparativeadvantagetogooduse,inthefloodwarningsystemprojectontheriverPrut,implementedinMoldovain2010andthenewequipmentwasputintooperationandhandedovertotherecipientin2012.Additionaltrainingofthemaintenancepersonnel,whichwillensurethelong-termsustainabilityoftheprojectoutputs,isscheduledtotakeplace.

AprojectwithasimilarpurposealsocontinuedinGeorgia.TheCzechRepubliccontributed,withtheparticipationoftheCzechHydrometeorologicalInstitute,totheexpansionandmodernisationofthecurrentmeteorologicalandhydrologicalsystem,inordertoenablemoreaccurateweatherforecasting(inparticular,ofextremeweather),andthereactiontoit.

Business and other services

Inthetradeandotherservicessector,aprojecttransferringexperienceandknow-howinimprovingthestandardsoffrequencyandtimeprecision,andthecreationofbasicnationalstandardsforlengthmeasurementwasimplementedinMongolia,incooperationwiththeCzechOfficeforStandards,MetrologyandTesting.

Theprojectofsupportingtreatmentofagriculturalproduceandsmallenterprisesstartedin2012,intheZaredistrictofAfghanistan.Thisprojectaimstodevelopentrepreneurshipinthearea,inordertoincreaselocalincomeandfoodsafety.

Serbia: supporting traditional cheese production in Pešter


3.7%

Transitionpromotion

1.9%

Developmentawarenessand

education

7.4%

Humanitarianaid

14.3%

Refugeeassistance

0.5%

NGOsupport

13.4%

Peacekeepingoperations

2.6%

Otherdevelopmentactivities(bystate,localgovernments,universities)

7,5%

Administrativecosts

InthesouthwestofSerbia,particularlyintheSandžakregion,Czechdevelopmentinterventionwasaimedatstrengtheningthecompetitivenessoflocalcheeseproducers,andtheirabilitytomeethygieneandmarketdemands.

AspecificelementofCzechdevelopmentcooperationinthissectorisrepresentedbytheprogrammeAid for Trade.Thisaimstodevelopthedomesticmarketandlocalproductioncapacities,aswellasthe

constructionoftradeinfrastructure.Thus,supporttothebusinessenvironmentanddevelopmentofmarketinstitutionstakestheformofskillsandknowledgesharing.Aid for TradeprojectsaremanagedbytheMinistryofIndustryandTradeoftheCzechRepublic.

In2012,Aid for TradeprojectswereimplementedinBosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Serbia, EthiopiaandMongolia,andwereusuallyconcentratedonsmallandmediumentrepreneurship.

Bilateral development cooperation by assistance modality

ModalitiesofCzechdevelopmentcooperationinclude,mostnotably,developmentprojectsimplementedinthepartnercountries,transitionpromotionprojects,projectsadministeredbytheProvincialReconstructionTeaminAfghanistan,scholarshipsforstudentsfromdevelopingcountriesandhumanitarianaidandassistancetorefugeesintheCzechRepublic.

Development projects

Development projectswerethemostfrequentformofassistancewithinbilateraldevelopmentcooperationin2012;developmentprojectsaremostlyimplementedas“technicalassistance”(suchasconsultancy,transferofknow-how,seminarsetc.).Thisformisfullyinline

6.9%

Scholarships(includinghealthcare)

5.7%

PRTLogarprojects

3.2%

Projectsbyinternationalorganizations

32.8%

Bilateralandtrilateral

projects

Distribution of Czech bilateral ODA in 2012 by assistance modality

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withthepartnershipprinciple,andalsoenablesCzechexpertstousetheirexpertiseinselectedsectors.Whererequiredbythepartnercountry,investmentprojectswerealsoimplemented.TheCzechDevelopmentAgencyexecuteditsprojectsviapublictenders,aswellasthroughsubsidyprogrammes.

Aspecialgroupofdevelopmentprojectsin2012werelocalsmallscaleprojectsimplementedbyCzechembassiesabroad,whichallowedtherealisationoflow-cost,specificallytargeteddevelopmentactivities.Theaimoftheseprojects,basedonknowledgeofeachCzechembassyintherespectiveterritory,wastocontributetowardsminordevelopmentactivities,whichshouldbecomplementarytonationaldevelopmentplans,andorganisedpredominantlybylocaleducational,health,socialandnon-governmentalentities,aswellasbylocalcommunities.

Thesedevelopmentprojectsalsoincludeaspecialtechnicalassistanceprogrammeinpublicfinancemanagement,implementedbytheMinistryofFinanceoftheCzechRepublicandanAid for TradeprogrammeoftheMinistryofIndustryandTradeoftheCzechRepublic,whichseekstosupporttheinvolvementofpartnercountriesininternationaltrade,thussupportinglocaleconomies.

Inadditiontodevelopmentprojectsinpartnercountries,severalprojectswithintheframeworkofbilateraldevelopmentcooperationwerecarriedoutintheCzechRepublic;thesefocusedonglobaldevelopmenteducationandawarenessamongtheCzechpublic,andonthecapacitiesofNGOsactiveindevelopmentassistanceandhumanitarianaid,thecapacitiesoftheirplatforms,etc.

Ofthefundsearmarkedforbilateraldevelopmentcooperationin2012(inagovernmentresolutiononaidcommitments),atotalof24.75mUSDwasusedtofundprojectsindevelopingcountries.Theseincludedatotalof174majordevelopmentprojectsworth23.13mUSDand134localsmallscaleprojectsandfurtheradditionalsmallscaleprojectsoftheCzechDevelopmentAgency,managedbyCzechembassies,worth1.61mUSD.

ProjectswereimplementedbyentitiesfromtheCzechRepublic,aswellasbythepartnercountries.Themajorityoffundingwasusedforprojectscarriedoutbyprivatebusinesses(38%).Non-governmentalorganizationsreceived35%ofthetotalfunding,whilestateauthorities,subsidisedstateorganizationsandregionalgovernmentreceived8%.Developmentactivitiesbyuniversitiesusedupto5%ofthetotalprojectfunding.SeveralprojectswerealsoimplementedviaUNorganizations,mostlyincludingprojectsrelyingonCzechexpertise(6%offunding).

Sectorssubjecttodevelopmentcooperationin2012followedthetraditionalCzechpriorities:themajority(almostaquarteroftheprojectfundingtotal)ofassistancewasprovidedwithinthesectorofwatersupplyandsanitation,wheretheCzechRepublicofferedthenecessaryexpertise.Animportantshareoffundingwasalsodedicatedtoprojectsinagricultureandenergy(combined,theseusedmorethanonequarterofprojectfunding),withmorethanafifthoftotalprojectfundssupportingprojectsinsocialsectors(includinghealth,education,andsocialinfrastructureandservices).

ActivitieswithintheTransitionPromotionProgrammeandthosecarriedoutbytheProvincialReconstructionTeaminAfghanistanwerealsoimplementedintheformofvariousprojects.Besidestheaforementionedactivities,projectsfinancedfromotherpublicbudgets(regionsanduniversities)werealsocarriedout.

Scholarships

Scholarshipsrepresentanotherimportantconstituentofbilateraldevelopmentcooperation.Everyyear,morethan130governmentscholarshipsareprovided,tosupportenrollmentatpublicuniversitiesintheCzechRepublic.Thetraditionofawardingscholarshipsdatesbacktothe1950s,andsincethen,approximately22,000studentshavepursuedtheirstudiesinCzechoslovakia/theCzechRepubliconagovernmentscholarship.Studentsenrollinundergraduate,mastersanddoctoralstudyprogrammesinboththeCzechandEnglishlanguages.TheGovernmentscholarshipprogrammeisunderthejointresponsibilityoftheMinistryofForeignAffairsandoftheMinistryofEducation,YouthandSportsinclosecooperationwiththeMinistryofHealth.

Myanmar/Burma: civic group training in advocacy techniques

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InApril2012,theStrategyfortheprovisionofgovernmentscholarshipsforstudentsfromdevelopingcountriesfortheperiod2013to2018wasapproved,andstarteditsimplementation.ThisStrategyseekstoinstillgreatertransparencyandstreamliningintothescholarshipgrantingprocess.

TheStrategybeganwiththeselectionofscholarshipcandidatesfortheacademicyear2013–14.Thenumberofcountriesgrantedscholarshipswasslightlyreduced,andthusahigherconcentrationandbetteruseofscholarshipofferswasachieved.Anewelectronicregisterofapplicationswasopened,includingelectronicapplicationandanonlinetestofstudyskills.

During2012,600scholarshipholdersfrom61countriesstudiedatCzechpublicuniversities.Inthesameyear,195studentsterminatedtheirstudyprogramme(ofthese,48graduated,50completedthestudyotherwise,andthepayoutto97studentswasterminated,duetotheirexceedingtheregularlengthoftheprogramme;themajorityofthesecontinueasself-supported).

