The global development community endured another year marked by crises, emergencies, and ongoing wars. Unfortunately, the outlook for next year is bleak — if not worse — as conservative governments in wealthy countries, many of which are also among the largest sources of foreign aid, take hold of power and economic nationalism grows among the public.
With the increasing pressure on donors to spend more on development projects and humanitarian response, we asked: What have the largest donors done this year?
In this year-end report, we looked into official reports, press releases, and data — mainly from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Donor Tracker, and the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Financial Tracking Service, or FTS — to see trends in priorities in 2024 among the world’s leading bilateral and multilateral donors.