Post by UNDP

The world is experiencing more conflict than at any time since WWII. At the same time, official development assistance (ODA) has been dropping this decade. There is now a US$4.3 trillion annual shortfall in funding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with potentially devastating consequences for the world’s most vulnerable people.   These geopolitical challenges are intertwined, and wars and conflicts are siphoning funding away from development. Yet this scarcity lives in the midst of plenty. There is more than enough money to meet the financing gap — global wealth exceeds $600 trillion. Investing in development is the surest way to secure peace and stability in the long run. As the 2026 Financing for Development Forum gets underway in New York this week, learn more on how we're rethinking international finance for the SDGs: https://go.undp.org/TcM #FinancingOurFuture