Expert opinion, insight and comment on today’s most pertinent issues relating to sustainable development and ending poverty
New data shows an overall increase in aid in 2023, notably from Japan and the US, but forthcoming cuts from Germany and France may be a sign of worse to come.
The rise in in-donor refugee costs associated with the Ukraine invasion means less money for LDCs. The latest DAC data shows they are paying the price for challenges elsewhere.
DI's Euan Ritchie explains how donors counted vaccines as ODA in 2021, and why the current OECD DAC rules on counting vaccines should change to stop inflating aid
The way we measure aid affects the type and quantity provided as well as our perceptions of it. Why are the DAC's rules controversial?