Poland – Development Finance Inst 2nd NAP

11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Development aid

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“The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights will be implemented and disseminated by the Department of Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as a permanent element taken into account during the evaluation, approval and implementation of aid projects. Entities implementing projects supervised by the Department of Development Cooperation: both ministries and their subordinate institutions, as well as NGOs and local governments (as part of a competition) will be informed about the Guidelines. They will also be taken into account in the context of project monitoring and evaluation, as part of the implementation of the provisions of the instruction for diplomatic missions directly managing development projects while implementing them with local partner institutions. The relevant passage of this instruction reads: ‘When implementing development cooperation projects the mission shall take into account the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.’ The key document defining the framework for Polish aid activities is the Multiannual Development Cooperation Programme 2021-2030 Solidarity for Development. The new programme includes the provision ‘Polish development cooperation is implemented according to UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights’. Thus, the obligation to apply the Guiding Principles is included in the most important programme document of Polish aid.”