In 2024, global risks and threats to development such as climate change, conflict, and economic instability multiplied. In these disruptive and uncertain times, the proliferation and fragmentation of the aid system continues to jeopardise the effectiveness, quality and impact of development co-operation. Increased development effectiveness, including better coordination among diverse partners, reduced transaction costs and burdens on partner countries, and strengthened country systems, is needed to maximise the impact of limited resources and better respond to the needs of people and the planet.

It is in this context that the UNDP carried out its work on the Global Project on Managing Development Co-operation Effectively in 2024, delivering on three strategic components in line with the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation’s (the ‘Global Partnership’) 2023-2026 Work Programme. The UNDP team that undertook this work is part of the Global Partnership’s OECD-UNDP Joint Support Team (UNDP JST hereafter). This 2024 Annual Status Report provides an overview of the key results achieved by the UNDP JST for the UNDP Global Project over the past year in the areas of monitoring, policy action, and advocacy.