Fortheacademicyear2012/2013,theCzechRepublicoffered130newscholarships(ofwhichatleast70weredesignedtoenrollstudentsonbachelors,mastersanddoctoraldegreeprogrammesintheCzechlanguage,and60forthestudyofmastersordoctoraldegreeprogrammesinEnglish)and36todevelopingandotherdeservingcountriesandtotheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO).AtotalfundingofUSD4.4m(ofwhichUSD4.2miseligibleforofficialdevelopmentassistance)wasprovidedinscholarships(includinghealthcare)tostudentsfromdevelopinganddeservingcountries.

Acomplementaryactivitytoprovidinggovernmentscholarshipswasthe2012launchoftheprojecttosendCzechacademicstouniversitiesinpartnercountries.ThegrantselectionprocessforthispurposewasensuredbytheCzechDevelopmentAgency.Eightprojectswereselected,focusingonBosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Moldova, MongoliaandSerbia.

Civilian missions and peacekeeping operations

Thepurposeofcivilianmissionsandpeacekeepingoperationsistopreventandcontainconflicts,tostabilisesituationsinareaswhereconflictshavealreadyerupted,topavethewayforpeacefulresolution,toassistintheimplementationofpeaceagreementsandtoaidstatesandregionsduringthetransitiontostablegovernment,basedontheprinciplesofgoodgovernanceanddemocracy,whilealsosupportingtheireconomicdevelopment.Asmilitaryandnon-militarythreatsincreasinglytendtooverlap,thecoordinationofthemilitary,policeandcivilianentitiesthatareinvolvedinmissionsisvital.Peacekeepingmissionsaredesignedashavingbothacivilianandamilitarycomponent,withtheirtasksbeing–besidestheusualmilitaryassignments–tosupporttheruleoflaw,toreconstructgovernmentandcivildefence,aswellastoprovidetrainingtolocalpoliceteams.

AspartoftheCivilianHeadlineGoal,theCzechRepublichascommittedtoprovidingcivilianexpertsformissionsorganisedbytheEuropeanUnionandotherinternationalorganizations.AssignmentofCzechexperts(e.g.policeofficersandjudges)toEUmissionsisitskeycomponent,withtheCzechRepublichavingprovided70expertsin2012toassistintheEU’scivilianmissions,includingEULEXKosovo,EUMMGeorgia,EUPOLAfghanistan,EUJUSTLEXIraq,andEUPOLCOPPSPalestinianAutonomousTerritories.Thelargestteamof36expertswasassignedtoEULEXKosovo,followedbyateamof12memberstoEUPOLAfghanistan.

TheCzechRepublicalsofundedtheactivitiesof10civilianemployees(fourciviliansinthelastquarterof2012)intheProvincialReconstructionTeam(PRT)inLogarprovince,Afghanistan,aswellasoneexpertintheOfficeoftheHighCivilianRepresentativeinKabulandoneexpertinKFORKosovo.Fiveciviliansweresecondedwithinfieldoperations,oneexpertwasassignedtoaPragueofficeandtwoexpertswereassignedtotheVienna-basedSecretariatoftheOrganizationforSecurityandCo-operationinEurope(OSCE).Sixlong-termand46short-termmonitors

Prague: meeting of government scholars at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

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weredeployedwithinelection-monitoringmissionsundertheOSCE.Inaddition,sixlong-termandsevenshort-termmonitorswereassignedtoelection-monitoringmissionsorganisedbytheEU.FiveCzechexpertswereontheUNMILteaminLiberia,whileoneexpertjoinedtheUNteaminGeneva.

NGO support

Subsidiesfornon-governmentalnon-profitorganizations(NGOs)involvedindevelopmentcooperationandhumanitarianaidwereprovidedbytheCzechDevelopmentAgency,targetedsoastodeveloptheirrespectivecapacitiesandplatforms.In2012,11projectsreceived0.24mUSDingrantsaimedatcapacitybuilding;atotalof0.06mUSDwasdividedamongthreeplatforms.OneCzechregionreceivedatotalof0.04mUSDaspartofaprogrammeforregionalandmunicipaldevelopmentactivitiesinpartnercountries.Besidesactivitieswithinthesespecialgrantschemes,NGOscarriedoutanumberofbilateraldevelopmentprojectsindevelopingcountries.

Trilateralprojectsareonetypeofsupportedactivitiesthatareinstrumentalinpromotingdevelopmentpartnershipamongnon-governmentalorganizations,aswellasintermsofobtainingfundingfromotherdonors.TheiraimistosupportcooperationamongentitiesfromtheCzechRepublic,anotherdevelopedcountryortheEuropeanUnion,andadevelopingcountry.TheseprojectsareprimarilyfocusedonthefulfilmentoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals,onknow-howtransfer,andonglobaldevelopmenteducationinthedonorcountries.TheseprojectsarealsoimplementedincountriesdifferentfromtheprioritycountriesofCzechdevelopmentcooperation,wherenon-governmentalorganizationspromotemeaningfulchange,inlinewiththeMDGs.In2012,atotalof47trilateralprojectswerecarriedout,amountingto1.48mUSD.

Development cooperation awareness and global development education

Publicandpoliticalsupportisakeyprerequisitefortheeffectiveimplementationofdevelopmentcooperation,withpublicawareness,therefore,beingofgreatimportance.Theefforttoshareinformationontheresultsandbenefitsofdevelopmentcooperationwithcitizensisalsoinspiredbythedesiretostimulategreaterpublicinvolvementinthelongterm.

Globaldevelopmenteducation,inparticular,playsanessentialroleinthisrespect.Itsaimistoachieveanunderstandingofthedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthelivesofpeopleindevelopinganddevelopedcountries,whichfacilitatestheunderstandingoftheunderlyingeconomic,social,political,environmentalandculturalprocesses.Itdevelopsskillsandsupportstheformationofvaluesandbeliefs,empoweringpeopletobecomeactivelyinvolvedindealingwithbothlocalandglobalissues.

GlobaldevelopmenteducationhasbeensteadilyandactivelypromotedbytheMinistryofForeignAffairsandtheCzechDevelopmentAgency.AsopposedtootherOECD/DACcountries,however,theawarenessamongtheCzechpublicofglobalissuesanddevelopmentcooperationremainslow.DespitetheundeniablesolidaritythattheCzechsshowvis-à-visacutehumanitariancrises,thereisonlylimitedawarenessofwhatextremepovertyentails,whatthesignificanceoflong-termdevelopmentcooperationis,andofwhatimplicationsgohandinhandwithglobalissues.

In2012,theCzechDevelopmentAgencysupported18developmenteducationandawarenessraisingprojects,totheamountof0.65mUSD.Partlyowingtothesegrants,thenumberandimpactofeducationalactivitiesfocusingondevelopmentandglobalissuesatschoolsofalllevelshavebeensteadilyontherisewithintheCzechRepublic.

Asthecoordinatorofdevelopmentcooperation,theMinistryofForeignAffairsimplementsitsownadditionalawareness-raisingactivitiesamountingto12,800USDincludingconferences,seminars,exhibitions,publishingofprintedmaterials,operationofawebsite,andcooperationwithjournalists.

Prague: educational event Variant – Our Common World

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5 Multilateral development cooperation of the Czech Republic in 2012

Givenhowcomplexdevelopmentproblemsofthecontemporaryworldhavebecome,developmentgoalscannotbeachievedviabilateralcooperationalone.Inordertoachievesignificantandlastingimprovementofthequalityoflifeforpeopleindevelopingcountries,coordinatedglobalactionisnecessary,includingawiderangeofpoliciesconcerning–besidesdevelopmentcooperation–internationaltrade,environmentalprotection(includingclimatechangemeasures),taxissues,thefightagainstcorruption,migration,securityandothers.

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Inthisrespect,theCzechRepublichasworkedwithanumberofinternationalorganizationsthatstrivetoreducepovertyonaglobalscale.ThecountryparticipatesespeciallyinactivitiesorganisedbytheUnitedNations,theEuropeanUnion,internationalfinancialinstitutionsandotherintergovernmentalorganizations.

TheMultilateralDevelopmentCooperationStrategyoftheCzechRepublicfortheperiod2013–17,setin

2012,determinatestheconceptofhowtopurposefullycapitaliseontheCzechRepublic‘smembershipofinternationalorganizations.ItalsodeterminesthescaleofCzechinvolvementintheactivitiesofindividualinstitutions(financialinvolvement,andtheparticipationofexpertsinexecutivestructures),andsetstheprioritiesofmultilateraldevelopmentcooperation.

Distribution of multilateral development assistance funds in 2012

Total funding (USD million)

% of total multilateral development cooperation

UnitedNationsagencies 7.84 5.12%

EuropeanUnioninstitutions 117.65 76.80%

WorldBankGroup 16.86 11.00%

Regionaldevelopmentbanks 4.72 3.08%

Otheragencies 6.13 4.00%

TOTAL 153.20 100%

Involvement in UN development activities

TheUnitedNationsisthemostimportantglobalforceintheareaofmultilateraldevelopmentassistanceandhumanitarianaid,realisedviaitsorganizations,fundsandprogrammes.TheCzechRepublic,inaccordancewithitsforeign-politicalgoalsandwithregardtoitspositionasanimportantdonorintheCentralEuropeanregion,hastheinterestandcapacitytoparticipateintheformulationofdevelopmentstrategiesandmanagementofinternationalorganizations.Itparticipatesactivelyintheworkoforganizations,programmesandfundsoftheUNand,inaccordancewithitspossibilities,activelyfinanciallysupportstheiractivities.

