Home Resources Austrian Development Cooperation – A Historical Overview Austrian Development Cooperation – A Historical Overview Development cooperation or so-called "development aid" is a phenomenon that became an integral part of a country's foreign policy or international relations only after World War II. This also applies – with some delay – to Austria, which in the 1950s did not see any [...]

Home Research & Consulting Development Finance Development Finance Issues of development finance play a central role in international development policy. Since the 2002 UN conference "Financing for Development - FfD" in Monterrey, the scope of relevant financing instruments has grown and includes both public financial flows (e.g. public loans and grants) and private financial flows (including [...]

Home About Us About Us ÖFSE – the Austrian Foundation for Development Research – is Austria's leading research and information centre on development cooperation and development policy. The foundation has been at the service of the interested public ever since its establishment in 1967. Since 2009, ÖFSE operates the C3 Library for International Development in cooperation with BAOBAB and [...]

Home Research & Consulting Research & Consulting ÖFSE's research activities focus on publishing studies, analyses and policy papers , as well as on offering policy and strategic consulting for public and private stakeholders in the fields of both Austrian and international development policy and development cooperation. Furthermore, designing discursive reflection and learning processes regarding [...]

Home Resources Chronicle of Austrian Development Policy and Development Cooperation Chronicle of Austrian Development Policy and Development Cooperation This overview contains – in chronological order – important statements, milestones, publications, parliamentary questions, events, etc. on Austrian development policy and development cooperation since 2010. Due to the overview character, the [...]

Home Education & Awareness Library Library Since September 2009, ÖFSE is operating the C3-Library for International Development in cooperation with Baobab and Frauen*solidarität. The C3-Library for International Development provides a wide range of media and information on: International development policy and development cooperation Austria 's public and private development policy and cooperation [...]