The decline in ODA is not just a criticism. It is a reality. ODA is Official Develoment Assistance. It is not question of bilateral aid. ODA helps all the develoing countries, especially the LDCs.
Bilateral aid is how negotiations go between two friendly countries.
Yes, there has been criticism that a lot of the monies have been misused by corrupt dictators, corrupt officials and corrupt governments. There is no excuse for that. But the Group of 77 is willing to go beyond that. What we are saying is that some of these very same dictators and some of these very same corrupt governments were bolstered by the Cold War. We don't want to mention any names.