Preface 3

Foreword 5

Acknowledgements 7

Reader’s guide 14

Abbreviations and acronyms 18

Executive summary 20

1. Overview of the 2023-26 Global Partnership Monitoring Round 22

  1.1. Putting collective accountability into action through the Global Partnership monitoring exercise 23

  1.2. What the evidence shows: key results from the 2023-26 monitoring exercise 24

  1.3. Looking to the future 40

Part I. Drawing on monitoring evidence to drive more effective development co-operation 41

2. Taking a whole-of-society approach, leaving no one behind 42

  2.1. Encouragingly high levels of stakeholder engagement are not consistently matched by high-quality consultation processes 44

  2.2. The CSO enabling environment could be improved by more predictable funding, protective legal frameworks and greater advocacy 47

  2.3. All partners have priorities to address the needs of the most vulnerable and marginalised, but certain groups are still overlooked 50

  2.4. Better data is a must to identify, define and track results for the most vulnerable 54

  References 57

  Notes 60

3. Using and strengthening country systems 62

  3.1. Partner country governments continue to reinforce their development planning, but gaps remain in budget transparency and progress monitoring 64

  3.2. Development partners' stagnating use of country results frameworks highlights the need for stronger country statistical systems and innovative approaches 66

  3.3. PFM system quality has improved in key areas, but procurement and budget transparency require further strengthening 70

  3.4. Information management systems are broadly in place, but underused, with persistent system challenges and reporting gaps 77

  References 79

  Notes 83

4. Making development co-operation funding predictable and gender-responsive 85

  4.1. Forward-spending visibility of development co-operation shows no improvement, hindering countries’ ability to plan and budget 87

  4.2. A decline in development co-operation recorded on national budgets is weakening governments’ ability to plan and budget for development efforts 90

  4.3. Annual predictability of development co-operation is high and increasing 92

  4.4. Gender-responsive budgeting is improving, but resourcing and transparency remain challenges 95

  References 99

  Notes 101

5. Holding each other to account and promoting transparency 103

  5.1. Countries’ accountability structures are being outpaced by shifting resources, modalities and global crises 105

  5.2. Development partners are increasingly reporting information to global systems and standards 111

  5.3. Transparency within partner countries shows limited progress by both development partners and partner country governments 116

  References 119

  Notes 121

6. Engaging the private sector in effective development co-operation 122

  6.1. What does the Kampala Principles Assessment measure? 124

  6.2. Most partner countries and development partners have policy frameworks for private sector engagement, but opinions on development value vary 125

  6.3. Dialogues are organised by partner country governments and development partners, but could be more inclusive and targeted to priority issues 129

  6.4. Partner country governments and development partners are investing to differing degrees in the quality of their work with the private sector 131

  6.5. Private sector actors can find it challenging to engage with development partners 132

  References 134

  Notes 135

Part II. Advancing commitments and actions at the country level 136

7. Moving from monitoring to policy through reflection, dialogue and action 137

  7.1. The new reflection, dialogue and action phase moves countries from monitoring to policy response 139

  7.2. Countries are moving from effectiveness challenges to action in five key areas 141

  7.3. Countries are institutionalising accountability and follow-up mechanisms 150

  References 153

  Notes 154

8. Learning from countries as they move from commitments to practice 155

  8.1. Bangladesh 157

  8.2. Bhutan 158

  8.3. Burkina Faso 160

  8.4. Cambodia 162

  8.5. Colombia 164

  8.6. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 166

  8.7. Dominican Republic 167

  8.8. The Gambia 170

  8.9. Honduras 171

  8.10. Indonesia 174

  8.11. Lao PDR 176

  8.12. Lesotho 177

  8.13. Mozambique 180

  8.14. Nepal 181

  8.15. Nigeria 182

  8.16. Pakistan 184

  8.17. Philippines 186

  8.18. Sierra Leone 188

  8.19. Somalia 190

  8.20. Uganda 192

  8.21. Yemen 193

  8.22. Zambia 195

  Notes 198

Annex A. Methodological notes 199

Annex B. The monitoring framework 205

Annex C. Data coverage 208