In2012,asinpreviousyears,CzechmultilateraldevelopmentassistancewithintheframeworkoftheUNsystemwasprovidedviamandatorycontributions,arisingdirectlyfrommembershipoftheapplicableorganizations(UNIDO,FAO,WHO,ILO),aswellasviatargeteddonationstowardsspecificUNfundsandprogrammes(UNDP,UNV,UNFPA,etc.).

TheamountofindividualcontributionsisderivedfromaUNcontributionscalevalidforthegivenperiod.Targetedcontributionsenablethefinancingofactivitiespursuedbytheinternationalcommunity

inthosesectorsthatdonotreceiveanyfunding,orthatreceivetheminimumfundingfrommandatorycontributionsofthememberstates.ThismethodisappliedespeciallywithintheUN,wheredozensofprogrammesandfundsfinancedexclusivelybyvoluntarycontributionsofthememberstatesexist,alongsideindividualexpertorganizations.

ThecontributiontotheUN,providedfromthestatebudgetoftheCzechRepublicin2012,was7.8mUSD.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP),foundedin1966followingUNGeneralAssemblyResolutionno.2029,isthemainUNbodyforthecoordinationofdevelopmentactivities.Ithasaglobalreach,andisthelargestproviderofgrantassistancewithintheUN.TheUNDPfocusesitsactivitiesontheeradicationofpoverty,thesupportofdemocraticgovernment,therelationshipbetweentheenvironmentandsustainabledevelopment,andontheimpactsofclimatechange,whilealsotrying

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toalleviatetheimpactsofeconomicandfinancialcrisisondevelopmentactivities.TheUNDPisthekeyplayerintheprocessofimprovingUNdevelopmentcoherence,especiallyintheso-calledpilotcountries.

TheUNDPisoneofthemainmultilateraldevelopmentassistanceprogrammesthattheCzechRepublichassupportedwithitsmultilateralfundingsince2000.In2012,adonationtotalling0.51mUSDwasmadetotheUNDP,toimplementprojectscoordinatedbyitsregionalofficeinBratislava,Slovakia.TheseweremostlyinsupportoftheUNDP’sdevelopmentactivitiescarriedoutbyCzechentitiesintheregionsofEasternEurope,theWesternBalkansandcountriesoftheCommonwealthofIndependentStates,andwerefinancedviatheCzech–UNDPTrustFund.Additionalfunding,amountingto0.14mUSD,wasprovideddirectlytotheUNDPBosniaandHerzegovinaoffice,foraprojectdealingwithenergysecurity.TheUNDP’smainfundreceivedcontributionsworth39,000USD.

In2012,arepresentativeoftheCzechRepublicsuccessfullyactedastheVice-PresidentoftheExecutiveBoardoftheUNDP,theUnitedNationsPopulationFund(UNFPA)andtheUnitedNationsOfficeforProjectServices(UNOPS).

United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Since1995,CzechvolunteershaveactivelyparticipatedinUNdevelopmentprogrammesandpeacekeepingmissions.280Czechvolunteershavealreadylenttheirhelpinghandtodevelopingcountriesandcrisisareasaroundtheworldsincethen.

In2012,theCzechRepublicsupportedUNvolunteeringviatheparticipationof18Czechvolunteers,elevenofwhomwerewomen,inUNVmultilateralprogrammes.11Czechvolunteersweredeployedonlong-termmissionsinAfrica,Asia,theBalkans–specificallyinKosovo,Ukraine,Vietnam,Mongolia,EastTimor,theDemocraticRepublicofCongoandintheWesternSahara.Furthermore,sevengraduatesofCzechuniversitiesdepartedforannualinternshipsatUNagenciesintheprioritycountriesoftheCzechRepublic’smultilateraldevelopmentassistance.

In2012,UNVreceivedafinancialdonationof0.25mUSDtosupporttheassignmentofCzechvolunteerstodevelopmentprojects.

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

AstheexecutiveagencyoftheUN’sEconomicandSocialCouncil,theUnitedNationsPopulationFund(UNFPA)monitors,assessesandreviewstheimplementationoftheprogrammeofactionoftheInternationalConferenceonPopulationandDevelopment(ICPD)atanational,regionalandinternationallevel.WithinitsdevelopmentUN Headquarters in New York City

UNV: Czech volunteer in a women’s centre in Sudan


programmes,UNFPAfocusesontheissuesofreproductivehealth,specificallyonwaystoimprovematernalhealth,aswellasonglobalhealthawareness,thereductionofchildmortalityandHIV/AIDSprevention.

In2012,arepresentativeoftheCzechRepublicactedastheVice-PresidentoftheExecutiveBoardofUNDP,theUnitedNationsPopulationFund(UNFPA)andtheUnitedNationsOfficeforProjectServices(UNOPS).TheCzechRepublicwasre-electedtotheCommitteefortheUNPopulationFundAwardfortheperiod2013–15.

In2012,UNFPAwasprovidedwithadonationof77,000USDtocoverprojectsintheEasternEuroperegionandtheBalkans.TheseprojectsarecarriedoutbyCzechentitiesinareaswheretheCzechRepublicmayofferprofessionalexpertiseandexperience–forexample,indemographics,maternalhealthandtransitionpromotion.

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

UNEP’sactivitiesfocusonthesustenanceofinternationalcooperationintheareaofenvironment,thecoordinationofUNenvironmentprojects,themonitoringoftheglobalenvironment,submittingproposalsforresolvingthemostpressingenvironmentalchallenges,researchsupport,exchangeanddiffusionofinformationconcerningtheenvironment.UNEPdealswiththeenvironmentalaspectsofsustainabledevelopment,andtheirsocialandeconomicimplications.

The12thspecialmeetingofUNEP’sExecutiveCouncil,andtheGlobalForumofMinistersofthe

Environment,tookplaceinNairobiinFebruary,2012.Thedirectionandprogrammeofthemeetingwereinfluencedbytwoimportanteventsin2012–theUNSummitonSustainableDevelopment(Rio+20)andthe40thanniversaryofthefoundingofUNEP.InaccordancewiththeresultsoftheUNSummitonSustainabledevelopment“Rio+20”,whichtookplaceinJune2012,itwasdecidedtostrengthenUNEPviatheresolutionoftheUNGeneralAssembly.TheresolutionstipulatesageneralmembershipontheUNEPExecutiveCouncilanddemandsprovisionofstableandenhancedUNEPfundingfromtheUNregularbudget,aswellanimprovementofUNEP’scoordinationroleinenvironmentalmatters.

In2012,theCzechRepublicdonated51,000USDtotheEnvironmentalFundofUNEP.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

FAOheadstheinternationalefforttodealwithfamineintheworld,anditspartnershipextendstobothdevelopedanddevelopingcountries.Theorganizationiscurrentlyundergoingthelaststageofareform,whichisduetobecompletein2013.

TheCzechRepublicprovidedtheFAOwithacompulsorycontributionof3.4mUSDfortheyears2012and2013.Italsodonated92,000USDfortheCzechRepublic-FAOcooperationproject,“Training programmes in specific areas”.AregionalcourseaimedatstrengtheningtheforestrydevelopmentofEastEuropeanandCentralAsiancountrieswasrealisedwithinthescopeoftheproject.

World Health Organization (WHO)

ThemainaspectsoftheWorldHealthOrganization’s(WHO)activitiesare:theelaborationofhealthpoliciesandconsultantactivities,accordingtothenecessitiesofitsmembercountries;professionalassistanceinthepreparationofnationalhealthstrategies;monitoringindicatorsofpublichealth;assessingindicatorswithinindividualnationalhealthsystems;thedevelopmentandtestingofnewtechnologies;andproceduresfordiseasecontrolandhealthcaremanagement.

InMay2012,the65thmeetingofWHOassemblytookplaceinGeneva,dealingmostlywiththeexpectedUNEP: a new village water pump, North Darfur


reformandfuturefinancingoftheorganization,aswellastechnicalandhealthissues.

In2012,theCzechRepublicprovidedWHOwithacompulsorycontributionof1.6mUSD.

United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

UNAIDSwasfoundedbyaresolutionoftheUNEconomicandSocialCouncil(ECOSOC)no.24,in1994.UNAIDSisthemainadvocateoftheglobalfightagainsttheAIDSepidemic.Itstrivestoenhanceawarenessandeducationinthisarea,bymonitoringandevaluatingdataaboutthestateofepidemicsandbymobilisingresources.

In2012,theCzechRepublicprovidedtheUNAIDSmainfundwithadonationof51,000USD.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

UNIDOisaspecialisedUNagencyfocusingonassistingdevelopingandtransitioningcountriesinbuildingexportcapacities,industry,environmentaltechnologies,energysectorandagriculture.UNIDOisequallyinvolvedinhelpingthesecountriestocreateafavourableinvestmentclimate,aswellastointegratewiththeglobaleconomy.

In2012,theCzechRepublicactedontheUNIDOIndustrialDevelopmentBoard,ontowhichitwaselectedfortheperiod2011-2015.

