We faced a number of crises this year — from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, historic droughts and floods in Asia and Africa, soaring energy costs, to an unprecedented food crisis. The outlook for next year is not great either, with a looming global recession that seems unavoidable.
At the forefront of all of these are the donors and implementers.
But despite the growing need for development assistance, we have seen some key donors going the opposite way — with the United Kingdom cutting aid by 30%, and Germany cutting its 2023 development budget by €190 million ($202.6 million.)