This week, IATI convened a roundtable “𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖, 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙄”to explore the opportunities and challenges at the intersection of open data and artificial intelligence.

How can we make IATI data more useful, usable and responsive to the needs of data users? We are now hosting a final open consultation call for anyone who has not yet had the opportunity to contribute. 🗓️3rd July 2026, 9:00–10:00 EDT 🔗 Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

IATI is 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. Read the proposal and add your comments on IATI Connect: connect.iatistandard.org/post/reimagi...

📣 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. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄: connect.iatistandard.org

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

Congratulations to AECID on the launch of its new #PortalDeDatos, powered by data published by transforming IATI data into an accessible public tool, helping better understand the impact of development cooperation. Explore now: datos.aecid.es/en/

Today in Nairobi, IATI member Germany Federal 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 showcased its innovative use of AI! Read more: linkedin.com/feed/update/...

The IATI Secretariat is consulting on proposals to strengthen the quality, usability and interoperability of IATI data. 💬 Get involved in the online discussion or join meetings happening this week. Visit IATI Connect: connect.iatistandard.org/post/reimagi...

Attending #GlobalDataFestival this week? Don't miss IATI member Germany (BMZ)'s lightning talk on responsible AI and development data: 🗓️ 4 June | 14:00–15:30 EAT 🔬 ChecKI+ – Transforming Development Data Workflows with Responsible AI

🌍 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)! 🎉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: iatistandard.org/en/news/gcf-...

📢 G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors have recognised the importance of stronger cooperation across global development finance data systems: “Interoperability between databases and cooperation between the OECD DAC, TOSSD and IATI secretariats are essential.”

Asor Henry Nkang from the Government of Nigeria shared the country’s experience integrating IATI data directly into their national systems to strengthen the tracking of development finance at IATI's side-event at the 2026 ECOSOC FfD Forum. Watch remarks: youtu.be/fjHwMGXHSeg?...

Yemesrach A. Workie, Executive Director of IATI, highlighted the growing importance of interoperability in strengthening development effectiveness at a time when countries face increasing fragmentation at IATI's side-event at the 2026 ECOSOC FfD Forum. youtu.be/yAoSA6-Lgxs?...

Ambassador Carsten Staur, Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee reflected on the steep decline in Official Development Assistance shared the challenges facing the development system at IATI's side-event at the 2026 ECOSOC FfD Forum. youtu.be/JllKvrkCYvk?...

Mr. Navid Hanif, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development at UN DESA, opened the discussion with a powerful reflection on the current state of development cooperation. youtu.be/x4mG-yQsYis?...

This week at the UN Financing for Development Forum (#𝗙𝗳𝗗), IATI contributed to a side event hosted by the Global Partnership (GPEDC). It focused on how country-led dialogue can translate evidence into action.

🤝 Great to meet the Saudi Fund for Development during #FfDForum week in New York. IATI Executive Director Yemesrach A. Workie met with Abdullah AlBazai to discuss collaboration on #transparency & #development data.

Thank you to all who joined us for the “𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲” dialogue at the 2026 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum. This discussion brought together global leaders and key initiatives at a critical moment for development cooperation.

Join the 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝟰𝗗𝗲𝘃 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 on “𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴: 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦” at 3 PM in C-Room 8, UNHQ, New York or 📺Watch Live: bit.ly/ffd-revitali...

💬IATI at FfD Forum Today - Strengthen development finance data through collaboration and interoperability ED, IATI Yemesrach Workie highlighted: “Interoperability is not about merging systems. It is about clarifying linkages, aligning common elements, and reducing duplication.”

⏳ 1 Day To Go: Revitalising Development Effectiveness at the UN FfD Forum Together, we will discuss how to translate the Sevilla Commitment into practical action — through stronger country ownership, coordination, transparency, and accountability.

Join us on 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟮 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 as we bring together key global actors to ask: How do we turn this commitment into real, country-level results? 📅 22 April 2026 🕒 15:00–16:30 EST 📍 UN Headquarters, New York 📺 Watch live: bit.ly/ffd-revitali... ✍Register: bit.ly/ffd-dev-effe...

Next week, we’re bringing together leading voices from across the development cooperation community. We’ll discuss how to deliver on development effectiveness commitments made at the International Conference on Financing for Development (#FfD).

📢IATI will co-host a side event at the 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up on 22nd April in New York, bringing together global partners to discuss how development effectiveness commitments can be translated into practice. More Info: iatistandard.org/en/events/ff...

📊A global picture of development & humanitarian action in one dataset: • ~2,000 publishers, referencing ~17,000 organisations • ~1M activities worldwide • 10M+ transactions across 230+ countries • Used by 19 governments for planning Access the data:https://lnkd.in/edCuuxfZ

Newly elected Governing Board of IATI representatives have taken up their roles from 1 April 2026 for a two-year term. New Chair and Vice Chair are also appointed. Explore Election Results: iatistandard.org/en/news/2026... Explore New Chair and Vice Chair: iatistandard.org/en/news/newg...

