They have been active providers of development cooperation for many years, but their efforts have long been mainly bilateral. Today, their contribution to the multilateral system is increasingly visible.

We might dub them “cubists”, after the avant-garde art movement that revolutionised European painting and sculpture. Whatever the acronym, there is no denying that China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and South Africa are becoming game-changers on the international development landscape.

They have been active providers of development cooperation for many years, but their efforts have long been mainly bilateral. Today, their contribution to the multilateral system is increasingly visible.

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