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ODA has increased more quickly but six providers are spending at least a third of their ODA domestically. Refugee hosting costs are the main driver. We argue that ODA has become polluted with items of limited relevance to developing countries welfare; and urge the parties to consider proposals that ...

What are the key lessons on triangular or "trilateral" partnerships? Here, we explore a discussion on helf by the Rethinking Development Cooperation Working Group.

CGD's Rachael Calleja speaks with Santiago Quiñones Cardenas of APC Colombia, a member of the Re-thinking Development Cooperation Working Group, about the value of multidirectional learning, the importance of creating inclusive spaces for engagement, and Santiago's advice for successful triangular c...

Last month, Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) proposed merging the country’s Federal Ministry for Economic and Development Cooperation (BMZ) with its Federal Foreign Office (FO), claiming this would result in “enormous” gains in effectiveness and efficiency. This proposals raises questions about...

The co-hosts of the 2024 Development Leaders Conference—CGD's Mikaela Gavas, Siti Nugraha Mauludiah from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Indonesia, and Norad's Bård Vegar Solhjell—share their takeaways from the event, including the diverse experiences of traditional and emerging donors, the chall...

Development finance has grown in volume and complexity, but official development assistance (ODA)—defined by the OECD’s development assistance committee (DAC)—remains at its core in both a substantive and political way. Although it makes up a shrinking share of total financing for development, ODA i...

The environment in which development policy operates has changed rapidly. The world is becoming more multipolar, and countries from the "Global South” are taking a more prominent role in global cooperation. The global economy is in upheaval, and interconnected and ongoing crises are becoming the nor...

At a time when global challenges appear daunting and geopolitical rivalries are rising, it is useful to remind ourselves that the past 75 years have seen more improvement in the human condition than ever before. Fifty years ago, half the world lived in extreme poverty, today it is less than one in 1...