EU launches mentoring programme to strengthen development finance data reported to IATI 🇪🇺 Led by Directorate-General for International Partnerships(DG INTPA), the initiative supports peer learning to improve data quality and consistency. 🔗 Read More: iatistandard.org/en/news/eume...

Development only works when we know who is funding what, where, and why. Nearly 2,000 organisations publish open, comparable data to IATI Standard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbwI... #IATI #AidTransparency #OpenData

📊 This week, IATI convened consultations as part of our Reimagining Data Quality series—bringing together development partners and UN organisations to help shape a more user-centred, practical approach to data quality and usability. Read More: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 As part of IATI’s State of the Data 2026 series, IATI brought together community participants with an interest in subnational location data for a focused discussion. The session drew on insights from a recent community survey.

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (@sidasweden.bsky.social) is expanding transparency in Sweden’s development cooperation. A new policy requires organisations receiving Swedish aid to publish data to the IATI Standard, improving visibility across the development delivery chain.

IATI Executive Director Yemesrach Workie spoke on a panel today during HNPW 2026 on 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 for localisation funding 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀. Hosted by CAFOD and a National Reference Group Local Lead from Myanmar. #Localization

IATI Executive Director Yemesrach Workie met with IsDB Group Chief Economist 𝗗𝗿. Areef Suleman and 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗶 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 to discuss collaboration on transparency and development data. d-portal.iatistandard.org/ctrack.html?...

🇺🇳Today IATI Executive Director Yemesrach Workie participated in two side events at UN Statistical Commission. Both highlighted that data and statistical systems are foundational infrastructure for governance, financing and public trust.

IATI is convening a new 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 to support improvements to and oversight of the IATI Standard. We encourage you to: • Read the Terms of Reference • Submit an Expression of Interest by 𝟲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 www.iaticonnect.org/group/standa...

The IATI Secretariat has published six months of focused analysis on how IATI data is published, used — and where it can be strengthened. 🔎 ~500k document links 🌐 17,000+ organisations mapped ⏱️ ~900,000 activities analysed iatistandard.org/en/news/stat...

A recent academic study, 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘪𝘥? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 10 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, used data published to IATI to examine how the global aid system is structured and connected at scale.

Today, we held our 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of 2026 with the IATI Francophone Partner Countries Focus Group to help shape IATI’s new, user-centred approach to data quality and usability; a step as IATI begins rolling out 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲–𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬.

Are you working with geographic data, or trying to use it for planning, coordination, or analysis? Want to know where development & humanitarian activities are actually taking place? ▶️ Watch this: youtu.be/Twx7OgyyI34

🚀Yesterday, we hosted the first webinar of 𝘐𝘈𝘛𝘐 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢 2026, focusing on 𝘀𝘂𝗯-𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 to discussed the role of this data in understanding where development and humanitarian cooperation actually takes place.

🚀 Turning the Sevilla Commitment into action on data Today, IATI Executive Director Yemesrach Assefa Workie co-chaired the first meeting of the FfD4 & Future of Data Publishing Subgroup, launched under the #SevillaPlatformForAction. 🌍We are proud to join UN Women to convene this work.

Today, we held the first 2026 consultation with 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, focusing on 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁y in how IATI data supports informed decisions, from planning, budgeting to coordination and results tracking.

🗳️ IATI Governing Board Elections 2026 IATI will hold its next Governing Board elections in Q1 2026, with seven Board members to be elected for a two-year term starting 1 April 2026. 🔗 Explore more: iatistandard.org/en/governanc... #IATI #Governance #Transparency #OpenData

⏳ 1 week to go! Join IATI’s State of the Data 2026 – Sub-national Location Consultation on 28 Jan. Help shape upcoming analysis on how location data supports aid transparency and coordination. 🔗 Register Now: lnkd.in/gX2bJTnU #IATI #StateOfTheData #OpenData

An academic study using IATI data analyses over 10 million aid transactions to map how the global aid system is connected in practice. 🔗 Explore More: iatistandard.org/en/news/tenm... #IATI #AidTransparency #OpenData #DevelopmentData

⏳ 2 weeks to go! Join IATI’s State of the Data 2026 – Sub-national Location Consultation on 28 Jan (10:30 am EST/3:30pm UTC). Help shape upcoming analysis on how location data supports aid transparency, coordination & real-world use. 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/gX2bJTnU #IATI #AidTransparency

📢State of the Data 2026 - Sub-national Location Consultation Join IATI on 28 Jan 2026 (10:30 EST/15:30 UTC) to discuss how sub-national location data supports aid transparency, coordination & real-world data use. 🔗Register: lnkd.in/gX2bJTnU #IATI #StateOfTheData

As IATI begins implementing its Strategic Plan 2026–2030, we’re taking early steps to strengthen data quality and usability across the community. Read the Issue Note and join the discussion on IATI Connect 👇 iaticonnect.org/discussion/r...

IATI is entering a new phase in 2026 with the launch of its Strategic Plan 2026–2030. The plan moves IATI beyond data publishing, positioning it as a driver of transparency, accountability, and impact across international cooperation. 🔗 Read more: iatistandard.org/en/governanc...

In 2025, across regions, global policy spaces, and data partnerships, we strengthened 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.