Multilateral aid accounts for over a third of total official development aid. The
scale at which the multilateral system is used reflects donors’ views of it as an
important aid channel. However, a clearer picture of the multilateral system is needed
to analyse this channel, and the first ever OECD Development Assistance Committee
(DAC) report on multilateral aid aims to address this gap. The report provides a snapshot
of the multilateral aid architecture, from the funding of multilateral organisations
by DAC members to their own multilateral aid strategies and policies. The report also
highlights issues such as fragmentation, multilateral effectiveness, reform processes
and partner country views.
Published on December 15, 2010Also available in: French