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Where is Australian aid delivered?
About AusAID AusAID is the Australian Agency for International Development. It plans, coordinates and manages the Australian Government’s overseas aid program. The aim of the aid program is to assist developing countries reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development, in line with Australia’s national interest.
BAHAMAS
The aid program is guided by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the internationally agreed goals and targets for poverty reduction.
CUBA
HAITI
HONDURAS
EL SALVADOR
NICARAGUA
COSTA RICA
PUERTO RICO
VIRGIN ISLANDS
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA ST KITTS & NEVIS GUADELOUPE MONTSERRAT DOMINICA ST LUCIA MARTINIQUE ST VINCENT & BARBADOS THE GRENADINES GRENADA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
JAMAICA
BELIZE GUATEMALA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
AusAID’s geographic focus is on the Asia-Pacific region which makes sense given that two-thirds of the world’s poor live in this region. This includes some 800 million people who live on less than $1.30 a day. In addition to the Asia-Pacific Region, Australia provides aid to Africa, the Middle East and Central and South America. In 2010–11 the Australian Government will provide $4.349 billion in official development assistance (ODA), which represents 0.33 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI).
PANAMA VENEZUELA
GUYANA COLOMBIA
SURINAME
FRENCH GUIANA
Official Development Assistance (ODA) This is also known as overseas aid or foreign aid that is given by governments through their international aid agencies (like AusAID) and through other government agencies. Australia will provide an estimated $4.349 billion in total ODA in 2010–11, of which AusAID will manage $3.762 billion. The composition of ODA includes monies allocated to country programs, global programs, ACAIR and other Australian Government departments, such as the Australian Federal Police, who contribute to the overseas aid program. It also includes the expenses associated with the running of AusAID and monies yet to be allocated, for example emergency funds required for a major humanitarian crisis and/or disaster.
These icons symbolise the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)—eight goals representing an agreement by world leaders to reduce poverty and enhance human development by 2015.
BHUTAN
More information about the MDGs is available online at www.ausaid.gov.au/keyaid/mdg.cfm
THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $39.8 million
LATIN AMERICA Australia is increasing its development assistance to Latin America, working in partnership with more advanced countries such as Argentina, Brazil and Chile to help poorer countries. For example, we are working with Brazil to deliver agricultural assistance to Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake in February 2010. Australia will also work with other OECD donors and multilateral organisations such as the Inter-American Development Bank. By joining forces with others, Australia can obtain good development results from a relatively small investment.
UNDER $5m* OVER $5m*
Microfinance and agriculture will be the two major areas we focus on to help reduce poverty in Latin America. Australia has good expertise to offer in these sectors. AusAID is currently funding three microfinance projects to improve the lives of women, and people in poor and disadvantaged communities, in Peru and Colombia.
OVER $20m* OVER $100m*
Latin America
Caribbean
BOLIVIA
Building the strength and capacity of people in Latin America to achieve the MDGs is also an area where Australia will assist by providing Australian Leadership Awards, fellowships and scholarships.
* Figure relates to total ODA from all agencies and programs; does not include AusAID’s running costs or unallocated emergency funds.
PARAGUAY
THE CARIBBEAN Assistance will be provided through a new development partnership between Australia and the 15 members of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to: > enhance cooperation on climate change adaptation and disaster management > support regional economic development
Australia’s development and humanitarian assistance to Africa covers most of the continent.
> strengthen people to people and institutional linkages
AFRICA ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11 $200.9 million Assistance will: > improve water and sanitation services, maternal and child health and food security > enhance natural resource management > build the capacity of African governments and institutions in public administration, economic and trade policy > respond to disasters and protracted humanitarian crises > support civil society organisations > build human resources capacity through short and long term training awards in Australia
VANUATU
TUVALU
> promote adaptation to climate change
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $66.4 million
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $8.9 million
> build public sector capacity
The 2010–11 Budget is focused on improving the delivery of basic services, particularly education and health, and on increasing the skills in developing countries so they can lead their communities towards self reliance.
