The UK Government should use its membership of, and influence within, the OECD to advocate that ODA eligibility criteria be reformed to reflect SIDS’ vulnerabilities. This could take the form of a ‘small island exception’ as employed by the World Bank or a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI), such as that currently being considered by the United Nations.

The UK Government should use its membership of, and influence within, the OECD to advocate that ODA eligibility criteria be reformed to reflect SIDS’ vulnerabilities. This could take the form of a ‘small island exception’ as employed by the World Bank or a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI), such as that currently being considered by the United Nations. Type: conclusion | Number: 4 | Paragraph: 25 | Response status: partially_accepted Government response: Partly Agree 7. The FCDO agrees that the current process for assessing SIDS’ readiness to be classified as high-income countries requires improvement. UK representatives are using our influence within the OECD to advocate for strengthened ODA processes to reflect and incorporate SIDS’ vulnerabilitie