Development Co-operation: Korea’s New Role in the 21st Century

21세기 국제개발원조와 한국의 역할

Michael Roeskau¹

¹Director, OECD Development Co-operation Directorate

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Published Online: Apr 01, 2019

Introduction

Previous speakers have already aptly demonstrated Korea’s remarkable development and progress over the course of its 10 years of OECD Membership.

With this speech, I would like to turn the focus to Korea’s development co-operation. As other areas where the OECD is an international standard setter, Korean assistance has undergone an impressive evolution since 1996. Moreover, Korea has ambitious plans for its development co-operation programme for the years to come. This reflects how Korea embracesa new role as an increasingly important donor commensurate with its weight and impact on the global economic scene in the 21st century.