Poverty eradication is a longstanding commitment of development co-operation providers and is at the heart of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC)'s mandate. However, increasing budget pressures and competing priorities can erode donor focus, even when it is most needed.

By analysing poverty trends and patterns, and documenting efforts proven to have reduced it, the OECD supports the sustained integration of poverty reduction in international development co-operation policies, finance, and programmes.

In 2021, the DAC established a Community of Practice on Poverty and Inequalities to help its members maximise the focus, allocations, and impact of their development co-operation on poverty reduction.

The Community facilitates peer learning and knowledge exchanges among DAC members and convenes expertise and perspectives from a wide array of stakeholders.