Multilateral cooperation

As a strong supporter of multilateralism, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg’s commitment to multilateral organisations remains one of the mainstays of Luxembourg’s Development Cooperation when acting at international level. Through the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Strategy, entitled ‘On the road to 2030’, the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations are at the heart of Luxembourg’s Development Cooperation’s commitment.

In total, almost 30% of Luxembourg’s total official development assistance goes annually to international and multilateral organisations (EUR 119,670,040.93 in 2019). Multilateral cooperation relates to both the agencies, funds and programmes in the United Nations family as well as other multilateral organisations such as the European Union (EU) institutions, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Cooperation and Development in Europe (OECD).

UNITED NATIONS (UN)

As in previous years, Luxembourg participated in meetings of the executive boards of UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS, UN Women and UNICEF. In 2019, Luxembourg served on the executive board of UNICEF, in a year that marked the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. At the annual session of the UNICEF executive board Luxembourg facilitated the decision on the annual report on humanitarian action.

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EUROPEAN UNION

Under the Romanian Presidency, Luxembourg took part in the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in its development configuration in Brussels on 16 May 2019. Under the Finnish Presidency, Luxembourg took part in the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in its development configuration in Brussels on 25 November 2019.

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OECD

Luxembourg is an active member of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), which became part of the OECD in 1961. The DAC is an international forum in which donor countries and multilateral organisations work together to help partner countries reduce poverty and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The DAC thus provides a forum for a community of decision-makers to discuss, improve and coordinate their public policies and approaches.

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