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The Multilateral Development System comprises more than 200 international organizations and funds and plays a crucial role in global cooperation to provide aid and support for development.
This system includes the United Nations, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and other International Institutions that play a significant role in development cooperation, such as ActionAid , Amnesty International , Care International , Doctors Without Borders , Emergency , Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) , Greenpeace , International Rescue Committee (IRC) (1) , Oxfam , Save the Children , United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and other.
(1) The oldest organization, founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, which changed its name in 1942 after amalgamating with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee.
These Organizations channel large and growing shares of Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided by members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD.
The Multilateral Development System is called upon to address a growing range of challenges, from poverty reduction to climate change, from pandemics to the consequences of wars.
In this difficult global context, since 2021, there have been increasing calls to reform the Multilateral System, with the aim of significantly improving its ability to achieve results on these numerous fronts.
The report “Multilateral Development Finance 2024” examines the aid flows directed to and from the Multilateral Development System and analyzes the state of progress of multilateral development finance.
The report aims to help DAC members refine their positions in the process leading to the Fourth Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