TheCzechRepublicprovidedUNIDOwithacompulsorycontributionof0.37mUSD,andalsodonated61,000USD,tobeusedinrealisationoftheUNIDOprojectaimedatdevelopmentofagriculturalbusinessinEthiopia.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

UNODCactivitiesaimatdrugcontrol,crimepreventionandterrorism.ItprovidesUNmembercountrieswithtechnicalcounselling,sectoralstatisticaldata,trendassessmentsandcapacitybuilding.

In2012,theCzechRepublicdonated102,000USDtoUNODCforaprojectinAfghanistanaimedathealthcareforfemaleandyouthprisoninmates.

International Labour Organization (ILO)

In2012,thecooperationoftheCzechRepublicwiththeInternationalLabourOrganizationcontinued,particularlyintheareaofthereinforcementofdemocracy,theobservanceofhumanrightsandondignifiedworkconditionsandsocialjusticebywayofanextendedofferingofemploymentopportunitiesandprotectionofworkers’rights.

Czechfundingof77,000USDwasgiventoanILOprojectinMoldova,whichfocusesonsupportingdignifiedworkandworkopportunitiesforreturnedmigrants.In2012,theCzechRepublicalsoprovidedtheILObudgetwithacompulsorycontributionof1.3mUSD.

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

ThedevelopmentsectorofITUisengagedbothinthelong-termprogrammesofaidfordevelopingandtheleastdevelopedcountries(Benin,Djibouti,Lesotho,Somalia,Guinea,EthiopiaandMali)andinshort-termaidfornaturaldisasters.Long-termprogrammesconsistnotonlyofthedeliveryoftechnologyandsoftware,butalsooftutorialprogrammeswhichincludeskillsasacreationofnationalpoliciesintheareaoftelecommunication,sharingofwell-establishedadministrativeprocedure,andtraininginthehandlingofcrisissituations.

TheCzechmembershipcontributiontoITUwas0.34mUSDin2012.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

UNESCOstrivestocontributetopovertyreduction,sustainabledevelopmentanddialogueamongculturesviathesystematicsupportofeducation,researchandartisticactivities.

In2012,theCzechRepublicprovidedtheUNESCObudgetwithamandatorycontributionof1.8mUSD.


UN–HABITAT

UN-HABITATisaUNprogrammethatsystematicallydealswiththechallengesofhumansettlementandrelatedissuesofsustainabledevelopment,aswellasfulfilmentoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals.Bytheendof2012,theCzechRepublicconcludeditsmembershipoftheGoverningCouncilofUN-HABITAT,ontowhichitwaselectedforthe2009–2012period.

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)

TheUnitedNationsOfficefortheCoordinationofHumanitarianAffairs(UNOCHA)isthemaincoordinatorofglobalhumanitarianassistance.UNOCHAadvocatesworldwideforthetimelyandadequateresponsetohumanitarianneedsarisingfromconflictsanddisasters.In2012,UNOCHAplayedavitalrole,particularly,innegotiationsonunhinderedhumanitarianaccesstointernallydisplacedpersonsinSyria,whilepreservingtheindependentnatureofhumanitarianassistanceamidsttheongoingconflict.

In2012,theCzechRepublicsupportedtheactivitiesofUNOCHAwithafinancialdonationof0.1mUSD.

World Food Programme (WFP)

ThemissionofWFPistoassistpoorinhabitantsofdevelopingcountriesinfightingfamineandmalnutrition.Throughfoodaidandrelatedassistance,WFPsupportseconomicandsocialdevelopment.Inemergencysituations,theProgrammeprovides

emergencyaidtovictimsofnaturalandman-madedisastersandconflicts.80%ofitsresourcesarededicatedtoemergencyassistance,alsocoveringlogistics(transport,warehousingandcommunication).

TheCzechpermanentrepresentativeinWFPactedastheVice-PresidentoftheExecutiveBoardin2012.Inthatsameyear,theCzechRepublicsupportedseveralhumanitarianprojectsimplementedbyWFP:providingemergencyfoodaidtointernallydisplacedpersonsineasternpartsoftheDemocraticRepublicofCongo(0.1mUSD);emergencyassistancetorefugeesfromMaliinneighbouringcountries(0.1mUSD);andaprojectfocusingonnutritionandeducationforgirlsinYemen(0.2mUSD).

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Sinceitsfoundingin1951,theOfficeofUnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugees(UNHCR)hasfulfilleditsmissionamongrefugees,internallydisplacedpersonsandasylumorresettlementseekers.UNHCRoperationsfullyrespecttheprinciplesandgoalshighlightedinthe1951UNConventionRelatingtotheStatusofRefugees,andinthe1961ConventionontheReductionofStatelessness.

In2012,theCzechRepublicprovided0.15mUSDinsupportoftheSyriaRegionalResponsePlancoordinatedbyUNHCR.AnothercontributionfromtheCzechhumanitarianbudgetwasearmarkedforUNHCR’sCampAshraf/CampNewIraqoperation(0.15mUSD).

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF’saimistoprovideprogrammeassistancetoneedychildrenacrosstheglobeinthesectorsofhealth,nutrition,education,maternaldevelopmentparticipation,etc.Atthesametime,UNICEFisresponsibleforhumanitariancoordinationinthesectorsofwaterandsanitation,childprotection,andeducation.

ActingthroughUNICEF,in2012theCzechRepublicprovidedhumanitarianassistanceworth0.13mUSDinsupportofsanitaryinfrastructurerecoveryandtosafeguardpotablewaterforHaitiansaffectedbyhurricaneSandy.WFP: food aid provision to Haiti


United Nations Reliefs and Works Agency (UNRWA)

UNReliefsandWorksAgency(UNRWA)operatesbothinthePalestinianterritoriesoftheWestBankandGaza,aswellasinothercountrieshostingPalestinianrefugees.InconnectionwiththeconflictinSyria,UNRWAisassistingmorethan120,000Palestinianrefugeesinthiscountry.

In2012,theCzechRepublicdonated0.2mUSDinsupportofUNRWA’shumanitarianactivities,bothinthePATandinSyria.

United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

UnitedNationsCentralEmergencyResponseFund(CERF)wasestablishedin2005,withtheaimofprovidingearlyfundingforhumanitarianneedsemergingfromsuddenonsetemergencies.Itsothertaskistoprovidegrantsforthefinancingofcriticallyunderfundedhumanitarianoperationsincountrieswithcomprehensivehumanitarianneeds.

TheCzechRepublicprovidesanannualvoluntarycontributiontothefund;in2012,itcontributed0.12mUSDfromtheMFA’shumanitarianbudget.

Involvement in development activities of the EU

TheEuropeanUnioniscollectivelytheworld’sbiggestaiddonor,andanimportantproponentofgoodpracticesindevelopmentcooperationingeneral.TheCzechRepublicisactivelyinvolvedbothinEUdevelopmentpolicyformulation,aswellasinitsimplementation.AccordingtotheLisbonTreaty,developmentcooperationbelongsamongsharedcompetences,meaningthattheEU’sdevelopmentcooperationpolicyandthatoftheMemberStatescomplementandreinforceeachother.ThebasicEUdevelopmentpolicydocument,outliningthekeyprinciples,prioritiesandcommitmentsistheEuropeanDevelopmentConsensusof2005.TheConsensusconfirmsjointEUcommitmentstosupporttheachievementoftheMDGs,inparticular,halvingglobalpovertyratesby2015.TheConsensushighlightstheimportanceofthepartnershipwithdevelopingcountries,andoftheirownresponsibilityforthedevelopmentprocess.TheConsensusalsocallsfortheimprovedeffectivenessofdevelopmentassistanceandforpolicycoherence,sothatotherpolicyareasdonotunderminedevelopmentobjectives.

In2012,theEUCouncilagreedanewpolicydocument,theAgendaforChange,whichwassetuptoadaptthewayaidisdeliveredinarapidlychangingenvironment.TheagreedprinciplesoftheAgendaforChangewillbeprogressivelyreflectedintheremainderofthecurrentprogrammingcycles,andinfutureEUprogramming.TheAgendaforChangeemphasisestheneedtofocusaidonareaswhereitcanhavethegreatestimpact(thedifferentiationprinciple).FollowingtheAgendaforChange,theEUshouldconcentrateitsdevelopmentcooperationinsupportofhumanrights,democracyandotherkeyelementsofgoodgovernance,aswellasoninclusiveandsustainablegrowthforhumandevelopment.

IntheAgendaforChange,theEUconfirmeditscommitmenttoincreaseaidcoordinationandimprovepolicycoherence.

TheprioritiesoftheAgendaforChangearealsoreflectedinthenewEUStrategyforBudgetSupport.InformulationofthisStrategy,theCzechRepublicsupportedchangesaimingtoleadtobetterfinancialmanagement,macroeconomicstabilityandgrowth,andthefightagainstcorruption.Thebudgetsupportshouldcomplement–notreplace–thegenerationofdomesticresourcesinpartnercountries.

InimplementationofEUdevelopmentassistance,theCzechRepublicemphasises,togetherwiththeothercountrieswhichjoinedtheEUinthelastdecade,theuseoftransitionexperience,accumulatedduringitsowntransitionprocesses.

