ODA Archives

Expanding transparency beyond Official Development Assistance

By Sally Paxton, George Ingram and Guest | Mar 28, 2025 | Blog

As traditional aid shrinks, non-ODA financial flows are increasingly crucial. Their transparency, however, lags far behind. In this blog, Tessie San Martin, George Ingram and Sally Paxton assert that better visibility into non-ODA flows will unlock smarter investments and stronger outcomes. Therefore, extending transparency is essential to ensure new development funding achieves real impact

Debt relief as ODA – why it’s looking bad for aid transparency

By Elma Jenkins and Alex Tilley | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog

A recent announcement by the OECD-DAC on new rules for how debt relief will be counted as ODA has raised questions around aid allocation and transparency. With a looming debt crisis, the role of debt relief is looking increasingly important. In this blog we examine what we currently know about data on debt relief, how it is reported, and the data gaps. We consider the implications of the new rules for the transparency of ODA.