ODA Spending

How much ODA does Italy allocate to gender equality?

Using the OECD gender policy marker, Italy reported that 49% of its bilateral ODA in 2023, or US$515 million, supported projects that were gender equality related. This included investments in programs that named gender equality as either a significant goal or the principal goal.

Italy was the 16^th largest donor to projects related to gender equality in 2022 in absolute terms and the 16^nd largest donor in relative terms, compared to other members of the OECD DAC.

How is Italian gender equality ODA changing?

Italy spent US$341 million, or 49%, of its bilateral allocable ODA on projects that included gender as a significant objective.

How does Italy allocate gender equality ODA?

Bilateral Spending

A total of 49%, of Italy's total bilateral allocable ODA went to projects with gender equality either as a principal or significant goal.

Multilateral Spending and Commitments

Multilaterally, Italy provides funding to UNFPA and UN Women, but both represent a very small percentage of Italy's multilateral ODA.

Funding & Policy Outlook

What is the current government's outlook on gender equality ODA?

Under Italian law, gender equality and the promotion of equal opportunity are enshrined as goals of Italian development cooperation.

AICS aims to integrate gender-mainstreaming in all its programs and has set up a network of gender focal points that work to mainstream gender in project designs, monitoring, and performance evaluations.

On January 10, 2023, Italy was elected by acclamation to the Vice Presidency of the Executive Council of UN Women, the world's leading agency for women's rights within the UN system. Italy joined the Executive Board in 2022 for a two-year term. The office was assumed by Ambassador Maurizio Massari, Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN, who held the position until January 2024.

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