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The project will contribute to the Czech Republic''s more active financial participation in the shared responsibilities of developed countries in the field of foreign development cooperation, humanitarian aid, support to democracy and human rights abroad and the provision of climate finance to the developing world. The project will address the problem that in the last several years, funds have been significantly reduced for these agendas. This fact contributes to the reputation slump when Czechia fell to the last position among the OECD Development Assistance Committee members, with providing to official development DAC only 0,13 % of its GNI and thus started moving backwards from its commitment to steadily head towards 0,33 ODA/GNI in 2030. It also became a “fare dodger” in the field of international climate finance, when for the period 2020-2023 it did not provide any contribution to the Green Climate Fund established in 2015 by the international Paris Climate Agreement (while in the first period 2016-2019 its contribution amounted at least humble CZK 100 million). Over the course of the project, we want to achieve a tangible change in the trend, when via strengthening the financing of the given policy agendas, the Czech Republic will specifically demonstrate its return to the value-based foreign policy. The project will include expert analyses, policy debates, involvement of allies from the non-profit and private sectors, and advocacy steps towards the political scene (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Environment), Government, Parliament. The project will in fact benefit the Czech citizens as such, as the steps will strengthen the country''s position on the democratic international scene.