TheCzechRepubliccontinuouslystrivestocloselylinkitsdevelopmentcooperationactivitieswiththoseoftheEUandcallsforgeographicalbalanceofEUdevelopmentcooperationanditsimprovedeffectiveness.TheCzechRepublicisactivelyinvolvedintheformulationofEUdevelopmentpolicy,focusingonitsownthematicandgeographicalpriorities,andparticipatesintheprogrammingandimplementationofactivitiesfinancedbyEUexternalinstruments.Recently,theCzechRepublicsupportedtheEUinitiativeofJointProgramming,whichaimstoimprovetheeffectivenessofEUjointeffortswithpartnercountries.


Development cooperation funded from the EU budget and the European Development Fund

ExternalcooperationoftheEUconsistsofseveninstrumentsthatreceivefundingfromtheEUbudget,togetherwithadditionalfundsoutsidetheEUbudget,providedbytheEuropeanDevelopmentFund(EDF).BesidesEDF,whichfinancestheEU’scooperationwiththepoorestcountriesinAfrica,theCaribbeanandthePacific,themostimportanttools,intermsoftheamountoffundingprovidedtoEUdevelopmentprogrammesaretheotherthreeinstrumentsofterritorialfocus:theDevelopmentCooperationInstrument(DCI),focusingmostnotablyonthedevelopingcountriesofAsiaandLatinAmerica,aswellastheInstrumentforPre-AccessionAssistance(IPA)andtheEuropeanNeighbourhoodandPartnershipInstrument(ENPI).IntermsoftheCzechRepublic’sforeignpriorities,theEuropeanInstrument

forDemocracyandHumanRights(EIDHR)isalsoconsideredsignificant.TheCzechRepublicparticipatedintheprogrammingoftheEU’sdevelopmentassistancetoindividualpartnercountriesandregions;thisinvolvedtheapprovalofgeneralstrategicpapers,long-termindicativeprogrammesandannualactionplans.

IntermsofEUdevelopmentassistanceimplementation,theCzechRepublichasstriventoincreasetheparticipationofCzechentitiesintheimplementationofprojectsfundedbytheEUinstrumentsforexternalassistance.

FundingprovidedtotheEUbudgetconstitutesanimportantpartofCzechmultilateralassistance,withroomforfurthergrowthinthefuture;acertainpartofthefundingprovidedtotheEUbudgetqualifiestowardstheCzechRepublic’sODA.In2012,thiscontributionamountedto100.3mUSD.TheCzechRepublicalsocontributed17.4mUSDtoEDF.

Involvement in development activities of the OECD

Development Assistance Committee (DAC)

TheOECD’sDevelopmentAssistanceCommittee(DAC)monitorsglobaldevelopmentinawidercontext,andensuresthecoherenceofrules,whilealsoprovidingoverallinputsnecessaryforthedraftingandimplementationofdevelopmentcooperationrules.In2012,theCzechRepublicremainedanobserverwithintheDAC,andmadeextensiveuseofDACsectoralstrategicdocumentsrelatedtovariousmodalitiesofdevelopmentcooperation,aswellasDACexpertiseintheareaofstatisticreporting.Attheendof2012,theCzechRepublicandotherOECDmembercountrieswithDACobserverstatuswereinvitedtojointheDAC.TheCzechRepublicsubsequentlyexpresseditsreadinesstolaunchtheaccessionprocessforfullDACmembership.

Similartowhathadhappenedpreviously,theCommitteepreparedpeerreviewsofselectedDACmembers,focusingin2012ontheRepublicofKorea,Finland,CanadaandLuxembourg.The“Development Cooperation Report, 2012 – Lessons in Linking Sustainability and Development”belongstoregularkeydevelopmentcooperationdocumentspublishedbytheOECD.Thefinalversionofthedocument“Better Policies for Development – Policy Coherence for Development and Global Food Security”wasadoptedin2012.

In2012,theCzechRepubliccontributed0.03mUSDintargetedcontributionstotheOECD’stechnicalcooperationprojects.

Development Centre (DEV)

TheOECD’sDevelopmentCentre(DEV)remainsthemainplatformforcooperation,comparativeanalysesandinformaldiscussionsondevelopmentissuesamongtheOECDmembersandothercountries.DEVtookanactivepartinthepreparationoftheOECDStrategyonDevelopment,adoptedinMay,2012.ThemaingoaloftheStrategyistoidentifytheOECD’scomparativeadvantagesinthechangingglobaleconomiclandscapeincomparisontootherinternationalorganizations,aswellastostrengthentheOECD’scontributionstohigherandmoreinclusivegrowthinthewidestarrayofcountries.OtherreasonsforelaborationofthenewStrategyareduetotheshiftofthecentreofeconomicgrowthontonon-OECDmembercountries,thechangingstructureofdevelopmentfinancingandtheincreasingamountofpovertyinmiddle-incomecountries.

SubsequenttotheFourthHighLevelForum(HLF4)inBusan,inJuly2012,thesessionoftheWorkingPartyonAidEffectivenessapprovedthemandateoftheGlobalPartnershipforEffectiveDevelopment


Cooperation.TheGlobalPartnershipbringstogetherOECDmembercountriesandawiderangeofotherprovidersandrecipientsofdevelopmentassistance(particularyimportantistheparticipationofOECD

keypartnercountriesinthisPartnership,suchasChina,India,Indonesiaandotheremergingeconomies,whoarenotonlyrecipients,butalsoprovidersofdevelopmentassistance).

International financial institutions

International Development Association (IDA)

TheInternationalDevelopmentAssociation(IDA),foundedin1960,isoneofthememberinstitutionsoftheWorldBankGroup.Itsprincipalmissionistoreducepovertyinthepoorestcountriesbyprovidinginterest-freeloansandgrantstoprogrammesthatsupporteconomicgrowthandimprovedlivingconditionsforlocalinhabitants.79countries,thepercapitaGDPofwhichdidnotexceed1,175USDin2012,arepresentlyauthorisedtodrawonIDAfunding.

In2012,theCzechRepubliccommittedtocontributingtoIDAsourcesin2012–14,withatotalsumof17.3mUSD,5.7mUSDofwhichwaspaidin2012asthefirstinstalment.

Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI)

Foundedin2006,MDRI’saimistocompletelyrelieveselecteddevelopingcountriesoftheirdebts

vis-à-vistheInternationalDevelopmentAssociation,theInternationalMonetaryFundandtheAfricanDevelopmentFund.ThegovernmentoftheCzechRepublicapprovedacommitmenttoprovideMDRIovertheperiod2012–2022with5.9mUSDinfunding.In2012,theCzechRepublicpaidinstalmentamountingto0.4mUSD.

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

TheArticlesofAgreementoftheInternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopmentweredraftedattheBrettonWoodsConferencesin1944and1946.IBRDstrivestoreducepovertyinmiddle-incomecountries,aswellasincreditworthycountries,throughtheprovisionofloans,guaranteesandotherassistance,includinganalyticalandconsultancyservicesforthesakeofsustainabledevelopment.

AnannualreviewofthecapitalinvestmentpaidbytheCzechRepublicinCZKisperformedeachyear,toverify

Paris: the accession of the Czech Republic to the OECD/DAC


whetheritsdollarvalue,affectedbyvariationsintheCZK/USDexchangerate,remainsthesame.In2012,theCzechRepublicpaidatotalof6.7mUSDtoIBRDasaresultofexchangeratedevelopment.ThepaymentrelatedtotheincreaseoftheIBRDcapital,approvedbythegovernorsofthebankin2011,wasrealisedin2012.TheIBRDcapitalwillbeincreasedbynearly58.4billionUSD.TheCzechRepublicisauthorisedtosubscribetoatotalof1685IBRDshares,ofwhich581shares(4.2mUSD)weresubscribedtoin2012.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

EBRDwasfoundedin1991toassistthecountriesofCentralandEasternEuropeandCentralAsiaastheytransitionedtoamarketeconomy,andiscurrentlypresentin29countriesintheseareas.In2011,theBoardofGovernorsdecidedtoextendthebank’smandatetocoverthesouthernandeasternMediterraneanregion,withEgypt,Morocco,TunisiaandJordanexpressingtheirinterestinbenefitingfromthebank’sactivities.TheCzechRepublichasbuiltawell-respectedpositionamongthenewEUmemberstates,earningrecognitionasanactivepartnerofEBRD,namelyinter alia,duetothetiming

ofthecountry’sjoiningoftheWesternBalkansFundin2006,andbysettingupitsownCzechTechnicalAssistanceFund.

In2012,theCzechRepublicsupportedEBRDactivities,namelytheaforementionedCzechTechnicalAssistanceFund,withacontributionof1.3mUSD,andtheChernobylSarcophagusFund,withacontributionof3.41mUSD.

Transfer of Shares at the Earned from the Sale of IMF Gold

In2012,theCzechRepublicagreededtotransferitssharesintheextraordinaryearningsoftheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)tobenefitthePovertyReductionandGrowthTrust(PRGT).ThePRGTfacilityisafundmanagedbytheIMF,providingpreferentialloanstothelow-incomecountries.TheCzechRepubliccontributedtheamountof2.95mSDR(representing,inNovember2012,whenthetransfertookeffect,theequivalentof4.6mUSD).