Under the Vanuatu-Australia Partnership for Development, assistance will:
Under the Tuvalu-Australia Partnership for Development, assistance will:
> enhance engagement with and support for Pacific regional organisations
> increase access to and quality of education
> support long-term revenue
> enhance health care
> enhance education and health care services
> develop infrastructure to improve transport links and create job opportunities
NAURU
COUNTRY AND REGIONAL PROGRAMS
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $26.6 million
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
> assist with economic governance reforms
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $457.2 million
FIJI
Under the Nauru-Australia Partnership for Development, assistance will:
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $37.2 million
> improve public sector management
Ahead of progress towards a return to democratic governance, assistance will:
> improve health outcomes and education services
> improve essential health and education services
Under the PNG-Australia Partnership for Development five priority areas have been identified: i provide better access to markets and services by improving transport infrastructure ii promote faster progress towards universal basic education iii improve health outcomes iv strengthen the public service
> promote human rights > mitigate the impact of the 2006 coup and the global economic crisis
v improve statistical data
TONGA
Strategies in a further three areas are being developed and will provide:
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $27.8 million
> a strengthened, coordinated and effective response to the HIV crisis > support to PNG’s law and justice sector > support to the higher education sector Other assistance will: > improve governance and community development > promote sustainable broad-based economic growth and increased productivity > improve service delivery > improve security and stability > develop PNG’s border management capabilities
SOLOMON ISLANDS ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $225.7 million Under the Solomon Islands-Australia Partnership for Development assistance will: > strengthen health and education services > improve livelihoods, particularly in rural areas > improve infrastructure including roads, energy and telecommunications
Under the Tonga-Australia Partnership for Development, assistance will: > build a more effective public sector > improve health > improve technical and vocational skills > develop infrastructure
SAMOA ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $39.8 million Under the Samoa-Australia Partnership for Development, assistance will: > promote private sector growth and employment > improve education > improve health > improve governance > strengthen law and justice
> promote private sector development > strengthen the capacity of Pacific island countries to benefit from global trade and economic opportunities > improve infrastructure services > improve law and justice
INDONESIA AND EAST ASIA
> support private sector growth
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $458.7 million
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $10.4 million Assistance to the three North Pacific/Micronesia states will be delivered through separate Pacific Partnerships for Development and will focus on: > improving governance, public financial management and energy policy > supporting community organisations and government agencies
COOK ISLANDS
Assistance will:
BURMA
> promote sustainable growth and economic management
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $48.6 million
> support climate change mitigation and natural resource management
> provide assistance to highly vulnerable populations
> improve service delivery and infrastructure > support health systems > improve water and sanitation facilities > improve access to education > improve democracy, justice and governance > improve safety and peace
> improve food security > improve health outcomes
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $88.5 million
> promote human security and the peaceful resolution of conflict
NIUE AND TOKELAU
> enhance disaster preparedness and response capabilities > support economic growth and infrastructure
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $4.4 million Assistance will be implemented in close consultation with New Zealand, and will:
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $119.8 million
> promote social and economic development > support human resource development
Assistance will: > strengthen access to safe water and sanitation services > improve market access for goods and services and stimulate regional trade
KIRIBATI
PACIFIC REGIONAL
Under the Kiribati-Australia Partnership for Development, assistance will:
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11 $152.0 million
> improve basic education
> strengthen health systems
CAMBODIA
> address HIV and other sexually transmitted infections
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $64.2 million
Major Pacific Regional assistance programs will:
> combat malaria > tackle non-communicable diseases > improve education
> help manage the challenges of climate change > strengthen Vietnam’s human resource foundation
Assistance will: > reduce rural poverty and increase farmer income > improve the health of Cambodians
Assistance will:
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $18.0 million
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $227.8 million
> Core support for ICRC
In support of the principles of ‘A Stronger, Fairer Australia’: AusAID will strengthen partnerships and work with a range of Australian organisations including volunteer, business, research and community organisations:
> respond to the protracted humanitarian emergency through funding to the United Nations and international agencies providing assistance in areas such as food aid, water and sanitation and disaster response and preparedness. The provision of other ODA will depend on progress on denuclearisation
SOUTH ASIA ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $171.3 million
BANGLADESH ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $70.0 million
