Multilateral effectiveness

24 August 2009

Background

DFID is strongly committed to working through the international system to reduce poverty in developing countries. In 2008/09 DFID channeled over 50% of its aid through multilateral organisations.  We are increasingly asked to provide evidence that this is a good use of resources and is contributing to improved results on the ground. In response to this DFID has been actively involved in a number of initiatives to improve our understanding of multilateral effectiveness issues, including

• the Multilateral Development Effectiveness Summaries
• the Multilateral Effectiveness Financing Framework
• the Multilateral Organisations Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN)
• the ODI client surveys

DFID is also working closely with other donors to develop a common multilateral effectiveness assessment approach.