# ODA channels

Context for how ODA is channelled from donors to recipients.

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## Overview

This skill covers how the OECD classifies ODA by channel, where each kind of flow is reported, and how imputed multilateral sector estimates combine with bilateral sector ODA.

## References

- [references/bilateral-multilateral.md](references/bilateral-multilateral.md): definitions of bilateral, bi-multi and core multilateral ODA, the OECD List of ODA-eligible international organisations, channel of delivery, where each flow is reported, and the pitfalls of each.
- [references/sector-imputations.md](references/sector-imputations.md): why core contributions are imputed to sectors, how imputed figures combine with bilateral sector ODA, and the double-counting traps.