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February 23, 2024
The Re-thinking Development Cooperation (RDC) Working Group has established itself as a novel informal forum for building partnerships and strengthening learning both from, and about, participating agencies. We reflect on the first year of this new initiative; highlight key lessons from the group’s ...
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January 31, 2024
In this blog, we outline findings from a new paper that explores the barriers to deeper cross-provider cooperation for development and how such challenges can be overcome. Ultimately, we show that cooperation between providers is limited by differences in their visions and principles for cooperation...
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January 31, 2024
Starting from the understanding that cooperative action remains critical to sourcing the resources, skills, and knowledge needed to advance the common Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this four-part series focuses on the challenges and opportunities for deepening cross-provider cooperation for ...
Blog Post
October 11, 2023
Budget support offers direct financing to a country’s treasury to create more “fiscal space” for public programs. It has constituted some 14 percent of ODA on average, increasing to over 20 percent in times of crisis. No aid modality is more controversial. Critics argue that, without earmarking fund...
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May 19, 2023
In recent years, the international constituency for development has expanded beyond the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC). At a time when the global nature of development challenges requires utilizing diverse skills, knowledge, and ...