International Aid Transparency Initiative

06/22/2026

📢 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘆: 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

Thank you to the UN agencies, IATI members and partner-country colleagues who joined our Phase 2 consultations on the future of IATI data quality. The conversations were rich, candid and expert — and it continues online.

We're proposing a user-centred IATI Data Quality Dashboard, built on existing IATI tools, to help users see what data they can rely on — and help publishers see what to improve first.

✅ Clear categories: good / very good / excellent
✅ New Coverage and Availability dimensions
✅ A sharper view of timeliness and comprehensiveness
✅ Country and sector views, designed around how people actually use data

Your input is shaping this.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁:
https://connect.iatistandard.org/post/reimagining-data-quality-consultation-new-metrics-and-dashbaord-13842373

With thanks to colleagues at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Irish Aid, Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada, and the European Commission – International Partnerships, and to Mark Brough for leading the work.

06/16/2026

📣 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲?

IATI’s community forum has moved to a new platform, where it's easier to connect, share resources, and join discussions.

💬 Whether you're a data publisher, analyst, policy expert, government representative, or open data advocate, IATI Connect is an open space for you to:

💡Exchange ideas and expertise on development and humanitarian data

📅Stay up to date with IATI events, consultations, and community discussions

🤝 Connect with peers across organisations and regions

❓ Share resources, ask questions, and help shape the future of the IATI Standard

𝗔𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗮 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁?

Simply sign in using the same email address you used before, and your previous public posts and contributions will be linked automatically to your new IATI Account.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

🔍 Join ongoing conversations, including our current consultation on reimagining data quality and the future of IATI data usability and interoperability.

𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄: 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁.𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱.𝗼𝗿𝗴

06/12/2026

📢 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸’𝘀 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 ‘𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆’

IATI was pleased to hear rich and valuable feedback from UN agencies, IATI members and the wider community on how IATI can strengthen the quality, usability and interoperability of development and humanitarian data.

The consultations focused on proposals for a new 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 - a tool to help publishers and users better understand the quality, coverage, timeliness, and usability of IATI data. The proposed Data Quality Dashboard will show 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Yemesrach Workie, IATI Executive Director, opened the consultation meetings, grounding the discussions in the IATI’s Strategic Plan 2026 - 2030.

Topics covered during the consultations:

✅ A new IATI Data Quality Dashboard
✅ A more robust set of Data Quality Metrics
✅ New Availability and Coverage dimensions
✅ Proposed changes to the Comprehensiveness dimension
✅ Clearer ways to help publishers understand what to fix first, and help users assess whether data is ready to use

Mark Brough, who is supporting the delivery of this crucial work, highlighted the aim of moving beyond a technical list of issues toward a clearer, user-centred approach:

“𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚.”

Participants raised important points on making the methodology practical and useful, including how to address coverage gaps, double-counting, country-level validation, and publisher alerts.
Looking ahead, IATI will hold further consultation calls on Downstream Publishing to explore how the IATI Standard can support network traceability, reduce duplicate reporting, and improve interoperability with platforms such as CRS, TOSSD, FTS, and UN systems.

We look forward to keeping the conversation going with the IATI community.

💬 Continue the discussion on IATI Connect:
https://connect.iatistandard.org/post/reimagining-data-quality-consultation-new-metrics-and-dashbaord-13842373

06/10/2026

🌍𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗔𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗗) 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮

Congratulations to AECID on the launch of its new , powered by data published through the IATI Standard. The portal allows users to explore:

📍 Where AECID works
📂 Which projects are underway
💶 How much funding is being invested
🤝 Which organisations are involved

By transforming IATI data into an accessible public tool, AECID is helping citizens, partners and policymakers better understand the impact of development cooperation.

Explore Portal de Datos de la AECID: datos.aecid.es/en/

06/04/2026

🚀 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹! 🌍📊

Today in Nairobi, IATI member Germany Federal 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (𝘉𝘔𝘡) showcased its innovative use of AI!

⚡During a lightning talk, 𝗕𝗠𝗭'𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗞𝗜+—𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜-𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 designed to instantly improve the quality of project descriptions published through the IATI Standard. Making this information clearer, IATI data on global development activities are more accessible and useful 👏

🤝 🤝 It was also great to see IATI members connecting at the event, including Abu Camara (Islamic Development Bank), Sebastian Sánchez Guerrero (APC Colombia) and Winnie Kamau (Association of Freelance Journalists).

Held under the theme "𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺", the festival highlighted the growing role of data in addressing global challenges.

As conversations around AI continue to accelerate, IATI's dataset—representing more than 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟯.𝟳 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in development and humanitarian spending—provides a valuable foundation for transparency, accountability and smarter decision-making.

👏 𝗔 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 📊

06/02/2026

📢𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

The IATI Secretariat is consulting on proposals to strengthen the quality, usability and interoperability of IATI data.

📊 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

Following discussions with data publishers and users, we have created an initial written proposal on:

✅ A new IATI Data Quality Dashboard
✅ A more robust set of Data Quality Metrics
✅ New Availability and Coverage dimensions
✅ Proposed changes to the Comprehensiveness dimension

Your perspectives could help IATI to support a more user-centred, practical and ambitious approach to improving the quality and usability of IATI data.

🔄 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

We are also inviting discussion on how the IATI Standard can support network traceability, reduce duplicate reporting, and improve interoperability with platforms such as CRS, TOSSD, FTS, and UN systems.

