As the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) takes shape, there is a concerning silence around aid transparency. At a time when transparency is more vital than ever – to ensure that scarce development finance is accountable, effective, and impactful -it appears to be falling off the agenda.
We’ve been tracking USAID’s localization journey since Administrator Samantha Power first announced the agency’s intention to provide 25% of its funding to local organizations in 2021. Our work has focused on the issue of how much money is actually channelled directly to local organizations. In this article, we reflect on USAID’s new FY 2024 localization progress report, highlighting where USAID is leading the way, identifying areas that still need attention, and looking ahead to what’s next.
our new report and event on how to improve the measurement and disclosure of private capital mobilisation, and why this is an urgent issue for development finance institutions and multilateral development banks.
Our regular roundup of news on aid and development transparency – featuring the recent launch of our proposals to advance how we measure and disclose private capital mobilisation, thoughts on who should be publishing aid data and why, and a showcase of examples of how the aid dataset is supporting the work of researchers, policymakers, governments and NGOs.
Our regular update on news from the world of aid and development transparency, featuring our latest research on the transparency of 2X investments, an examination of UK and US private aid contractors, a look into the options for accessing IATI data through publisher portals, and an introduction to our three new trustees.
Our regular review of news from the world of aid and development transparency, featuring details of the 50 organisations we’ll be assessing for the 2024 Aid Transparency Index and the updated methodology we’ll be using. Also featuring news and views on the mobilisation of private finance and opportunities to comment on DFC’s transparency policy and 2X Global’s certification approach.
