Investments to end poverty 2018
The report explores how development finance is responding to the demands set by the Sustainable Development Goals and what changes and action are needed to ensure their aspirations become reality for all.
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While poverty halved during the MDGs, many people have made little or no progress but there is a real opportunity to get back on track.
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New mindsets for investments to end poverty
Ending poverty requires a sustainable and comprehensive approach which will lift and sustain people above the poverty line while also ensuring they are more resilient to crisis and are able…
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Strengthening the critical role of aid
The relevance and importance of aid is as great as ever. Official development assistance (ODA) is unique in being able to target poverty directly. But more ODA needs to be…
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- In a rapidly changing development finance landscape, the unique value of ODA is as important as ever
- ODA has increased, but there is real scope to raise more
- The share of ODA going directly to countries is falling, and rising volumes are not being transferred from donor countries
- ODA that is allocated to countries is not benefiting the poorest populations proportionately to their needs
- Trends in ODA modalities show a significant shift towards loans and ODA resulting in no transfers
- Significant volumes of ODA are being dispersed by a wide range of government departments and channelled outside countries' domestic government and civil society institutions
- ODA is not consistently targeting the sectors most critical to leaving no one behind
- Development cooperation from other government providers has seen significant increases in recent years
Chapter Three
Mobilising all resources to leave no one behind
ODA, while critical in its ability to target poverty directly, will not be enough to meet the ambitions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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- All resources have a role to play in, and a responsibility to contribute to, leaving no one behind
- Globally, domestic resources and commercial financing are the most significant sources of investment
- Growth in domestic public resources is slowing: some countries could increase levels further but many will still fall short of requirements
- Domestic commercial resources can be a key source of financing to end poverty and there is scope to strengthen their potential
- International financing can complement domestic resources, but volumes are lowest in the the places and sectors where progress needs to be fastest
- Bringing it back to the people: the power of subnational resource data
Chapter Four
Moving from data to impact - transparency and data use
Better availability, accessibility and transparency of data is needed for decision-making and accountability at all stages of the development process.
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Getting back on track – an action agenda for 2030
In order to get back on track and meet Agenda 2030, the poorest and most vulnerable people must be included in progress.
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- Datasets Trends in inflows of international financing, 2000–2016 List of countries being left behind List of least developed countries (as of December 2018)
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