Red Cross: humanitarian aid in Somalia


Other international organizations

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

TheintergovernmentalInternationalOrganizationforMigration(IOM)wasfoundedin1951.Itsmainfocusrestsonsolvingthechallengesofmigration,includingassistancetorefugees.IthaspursueditsactivitiesintheCzechRepublicsince1998,dealingmostnotablywiththeissuesofvoluntaryreturnsandre-integration,labourmigration,thepreventionofandfightagainsthumantrafficking,buildingofcapacitiesinmigrationmanagementandintegrationofimmigrants.

In2012,theCzechRepublicprovidedIOMwithamandatorycontributionof0.16mUSD,andwithavoluntarydonationworth0.14mUSDinsupportoftherecoveryoflocalcommunitiesinPakistanafterinternalconflictandfloods.

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

TheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrosswasfoundedin1863,withthegoalofpromotingthecareofpeopleinjuredinwars,includingtherelevantinternationaltreaties,whilealsoinitiatingtheexistenceoffieldhealthservicesinindividualcountries.TheICRCheadquartersarelocatedinGeneva;itpursuesitsindependentmissionof

assistingvictimsofwarsandviolence,whilealsopromotingobservanceofInternationalHumanitarianLaw(IHL)andhumanitarianprinciples,mostnotablyinthesituationofviolentconflicts.

TheCzechRepubliccooperateswiththeICRCbothintheadvocacyworkrelatedtoIHL,aswellasintheprovisionofhumanitarianassistance.In2012,theCzechRepublicprovidedamandatorycontributionamountingto0.67mUSD.Furthermore,incooperationwithICRC,humanitarianemergencyaidworth0.18mUSDwasprovidedtotheconflict-affectedpopulationinSyria.

Law and Order Trust Fund in Afghanistan (LOTFA)

TheLawandOrderTrustFundinAfghanistan(LOTFA)isamultilateralfinancialmechanism,whichprovidessupporttothebuildingofAfghanNationalPoliceforces.LOTFAisjointlyadministeredbytheGovernmentofAfghanistanandtheUNDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP).ItrepresentsthemostreliablewayoffulfilmentinternationalfinancialpledgesmadeinsupportofthetransitionofresponsibilityforsecurityinAfghanistan,aswellasforthedevelopmentofcivilsecuritycapacities.In2012,theCzechRepublic’scontributiontoLOTFAwasworth0.5mUSD.

WFP: food aid provided to South Sudan


The legislative and strategic framework of Czech development cooperation

ThebasiclegislativeandstrategicframeworkofCzechdevelopmentcooperationisdefinedbytheAct on Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid,whichcameintoeffectin2010,aswellasbytheDevelopment Cooperation Strategy of the Czech Republic 2010-2017,alsoapprovedin2010.Besidesitsotheraims,theStrategyupdatedthegoalsofCzechdevelopmentcooperation,aswellasitsprinciples,whilealsodefiningnewpriorityterritoriesandsectors.

In2012,anumberofmovesweremadetowardsthepracticalimplementationofprioritiessetbytheStrategy,towardsthemorestrategicinvolvementoftheCzechRepublicinmultilateraldevelopmentcooperation,andfurtherimprovementoftheeffectivenessofCzechassistance.

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61ThelegislativeandstrategicframeworkofCzechdevelopmentcooperation

The Act on Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid

• Clearlydefinesdevelopmentcooperationandhumanitarianassistance

• Dividespowersandauthorityamongvariousstateinstitutions

• LegallydefinestheCzechDevelopmentAgencyastheimplementationtoolwithinCzechdevelopmentcooperation

• Asforhumanitarianaid,theActdividespowersamongtheMinistryofForeignAffairsoftheCzechRepublicandtheMinistryofInterioroftheCzechRepublic,whilealsoharmonizingtheassistancewiththeexistingsystemofintegratedemergencymanagement

Development Cooperation Strategy of the Czech Republic 2010–2017

• ConsiderschangesintheforeignpolicyandtheeconomiccontextaswellasnewcommitmentsoftheCzechRepublicwithintheEuropeanUnionandothermultilateralforums

• Reflectsinternationalrecommendationsconcerningeffectiveness,transparencyandcoherenceofdevelopmentactivities

• UpdateskeygoalsofCzechdevelopmentassistanceaswellastherulesforitsproviding

• Definesnewprioritysectorsandterritories

Georgia: sustainable power sources in the protected Tusheti area

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Other strategic documents

In2012,anewStrategy of awarding government scholarshipstostudentsfromdevelopingcountriesfor2013-2018wasfinalisedandapprovedbythegovernmentoftheCzechRepublic.TheStrategyaimstosimplifythescholarshipawardingprocess,andmakeitmoretransparent.FurtherobjectivesoftheStrategyincludeagreaterconcentrationofthescholarshipsonlow-incomepartnercountriesandbetterutilisationofrelationshipswiththestudentsforthebenefitofrelationsbetweentheCzechRepublicandtheirhomecountries.

Electronicapplicationformsandonlineacademicaptitudetestshavebeenintroduced,tostreamlinetheselectionprocess,andanelectronicregisterofallapplicantshasbeensetup.DeploymentofCzechlecturersatpartneruniversitiesindevelopingcountrieshasalsobeenlaunched,asacomplementarycomponentofthescholarshipprogramme.

TheMinistryofForeignAffairshasalsodraftedtheMultilateral Development Cooperation Strategy of the Czech Republicfor2013-2017.ThedocumentwasprecededbyananalysisofexistingdevelopmentactivitiesoftheCzechRepublic,inpartnership

withinternationalorganizations,andappraisedtherespectiveorganizationswithrespecttotheireffectiveness,transparencyanddegreeofaccordancewithCzechinterests.TheStrategythenidentifiestheobjectivesandprioritiesofCzechmultilateraldevelopmentcooperationandsetsthedirectionforfurtherpartnershipswithinternationalorganizationsinthefieldsofdevelopmentandhumanitarianassistance.

TheStrategyalsoaimsatabalancedrepresentationoftheCzechRepubliconthemanagingandexecutivebodiesoftherespectiveorganizations,aswellasatincreasedparticipationofCzechexperts,researchinstitutions,NGOs,privatecompaniesandpublic-sectororganizationsinmultilateraldevelopmentprojects.

Moldova: support to availability of homecare services

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7 Institutional backing of Czech development cooperation

Inpreviousyears,theCzechRepublichasundertakenanumberofmeasurestocreateaneffectivesystemofdevelopmentassistance,includingitsinstitutionalbacking.Firstandforemost,atransformationoftheinstitutionalset-upforbilateraldevelopmentcooperationwascompleted.MakingthedevelopmentcooperationbudgettheresponsibilityoftheMinistryofForeignAffairs,andthefoundingoftheCzechDevelopmentAgencywereamongthekeyoutputsofthetransformation.TheCzechRepublic,however,continuesstrivingtoincreasetheeffectivenessofitsdevelopmentassistanceevenfurther.

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Institutional structure of Czech Development Cooperation

MINISTRYOF FOREIGN

AFFAIRS development cooperation

coordinator

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of the Interior

Ministry of Industry and Trade

OTHER MINISTRIES

DEVELOPMENTCOOPERATION

COUNCILtopic-specific

working groups

PLATFORMSof business entities

and NGOs

PROJECTS

CZECH

DEVELOPMENT

AGENCY

EMBASSIES

Prague: meeting of Visegrad group on humanitarian aid

66 InstitutionalbackingofCzechdevelopmentcooperation

Withinthecurrentinstitutionalbackingofdevelopmentcooperation,pursuanttotheDevelopmentCooperationAct:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs preparesstrategicdocuments,annualPlansofBilateralDevelopmentCooperation,aswellasmid-termforecasts,providesfortheevaluationofdevelopmentprojectsandprogrammes,andmanagestheCzechDevelopmentAgency.Italsooverseestheimplementationoftransitionassistance.

The Czech Development Agencyisresponsiblefortheimplementationofdevelopmentcooperation,includingtheidentificationofsuitableprojects,organizationofselectionprocedures(bothpublictendersandsubsidies),thesigningofcontractsandprojectmonitoring.

Representativesof ministriesmeetattheCouncil on Development Cooperation, whichprovidesforinter-ministerialcoordination,andcoherenceofthegoalsandprioritiesofdevelopmentcooperationandotherinstrumentsofgovernmentpolicy,withinthescopelaiddownintheCouncil’sStatuteandapprovedbythegovernment.

Embassiesintheprioritycountriesplayanimportantpartintheidentificationandformulationofsuitableprojects,includingimplementationmonitoring;theyareanimportantcontactpointforstateandotherinstitutionsfromthepartnercountries,aswellasforCzechassistanceproviders.Anumberofcommitmentsvis-à-vispartnercountriesalsoarisefromthecommitmentsadoptedwithintheEU.

