How have each DAC member’s contributions to multilateral organisations evolved over the past decade? What type of funding modalities does the DAC member favour?

Core contributions are resources that multilateral organisations can use flexibly within the parameters set by their governing boards to support their strategic priorities and operational stability. Earmarked contributions are resources that donors earmark for specific programmes or projects, allowing them to expand their activities beyond what would be possible with core funding alone. 

Both are vital for a well-functioning multilateral system, and maintaining a good balance between the two ensures that funding is available to address both short and long-term challenges.

This chart shows the evolution of core and earmarked contributions from DAC members over time.

What types of multilateral organisations does each DAC member support through its contributions?

This chart illustrates DAC members’ contributions by type of multilateral organisations, distinguishing between six broad categories: (i) the United Nations’ fund and programmes, (ii) other UN entities, (iii) the World Bank Group, (iv) regional development banks, (v) the European Union Institutions and (vi) other multilateral organisations.

Which specific UN programmes, funds and agencies does each DAC member fund? How does the DAC member support these entities?

This chart highlights DAC members’ contributions to the various entities in the United Nations Development System (UNDS), including UN specialised agencies (such as the Food and Agricultural Organization – FAO), funds (such as the UN Children’s Fund – UNICEF), programmes (such as the UN Development Programme – UNDP) and other UN entities (such as the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women – UN-Women).

Which regions does each DAC member target through its earmarked contributions? What share of the DAC member’s earmarked contributions is not earmarked for a specific country or region (unspecified)?

This chart shows the share of DAC members’ earmarked contributions allocated to specific regions.

Which thematic sectors does each DAC member target through their contributions earmarked through the multilateral development system? Does the DAC member focus its earmarked support on humanitarian aid, social sectors, production, governance, infrastructure or other sectors?

This chart presents the share of DAC members’ earmarked contributions allocated to specific thematic sectors.

DAC members are major funders and shareholders of the multilateral development system, which includes over 200 organisations.
This dataflow contains their total use of this system, that is, both their multilateral aid and bilateral aid channelled through multilateral organisations.