Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Entwicklung und Humanitäre Hilfe
Statement (EN)
The Reference Group of Civil Society Organizations to the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is concerned about last year’s decline in Official Development Assistance (ODA). On 16 April, the OECD DAC reported a total of 212.1 billion US Dollar for 2024 – 11.4 billion US Dollar (or 7.1%) less than in 2023. The tectonic shift in the aid landscape is an unprecedented catastrophe for millions of people around the world who rely on aid.
In the spirit of the aid effectiveness principles, country ownership and alignment with their development priorities and objectives are key in the global aid governance. For a long time, civil society has been calling for much-needed reforms of the current system. These reforms need to be discussed and agreed upon well beyond OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC), in a space where both donor and recipient countries are present on equal footing. The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) taking place this summer (30 June to 3 July in Sevilla) is a once-in-a-decade opportunity. The Conference is also a key test for multilateralism and cooperation, which are now under attack in an increasingly volatile and conflict-ridden world.