Prague: the Czech Development Agency

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8 Transparency and evaluation

Transparencyisamajorfactorcontributingtotheachievementoftheresultsexpectedofdevelopmentcooperation,aswellastowinningsupportofthepublicindonorcountries.InDecember2010,theCounciloftheEUadoptedtheConclusionsonMutualAccountabilityandTransparencythatbindtheEUanditsmemberstatestodiscloseinformationonthevolumeandrecipientsoftheirbilateralassistance,andtobuildmutualaccountabilitytogetherwithpartnercountries.TheprinciplesoftransparencyindevelopmentassistanceandthemutualaccountabilityofthepartiesinvolvedarealsolaiddownintheParisDeclarationonAidEffectivenessandintheAccraAgendaforAction.

Czechdevelopmentpolicyistransparentandopentopublicdiscussioninvolvingothergovernmentalinstitutions,non-governmentalorganizations,thebusinesssectorandacademia,aswellasotherstakeholders.Bycontinuouslyprovidinginformationontheaims,projectsandresultsofdevelopmentcooperation,theCzechRepublicstrivestoincreasethegenerallevelofcommitmenttodevelopmentassistance.

69Transparencyandevaluation

Measures to increase transparency and effectiveness in the implementation of development cooperation include:

• AdoptionoftheActonDevelopmentCooperationandHumanitarianAidthatdefinesdevelopmentcooperationaswellashumanitarianaid,whilealsolayingdowntheresponsibilitiesofindividualgovernmentbodiesinvolvedindevelopmentassistance.Atthesametime,theActalsosetscertainspecificrulesaimedatincreasingtheeffectivenessofdrawingfundsfromthestatebudget,aswellasatvariousformsofdevelopmentcooperationandhumanitarianaid

• AdoptionoftheCzechRepublic’sDevelopmentCooperationStrategyfor2010-2017,thatdefinesprioritycountriesandsectorsofdevelopmentcooperationwithinaglobalcontext

• DraftingoftheProjectCycleMethodology,thatdefinestherolesofindividualstakeholders,aswellasaunifiedprocedureforthepreparation,planningandmanagementofindividualdevelopmentcooperationprojects

• EstablishmentoftheCouncilonDevelopmentCooperationasaninter-departmentalcoordinationbody,includingrepresentativesofthenon-governmentalandbusinessplatforms

• DisclosureofinformationonCzechdevelopmentcooperationviawebsitesoftheMinistryofForeignAffairsoftheCzechRepublic(www.mzv.cz/aid)andtheCzechDevelopmentAgency(www.czda.cz)thatfeatureCzechstrategicandprogrammedocuments,informationontheintentionsandactivitieswithinbilateralandmultilateraldevelopmentcooperation,overviewsoffundingforpreviousyears,informationonhumanitarianaidprovidedbytheCzechRepublictoforeigncountries,rulesforselectingandimplementingbilateraldevelopmentprojectsandinformationontendersorcallsforproposals,evaluationreports,aswellasminutesfrommeetingsoftheCouncilonDevelopmentCooperation.

Mongolia: increasing the quality of plant production in Dornogobi

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Evaluation

Evaluationofdevelopmentprojectsandprogrammesisanintegralpartofbestpracticesindevelopmentcooperationpursuedbydonorcountries,includingtheCzechRepublic.Usingqualifiedindependentexperts,theaimofevaluationistoassessresultsonthebasisofrecognisedOECD/DACcriteria:relevanceofthecompletedprojectsanddevelopmentcooperationprogrammesintermsofthedevelopmentneedsofpartnercountries;impactsofindividualactivitiesonrelevanttargetgroups;effectivenessandefficiencyofprojectimplementation;andsustainabilityofprojectoutcomesfollowingprojectcompletion.Conclusionsandrecommendationsarisingfromexternalevaluationsareinstrumentalintheeffectivetargetingofsubsequentactivitiesbythedonorcountry.Evaluationsarethusnecessary,intermsofthequalityofdevelopmentassistanceprovidedbytheCzechRepublic,intheefforttoincreasethefundingavailableforofficialdevelopmentassistance,aswellasinordertopresenttheresultsofdevelopmentcooperationtothepublic.

TheMinistryofForeignAffairsisprimarilyresponsibleforevaluationswithintheprojectcycle.Individualprojectsorgroupsofsector-specificprojectsmaybeassessed,asmaymorecomplex

volumesofdevelopmentassistance,suchassectorsacrosspartnercountries,ordevelopmentcooperationprogrammes.

In2012,theevaluationfunctionwithindevelopmentcooperationwasperformedfullybytheMinistryofForeignAffairsoftheCzechRepublic.Inthefirstquarteroftheyear,anevaluationstudyappraiseddevelopmentactivitieshithertomanagedbytheCzechMinistriesofFinance,IndustryandTradeandtheInterior.Asregardsprojectevaluations,thosewereconductedinMongolia,PAT,BosniaandHerzegovina,MoldovaandGeorgia.AglobaldevelopmenteducationprojecttargetedatCzechpupilsandteacherswasalsoevaluated.

Inaccordancewithgoodpractice,theevaluationreportswerediscussedatdisseminationseminars,andthereafterpublishedonwww.mzv.cz/aid.Recommendationsarisingfromtheevaluationswerereflecteduponinaformalisedmanagementresponseprocess,andweresubsequentlyusedtodecideupondefiningfutureinterventionsinthepartnercountries.

Myanmar/Burma: evaluation of a humanitarian aid project

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Statistical Appendix

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73StatisticalAppendix

Official Development Assistance (ODA) of the Czech Republic (mil. USD) (according to the OECD/DAC Statistical Reporting )

2009 2010 2011 2012

ODATotal 214.72 227.56 250.46 219.63

I.ABilateralODA 101.04 79.36 76.96 66.44

1.Budgetsupport 0.00 0.80 0.00 0.00

2.Bilateralcorecontributions&pooledprogrammes&funds 1.71 0.67 2.18 2.68

3.Project-typeinterventions 45.07 29.68 33.88 31.87

4.Expertsandothertechnicalassistance 19.60 23.28 15.47 11.46

5.Scholarshipsandstudentcostsindonorcountries 5.95 5.91 5.49 4.56

6.Debtrelief 3.07 0.00 0.00 0.00

7.Administrativecostsnotincludedelsewhere 3.90 4.68 6.36 4.98

8.Otherin-donorexpenditures(developmentawareness,refugees) 21.74 14.34 13.58 10.88

I.BMultilateralODA 113.68 148.20 173.50 153.20

BilateralODA% 47.06% 34.88% 30.72% 30.25%

ODA/GNI 0.120% 0.127% 0.125% 0.124%

GNI 179,630 179,722 200,934 177,762

CZK/USDexchangerate 18.99 19.08 17.67 19.54

47 %

53 %

35 %

65 %

31 %

69 %

2009 2010 2011

30 %

70 %

2012

Bilateral ODA Multilateral ODA

Total Czech ODA in 2005–2012 (mil. USD)

66.44

219.64

153.20

50mil. USD

2006 20072005 2008 2009 2010 2011

100

150

200

250

135.13

160.86

178.89

249.21

214.72227.56

250.46

70.7483.16

97.93

132.07113.68

148.20

173.50

64.3980.95

117.14

101.0479.36 76.96

77.7

Bilateral ODA Multilateral ODA Total ODA

2012

74 StatisticalAppendix

Top ten recipients of Czech ODA (mil. USD)

2009 2010 2011 2012

Ranking Country USD Country USD Country USD Country USD

1 Mongolia 6.80 Afghanistan 13.26 Afghanistan 11.36 Afghanistan 12.70

2 Georgia 5.60 Mongolia 6.76 Mongolia 4.69 Moldavia 4.88

3 Ukraine 5.00 Moldavia 3.97 Moldavia 4.28 Mongolia 4.06

4BosniaandHerzegovina

5.00 Georgia 3.89BosniaandHerzegovina

3.58BosniaandHerzegovina

3.17

5 Afghanistan 4.60 Serbia 3.58 Serbia 3.19 Ethiopia 3.10

6 Serbia 4.50 Kosovo 3.52 Ukraine 3.03 Georgia 2.63

7 Vietnam 3.60BosniaandHerzegovina

3.10 Ethiopia 2.93 Ukraine 2.54

8 Kosovo 3.40 Ukraine 3.01 Georgia 2.05 Serbia 2.38

9 Moldova 3.10 Haiti 2.77 Belarus 1.78 Kosovo 2.26

10 Cambodia 2.80 Vietnam 2.36PalestinianAut.Terr.

1.76PalestinianAut.Terr.

