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Multilateral aid is delivered through international institutions such as the various agencies in the United Nations, the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.
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About 30% of Australian aid money is channelled through multilateral institutions and funds.
Australia gives more money to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) than to United Nations agencies and programs.
The World Bank and ADB in particular have been criticised for conditionality of their loans, undemocratic governing structures, and funding large-scale projects that undermine people’s lives and livelihoods.
Last updated 12 November 2010
