Interministerial committee for development cooperation

The Law of 9 May 2012 amending the amended law of 6 January 1996 on development cooperation and humanitarian action defines the responsibilities of the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation (ICDC). It has the remit of giving its opinion on the broad outlines of development cooperation policy and the coherence of development policies (Article 50). The law also asks the government to submit an annual report to the Chamber of Deputies on the work of the Committee, including the issue of the coherence of development policies (Article 6). The Grand Ducal Regulation of 7 August 2012 lays down the make-up and mode of operation of the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation.

In 2024, the ICDC met five times. In addition to the routine updating on the flagship activities of Luxembourg Development Cooperation at each meeting, the work of the ICDC placed special emphasis on policy coherence. The first ICDC meeting focused on multilateral cooperation in global health after the COVID-19 pandemic. Representatives of the NGDOs’ Cercle were invited to the ICDC’s meetings for all discussions on policy coherence, and one of the meetings was facilitated by the Cercle. At this meeting, the Cercle presented the new publication on the coherence of development policies (entitled “Fair Politics 2024”). Other meetings focused on the OECD peer review of Luxembourg. The ICDC also hosted the presentation by the Center for Global Development on the Commitment to Development Index.