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Understanding development aid

Official development assistance (ODA) is an essential public policy for the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on a global scale.

ODA is public funding, provided by governments to developing countries. It is but one of the many different sources of development financing which will help to achieve the SDGs by 2030.

But ODA stands out from the other sources, private in particular, in that government ODA financing is intended to support the needs and human development of the poorest populations, thus implementing the the SDGs’ overarching objective to "leave no-one behind".

This section offers an overview of how and where official development assistance is used, to provide a picture of the successes and challenges of this particular form of development financing, which remains a lifesaving investment for millions of the poorest people around the world.

English translations of the full range of our Policy Notes will be online by the end of 2019.

3 questions to Akihiko Nishio, World Bank Vice President for Development Finance

Published 27 November 2024
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Akihiko Nishio, World Bank Vice President for Development Finance, answers Focus 2030’s three questions on the International Development Association’s 21rd replenishment.

France’s Official Development Assistance in a world of uncertainty: a fading ambition? Review 2017-2024 and outlook

Published 22 October 2024
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Where do we stand on the evolution of France’s ODA policy since 2017? With figures to back it up, Focus 2030 takes a closer look, at a time when France’s ambitions may be coming to an end.

Reforming the international monetary system: a hundred of signatories call on G20 leaders to invest in a sustainable (…)

Published 15 April 2024
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Income inequality is high or increasing in 60 percent of low- and middle-income countries receiving grants or loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Facing an unprecedented increase in poverty and inequality around the world, the operations of (…)

France reneges on its Official Development Assistance commitments

Published 27 February 2024
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A few months after a first setback in official development aid, the French government has announced a new budget cut for 2024. Analysis.

Slight increase in Official Development Assistance in 2023

Published 22 January 2024
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ODA rose by 1.8% in real terms between 2022 and 2023, totalizing USD 224 billion and 0.37% of the combined GNI of DAC members.

Increase of Official Development Assistance in 2022

Published 22 January 2024
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ODA rose by 17% in real terms between 2021 and 2022, totalizing USD 211 billion and 0.37% of the combined GNI of DAC members.

Reform of the international financial architecture: tracker of the commitments made at the Summit for a New Global (…)

Published 16 November 2023

Focus 2030 is tracking progress on the commitments made at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact held in June 2023 in Paris.

CICID 2023: France’s new strategy for international development cooperation

Published 3 August 2023
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CICID 2023 renews the priority objectives of France’s development and international solidarity policy. Analysis.

Summit for a New Global Financing Pact: conclusions and next steps

Published 29 June 2023
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Discover our summary of the conclusions of the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact, the reactions of civil society players and the next steps for their implementation.

"Power Our planet", the Global Citizen campaign ahead of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact

Published 26 June 2023
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Global Citizen launched its mobilization campaign "Power Our Planet" to give access to financing to the countries most affected by climate change, while also fighting against extreme poverty.

3 questions to Pilar Garrido, Director for Development Cooperation at the OECD

Published 21 June 2023
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Pilar Garrido answers our questions on ODA, vulnerability and the role of the OECD DAC in the new global financing pact.

3 questions to Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Published 20 June 2023
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Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria answers our questions on funding global health and his expectations for the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact.

3 questions to Liza Henshaw and Friederike Röder, President and Vice President of Global Citizen

Published 16 June 2023
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Liza Henshaw and Friederike Röder, President and Vice President of the NGO Global Citizen, answer our questions on the Power our Planet campaign and on their expectations for the Summit for a new global financing pact.

3 questions to Mwanahamisi Singano, WEDO Senior Global Policy Lead

Published 14 June 2023
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Mwanahamisi Singano, WEDO Senior Global Policy Lead, shares her expectations for gender mainstreaming in the fight against climate change and in global negotiations such as the Summit for a New Global Financing pact

Summit for a New Global Financing Pact: towards more commitments to meet the 2030 Agenda?

Published 9 June 2023
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France will host in Paris, on June 22 and 23, 2023, the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, whose stated goal is to build a new contract between the countries of the North and the South to address climate change and the global crisis. This event will be an opportunity to (…)

Summit for a new global financing pact: how to simultaneously fund the fight against climate change and the fight (…)

Published 9 June 2023
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Discover the state of play of different sources of financing for developing countries that will be discussed at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact.

Press review of the articles about the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact

Published 9 June 2023
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Focus 2030 wanted to highlight the media and journalists who wrote one or more articles about the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact on June 22 and 23, 2023, a major event for international solidarity. Discover the press review.

"It’s time to make big polluters pay", a campaign by Care France

Published 9 June 2023
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Ahead of Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, Care France launched a campaign to encourage the financing of a "Loss and Damage" Fund to respond to the climate emergency.