This location is used when an investment cannot be attributed directly to a country or geographical region, e.g. global initiatives. 

The OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is a unique international forum of many of the largest providers of aid. The key functions of the DAC are to: monitor official development assistance, set development co-operation standards and conduct regular peer-reviews of members. 

A DFAT region is a grouping of countries and regionals to which DFAT delivers development assistance., e.g. Pacific. These differ from OECD DAC defined geographic regions. 

Development co-operation investments are classified as being inclusive of persons with disabilities (scores Principal or Significant) if:  

• They have a deliberate objective on ensuring that persons with disabilities are included, and able to share the benefits, on an equal basis to persons without disabilities. or 
• They contribute to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and promote respect for their inherent dignity in line with Art. 1 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. or 
• They support the ratification, implementation and/or monitoring of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 

Adapted from:  Converged Statistical Reporting Directives for the Creditor Reporting System (CRS) and the Annual DAC Questionnaire Annexes – modules D and E 
 

Relates to an investment that promotes the goal and global targets of the Sendai Framework to achieve substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets of persons, businesses, communities and countries. 
The activity contributes to: 
a) the prevention of new disaster risk, and/or 
b) the reduction of existing disaster risk, and/or 
c) the strengthening of resilience through the implementation of integrated and inclusive economic, structural, legal, social, health, cultural, educational, environmental, technological, political and institutional measures that prevent and reduce hazard exposure and vulnerability to disaster, and increase preparedness for response and recovery with the explicit purpose of increasing human security, well-being, quality of life, resilience, and sustainable development. 

Adapted from: Converged Statistical Reporting Directives for the Creditor Reporting System (CRS) and the Annual DAC Questionnaire Annexes – modules D and E 

The extent to which an investment or a program’s outcomes and objectives were achieved, relative to progress expected. Effectiveness considerations must be balanced with whether the use of Commonwealth resources will also be efficient, economical and ethical. 

A measure of how well resources (for example, funds, expertise and time) are minimised for a given level of activity outputs, or the extent to which outputs are maximised for a given level of inputs. Efficiency considerations must be balanced with whether the use of Commonwealth resources will also be effective, economical and ethical. 

A classification used to distinguish the type of finance provided for an investment, e.g. grant, loan, equities, debt relief etc.

Based on the Australian financial year from 1 July through to 30 June. 

Distinction between Official Development Assistance (ODA) and other types of resource flows..

Adapted from: IATI Standard