This report is the latest edition in the Financing the United Nations Development System series, offering a comprehensive overview of financial trends and flows across the UN system and the UN Development System (UNDS). It is underpinned by the availability and utilisation of high-quality, disaggregated data to inform evidence-based policymaking, enhance accountability, build public trust, and foster international cooperation.

Part One analyses funding sources, allocation patterns, and emerging challenges to enhance transparency, support informed decision-making, and contribute to a more coherent and predictable financing landscape in support of the 2030 Agenda. It provides a detailed analysis of funding trends from 2010 to 2023, with preliminary data from 2024.  

Part Two, the Marketplace of ideas, features expert contributions that explore innovative approaches to improving the quality of development funding. These insights highlight global conditions and propose ways to build a more resilient and effective financing ecosystem for multilateral cooperation.