1.68

Share of ODA in Czech GNI in 2005–2012 (%)

0,124

0,10

2006 20072005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

0,11

0,12

0,13

0,114

0,120

0,110

0,124

0,120

0,1270,125


Czech bilateral assistance by region (mil. USD)

2009 2010 2011 2012

Sub-SaharanAfrica 9.59 7.58 8.27 7.09

SouthandCentralAsia 37.73 23.91 17.58 18.82

OtherAsiaandOceania 15.03 10.35 7.99 6.94

MiddleEastandNorthAfrica 4.85 3.49 4.74 6.05

LatinAmericaandtheCarribean 4.12 5.58 1.96 1.20

Europe 28.33 21.09 20.02 19.06

Unspecified 1.39 7.36 16.40 7.28

Total 101.04 79.36 76.96 66.44

Czech bilateral assistance by income group (mil. USD)

2009 2010 2011 2012

Leastdevelopedcountries(LDCs) 39.00 24.46 21.23 21.33

Otherlowincomecountries 6.31 6.91 1.08 0.86

Lowermiddleincomecountries 38.48 30.72 22.67 23.98

Uppermiddleincomecountries 11.86 9.55 13.59 11.09

Unallocatedbyincome 5.39 7.72 18.39 9.18

Total 101.04 79.36 76.96 66.44

37 % 30 % 23 %

2009 2010 2011

9 % 10 % 11 %

15 % 13 % 10 %

1 % 9 % 21 %

5 % 4 % 6 %

28 % 27 % 26 %

4 % 7 % 3 %

28 %

2012

10 %

29 %

2 %

11 %

11 %

9 %

39 % 31 % 28 %

2009 2010 2011

6 % 9 % 1 %

38 % 39 % 29 %

5 % 10 % 24 %

12 % 12 % 18 %

32 %

2012

1 %

36 %

17 %

14 %

76 StatisticalAppendix

Czech bilateral assistance by sector (mil. USD)

2009 2010 2011 2012

Socialinfrastructure 51.03 40.11 38.26 33.11

Economicinfrastructure 4.59 2.72 5.65 4.47

Productionsector 8.15 7.61 6.56 5.40

Multisector 2.41 2.17 2.57 1.37

Commodityaid&generalprogrammeassistance 0.03 0.37 0.00 0.04

Actionrelatingtodebt 3.07 0.00 0.00 0.00

Humanitarianaid 4.41 7.03 3.97 4.95

Administrativecostsofdonors 3.90 4.68 6.36 4.98

Refugeesindonorcountries 15.79 13.54 11.72 9.52

Unscpecified 7.66 1.13 1.87 2.60

Total 101.04 79.36 76.96 66.44

Czech multilateral assistance by channel (mil. USD)

2009 2010 2011 2012

UnitedNationsagencies 12.34 6.27 8.37 7.84

EuropeanUnioninstitutions 94.32 110.21 143.12 117.65

WorldBankGroup 6.61 11.04 15.65 16.86

Regionaldevelopmentbanks 0.00 13.23 5.61 4.72

Otheragencies 0.41 7.45 0.75 6.13

Total 113.68 148.20 173.50 153.20

51 % 51 % 50 %

5 % 3 % 7 %

8 % 10 % 9 %2 %

3 % 3 %8 %

1 % 2 %16 %

17 % 15 %4 %

6 % 8 %4 %

9 % 5 %3 %

2009 2010 201150 %

7 %

8 %

2 %

4 %

14 %

7 %

7 %

2012

83 % 74 % 82 %

2009 2010 2011

11 %

4 %5 %

5 %

9 %3 %

6 % 7 % 9 %

77 %

2012

5 %

3 %

11 %

4 %


List of AbbreviationsACP Africa,theCaribbeanandthePacificArea

CARICOM CaribbeanCommunity

CzDA CzechDevelopmentAgency

CERF CentralEmergencyResponseFund

CIS TheCommonwealthofIndependentStates

CPI CorruptionPerception’sIndex

CZK CzechCrown

DAC DevelopmentAssistanceCommittee

DCI DevelopmentCooperationInstrument

DDA DohaDevelopmentAgenda

DIP ECHO DisasterPreparednessECHO

EBRD EuropeanBankforReconstructionandDevelopment

EDF EuropeanDevelopmentFund

EGAP ExportGuaranteeandInsuranceCorporation

ECHO DirectorateGeneralforHumanitarianAid

EIB EuropeanInvestmentBank

EIDHR EuropeanInstrumentforDemocracyandHumanRights

ENPI EuropeanNeighbourhoodandPartnershipInstrument

ERF EuropeanDevelopmentFund

EU EuropeanUnion

EULEX EuropeanUnionRuleofLawMissioninKosovo

FAO FoodandAgricultureOrganization

FoRS CzechForumforDevelopmentCooperation

GEF GlobalEnvironmentFacility

GHD GoodHumanitarianDonorship

GNI GrossNationalIncome

GNP GrossNationalProduct

HDI HumanDevelopmentIndex

IAEA InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency

IBRD InternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopment

ICRC InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross

IDA InternationalDevelopmentAssociation

ILO InternationalLabourOrganization

IMF InternationalMonetaryFund

IOM InternationalOrganizationforMigration

IPA InstrumentsforPre-AccessionAssistance

ISAF InternationalSecurityAssistanceForce

ISDR InternationalStrategyforDisasterReduction

ITU InternationalTelecommunicationUnion

LDCs LeastDevelopedCountries

LMIC LowerMiddleIncomeCountriesandTerritories

LOTFA LawandOrderTrustFundinAfghanistan

MDGs MillenniumDevelopmentGoals

MDRI MultilateralDebtReliefInitiative

NGO Non-governmentalorganization

ODA OfficialDevelopmentAssistance

OECD OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment

OLIC OtherLowIncomeCountries

PAT PalestinianAutonomousTerritories

PCD PolicyCoherenceforDevelopment

PPP PublicPrivatePartnership

PRSP PovertyReductionStrategyPaper

PRT ProvincialReconstructionTeam

QIP QuickImpactProjects

UMIC UpperMiddleIncomeCountriesandTerritories

UN UnitedNations

UNAIDS UnitedNationsProgrammeonHIV/AIDS

UNDP UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme

UNEP UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme

UNESCO UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization

UNDPKO UnitedNationsDepartmentforPeacekeepingOperations

UNFCCC UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange

UNFPA UnitedNationsPopulationFund

UN-HABITAT UNHumanSettlementsProgramme

UNHCR UnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugees

UNICEF UnitedNationsInternationalChildren’sFund

UNIDO UnitedNationsIndustrialDevelopmentOrganization

UNOCHA UnitedNationsOfficefortheCoordinationofHumanitarianAffairs

UNODC UnitedNationsOfficeonDrugsandCrime

UNRWA UnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestineRefugees

UNV UnitedNationsVolunteers

USD UnitedStatesDollar

WB WorldBank

WFP WorldFoodProgramme

WHO WorldHealthOrganization

WTO WorldTradeOrganization

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Useful Links Related to Development Cooperation

General Information on Czech Development Cooperationwww.mzv.cz/aid MinistryofForeignAffairsoftheCzechRepublicwww.czda.cz/ CzechDevelopmentAgencywww.varianty.cz/indexEn.php Interculturalanddevelopmenteducationwww.mzv.cz/prtlogar ProvincialReconstructionTeaminLogar,Afghanistan

Platforms of the non-governmental organizations, business entities and others involved in Czech Development Cooperationwww.fors.cz/english.htm CzechForumforDevelopmentCooperationwww.ceskoprotichudobe.cz/en/ TheCzechRepublicAgainstPoverty

Information on the European Union Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aidwww.europa.eu/pol/dev/index_en.htm EUDevelopmentCooperationwww.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm DirectorateGeneralforDevelopmentandCooperation(EuropeAid)www.ec.europa.eu/echo DirectorateGeneralforHumanitarianAidandCivilProtection

(ECHO)

International Organizationswww.un.org/esa/ UnitedNations–InformationonDevelopmentwww.un.org/millenniumgoals/ UN–MillenniumDevelopmentGoals(MDGs)www.undp.org/ UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP)www.ochaonline.un.org UnitedNationsOfficefortheCoordinationofHumanitarianAffairs

(OCHA)www.oecd.org/dac OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment–

DevelopmentAssistanceCommittee(OECD/DAC)www.europeandcis.undp.org UNDPRegionalCentreforEuropeandtheCommonwealthof

IndependentStates(CIS)inBratislava,Slovakiawww.worldbank.org WorldBankwww.imf.org InternationalMonetaryFund

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CzechEmbassyinSarajevoarchive(p.7,38),AndreaMiková(p.9,16,20,32),PRTLogararchive(p.15),JanPivec(p.18),Filip

Moravec(p.18),DamirKasum(p.19,29),OlgaZdrálková(p.19),JanaKorbelová(p.20),CaritasCzechRepublicarchive(p.21,

24,25),CzechDevelopmentAgencyarchive(p.22,26,31,39,43,49,65,67,69,73,backcover),CzechEmbassyinUlaanbaatar

archive(p.23),IvanaPejićPovolná(p.27),YousefDahdal(p.28),PeopleinNeedarchive(p.30,47),FrantišekZouhar(p.36),

MartinNáprstek(p.37),LucieNečasová(p.40),CzechEmbassyinTbilisiarchive(p.41),UNPhoto/MiltonGrant(p.51),UNV

archive(p.51),UNPhoto/AlbertGonzalezFarran(p.52),UNPhoto/LoganAbassi(p.54),UNPhoto/TobinJones(p.58),UN

Photo/MartinePerret(p.59),ZuzanaBiniová(p.61),JanČerník(p.62),KateřinaŠilhánková(p.63),VeronikaHavlíčková(p.70)

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