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Global Issues Email Update, May 2008.

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In this update:
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1) Updated figures show slight fall in foreign overseas development
assistance aid

2) The global foreign aid shortfall is now $3.3 trillion


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1) Updated figures show slight fall in foreign overseas development
assistance aid

2007's overseas development assistance (ODA) aid volume was
lower than in 2006, but this was predicted because the previous
year included massive items such as debt relief for Iraq and
Nigeria. Nonetheless, despite the lower volume, it was still one
of the highest amounts ever. Unfortunately, the updated figures
from the OECD show that aid is still far less than what countries
have promised. Despite the small increase in non-debt relief aid,
donor countries are not on track to meet their recently stated
agreements. But they have also been way off their stated target set
back in 1970 when rich countries had promised to give 0.7% of GNI
each year in aid. Almost all have failed to do so. Furthermore,
when aid is given, not only has it been short on volume, but the
quality and effectiveness have also been questioned. New and updated
graphs, images, and data were added to this section.

http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp


2) The global foreign aid shortfall is now $3.3 trillion

Since 1970, when rich countries agreed to give 0.7% of gross national
income in aid to poorer countries to assist their development,
hardly any have ever done so. The last three years are regarded
as some of the highest levels of aid since, but only amount to
approximately 0.3% of GNI. Calculating the accumulated shortfall
since 1970 reveals a huge aid shortfall of $3.3 trillion, while $2.4
trillion has been given. Even though it is a large amount, most of
it does not go to the poorest countries. For example, since 1970,
on average, Sub-Saharan Africa has received about 25% of actual
ODA. Even the aid that is given now includes fancy accounting
and inclusion of items not originally intended to be counted as
development assistance aid, such as debt relief and emergency aid.

http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Development/aid/shortfall/


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