financing.desa.un.org/iatf/report/... Going exactly in the opposite direction to where we should be headed - 1. Close the $4 trillion financing gap by scaling up financing and investment; 2. Focus on maximizing #sustainable #development impact, aligned with country priorities;

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3. Invest in# resilience to protect impact in the face of more frequent shocks; 4. Strengthen #multilateral #institutions and #cooperation; and 5. Continue to invest in and support #multilateralism
Falling financial aid: Official development assistance (ODA) dropped 6% in 2024 to $214.6 billion and by another 23% in 2025, and is projected to fall up to 25% for least developed countries (LDCs). Declining FDI - fell 11% in 2024 to $1.5 trillion, marking a second consecutive year of decline
Average tariffs on LDC exports surged from 9% to 28% in 2025. For developing countries excluding China, average tariffs increased more than eightfold, from 2% to 19%.