Progress: In progress
Continue efforts to substantially increase the ODA funding for gender equality programmes
Proponent:
Malta
Republic of Malta
Remarks to progress by Liga (last modified Dec 31, 2024):
In 2019, the proportion of projects (co-)financed by the Austrian Development Agency with public development funds for the specific promotion of gender equality as defined by the OECD Development Assistance Committee rose to one third (33%) for the first time. In 2020 and 2021, however, this share fell again to around 14% without any additional budget being made available. The overall share of Austrian Development Agency project funding that contributes to gender equality in general (sometimes less specifically) fell from 81% in 2019 to 74% in 2021 (see Austrian Development Agency website: https://www.entwicklung.at/mediathek/publikationen/berichte). Compared to the total bilateral development aid of all public actors, the proportion of funds that contribute to gender equality is significantly lower. At 32% (with only 5% specifically dedicated to gender equality), Austria is well below the OECD Development Assistance Committee member state average of 44% (2020/2021), and there is a need to increase this proportion (OECD Development Assistance Committee: https://web-archive.oecd.org/temp/2024-03-07/73550-development-finance-for-gender-equality-and-women-s-empowerment.htm). Civil society emphasises the importance of cooperation with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and recommends discussing the requirements and feasibility with NGOs more intensively in future in order to improve the quality of gender mainstreaming;
