The multilateral development system, which encompasses more than 200 organisations and funds, including the World Bank and UN agencies, plays a pivotal role in global development co-operation. The OECD, whose members are major stakeholders of the system, offers expertise, policy analysis and guidance to ensure multilateral organisations are well-equipped to help address global development challenges,
The case for a stronger multilateral system: launch of the Multilateral Development Finance report
Are we moving towards multilateralism “à la carte”?
The multilateral development system is growing as a channel for development co-operation.
Donors’ earmarked contributions are driving that growth, raising concerns over the declining quality of multilateral funding.
Multilateral organisations: A driving force in the “decade of action”
Development effectiveness is at the core of what the multilateral system can offer.
The COVID-19 crisis shows we need to build a stronger multilateral development system.
Three reforms for the multilateral development system to remain effective
Scale: ensure that the multilateral system can help address development challenges of a new magnitude (e.g. extreme climate events or pandemics).
Efficiency: ensure value for money in a context of constrained resources.
Accountability: restore trust in the multilateral development system.
DAC members’ earmarked funding to multilateral organisations
Evolution of core and earmarked multilateral contributions (2011-2018)
This policy brief takes stock of the existing knowledge on donors’ earmarking, and proposes four new categories as a basis for more granular analyses of donors’ earmarked funding.
The four categories distinguish between donors’ contributions based on their level of thematic and geographic earmarking:
- country-specific programmatic funding; - global or regional programmatic funding; - country-specific project-type funding; and - global or regional project-type funding.