💬 Get involved in the online discussion or join meetings happening this week. Visit IATI Connect:
https://connect.iatistandard.org/post/reimagining-data-quality-consultation-new-metrics-and-dashbaord-13842373?pid=1344534847

06/01/2026

🚀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲!

The 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 & 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 kicks off this week in Nairobi under the theme “Powering Resilience, Innovation, and Partnership through Data and Technology.” 🌍📊

As conversations around Artificial Intelligence accelerate, IATI’s dataset—spanning over 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟯.𝟳 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in spending—provides the structured, AI-ready foundation needed for smarter development decisions. 🤖💡

📈 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

For attendees diving into sessions on climate resilience, gender equity, and geospatial intelligence, IATI is already powering these ecosystems with massive, open datasets:

• 🌱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Over 28,000 climate mitigation activities (published by 169 organisations) and 38,000+ climate adaptation activities (published by 198 organisations).
• ⚖️ 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: More than 180,500 gender-focused activities published by nearly 500 organisations.
• 📍 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 610,000+ location entries across 240,000 activities, including over 540,000 precise geographic coordinate points to help target crisis response and health intelligence.
• 🎯 𝗦𝗗𝗚 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴: 165,000+ activities mapped directly to the Sustainable Development Goals, drastically reducing manual reporting burdens.

𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

If you are attending the festival, we highly recommend joining IATI member Germany (BMZ) for their upcoming Lightning Talk:

🗓️ 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟰 | 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟱:𝟯𝟬 𝗘𝗔𝗧
🔬 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗞𝗜+ – 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜

BMZ will present their 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗞𝗜+ 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹, an innovative AI-assisted application that improves the quality of project descriptions published through IATI, making open data cleaner and more reusable!

05/26/2026

🌍 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆! We are thrilled to welcome the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as the newest Member of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)! 🎉

GCF is a major global fund that has committed more than 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟮𝟬 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝟭𝟯𝟰 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 to support climate mitigation and adaptation efforts. On joining, GCF has committed to reporting their finances to IATI:

“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮. 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱.” - A. Garcia, GCF Director Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

GCF’s membership marks an important step forward for climate finance transparency and reflects growing momentum among international financial institutions and funds to adopt open data standards.

𝗚𝗖𝗙 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 & 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:

✅Commitments and disbursements
✅Information on sectors, financing instruments, and geographic coverage
✅Details on accredited entities and delivery partners
✅Project-level impact data, where feasible

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆:

🌳𝟭𝟲𝟵 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 reporting over 𝟮𝟴,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 targeting climate change mitigation
🌳𝟭𝟵𝟴 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 reporting more than 𝟯𝟴,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 targeting climate change adaptation

We look forward to working with GCF to strengthen transparency, interoperability, and data usability across development & climate finance.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://iatistandard.org/en/news/gcf-newmember/

05/21/2026

📢 𝗚𝟳 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜’𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮

This week 𝗚𝟳 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 met in Paris under the French G7 Presidency. Their communiqué included a call for stronger cooperation between global development finance data systems:

“𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 [𝗢𝗘𝗖𝗗] 𝗗𝗔𝗖, 𝗧𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗗 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.”

📊 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮

This recognition comes at a critical time. Significant data gaps continue to challenge the delivery of development cooperation:

• 𝟰𝟮% 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 still receive incomplete or untimely data on finance flows from development partners
• 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 publish forward-looking budgets

Without timely, predictable development finance, governments face severe hurdles in budgeting and planning effectively.

🔄 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀

The strengths of global data systems are complementary, and bringing them together is vital for partner countries:

📊 OECD DAC & TOSSD provide essential, verified annual data for global statistics, monitoring, and accountability.

📊 IATI delivers the real-time, forward-looking data that partner countries urgently need for immediate planning, coordination, and budgeting.

We are delighted that the G7 French Presidency has focused on the importance of joining up development finance data.

🚀 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱

Moving forward, IATI looks forward to continuing collaboration with G7 member states and international partners. This includes engagement through the UN Financing for Development agenda, where IATI co-leads the “𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁” initiative alongside the OECD, TOSSD and the UN CEB.

👉 Read the full update here: https://iatistandard.org/en/news/g7financeministers-recognise/

G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors have recognised the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) in their official communiqué issued in Paris on 19 May 2026.

05/14/2026

📢 “𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.”

Last month, IATI and the Government of Nigeria co-hosted a dialogue on revitalising development effectiveness at the 𝘜𝘕 2026 𝘌𝘊𝘖𝘚𝘖𝘊 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮.

𝗔𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗴 from 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 shared the country’s experience integrating IATI data directly into their national systems to strengthen the tracking of development finance.

💬 “𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀, 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀.”

Nigeria used IATI to track approximately 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟳.𝟮𝟲 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in disbursements from key partners between 2020 and 2025, supporting stronger coordination and evidence-based policy dialogue.
He highlighted that interoperable global standards like IATI can help move development cooperation from fragmented reporting towards more coherent, country-led, and effective planning and decision-making.

As part of the Sevilla Platform for Action on Bridging Data Systems for Financing for Development, IATI is working with countries and global partners to strengthen and improve the use of development data across systems.

🎥 Watch his remarks: https://youtu.be/fjHwMGXHSeg?si=HX_59jtxOJniWn6Q

Read more: https://iatistandard.org/en/news/2026-ffd-forum/

Asor Henry Nkang, Government of Nigeria at 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development