Recommendation 19

We recommend that the Government conducts a new multilateral aid review of its current ODA spending to ensure that VfM is being achieved by the end of the 2025/26 financial year. This should include: a. An evaluation of the most effective proportion of spending through multilateral vs bilateral programming; b. Consideration of the benefits the UK receives through its multilateral development programming; c. How much UK funding to multilateral organisations is going towards administration costs compared to direct programme activities; and d. Evaluation of the performance of each multilateral organisations receiving UK ODA, including their impact, efficiency and alignment with UK priorities. (Recommendation, Paragraph 59)