> strengthening capacities of key regional institutions to tackle trans-boundary challenges in health and human security
CHINA ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $36.8 million Assistance will focus on: > policy engagement on global and regional development, partnerships and skills enhancement in governance (economic reform), environment (water and climate change) and health (strengthening health systems and improving the response to HIV) sectors by promoting shared knowledge and expertise
MONGOLIA ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $7.4 million
MALDIVES ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $4.4 million Assistance will: > continue support for human resource development > support post-tsunami reconstruction, governance activities and teacher training
BHUTAN ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $5.4 million > continue support for human resource development
> enhance agricultural productivity and food security > support improved governance and public sector capacity > assist the Government of Iraq to restore basic services > support vulnerable populations
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
> World Food Programme (WFP)
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $35.8 million
> UN Central Emergency Response Fund (UNCERF)
Assistance will:
> UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL
> provide humanitarian and emergency assistance
> improve livelihoods of the rural poor
> Improve food security, water and sanitation and income-generating opportunities for vulnerable populations
> reduce maternal, neonatal and child deaths > increase support for education > improve water and sanitation services > enhance community resilience to climate change
Assistance will: > promote community rehabilitation, livelihood development and peace building > improve the quality of and access to basic education
> continued support to address priority regional development issues including adaptation to climate change, water and sanitation, HIV/AIDS, health, education and regional integration > support improved governance and economic management > strengthen regional economic integration > strengthening capacities of key regional institutions to tackle trans-boundary challenges in health and human security
CENTRAL ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $273.8 million
PAKISTAN
> continue support for improved natural resource management
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $66.5 million
> improve water and sanitation services
Assistance will:
> continue support for human resource development
INDIA ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $22.2 million Assistance will: > address energy security and climate change impacts on water resources and agriculture > support water and sanitation and water resource management > continue support for fostering agriculture research > improve health measures targeted towards reducing the risk and impact of HIV/AIDS
Assistance will:
NEPAL
> provide around 28 development awards for study in Australia to assist the Mongolian Government achieve its human resource development goals
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $18.4 million Assistance will: > improve access to health care services > strengthen governance and democracy > improve access to and the quality of education
> improve maternal and child health > improve basic education > support agriculture and rural development
> strengthen service delivery particularly in the health and education sectors
CROSS REGIONAL PROGRAMS ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $325.6 million Cross regional programs include funding for sectoral, thematic, development awards and aid effectiveness programs for activities across geographic regions. Other cross regional programs include: > Direct Aid Program; advancing developmental objectives and addressing humanitarian hardship in developing countries > Human Rights Fund; supporting a Human Rights Grants Scheme, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions > Enterprise Challenge Fund; supporting commercially viable business projects which benefit the poor through the awarding of grants on a competitive basis
> promote democratic governance
> Australian Leadership Awards; supporting social and economic growth through the development of leadership
AFGHANISTAN
GLOBAL PROGRAMS
> provide humanitarian relief and reconstruction assistance
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $123.1 million Assistance will: > support basic service delivery in education and health > build the capacity of the Afghan state at both the national and provincial level > improve agriculture and rural development > assist vulnerable populations by supporting delivery of emergency relief and humanitarian assistance
Australia will continue to support the work of: > UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
ESTIMATED ODA 20010–11: $4.9 million
> increase support for health services
UN HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $89.5 million
> strengthen Australia’s bilateral relationship with Iraq
Assistance will:
> provide humanitarian and resettlement support
> economic growth
> governance
NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
EAST ASIA REGIONAL
> strengthen regional economic integration
> service delivery
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT (ICRC)
SRI LANKA
Assistance through the east Asia Regional program will:
> infrastructure
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $46.5 million
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $46.0 million
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $118.1 million > improve basic education
IRAQ
> improve access to water and sanitation
> continue to assist communities affected by cyclone Nargis
Assistance will be provided through a delegated cooperation program with New Zealand, and will focus on the outer islands, covering:
Assistance will:
> contribute to poverty alleviation
> improve access to quality basic education
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $5.0 million
Additional support will include:
> improve growth and economic management
Assistance will:
PHILIPPINES
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $23.9 million
> contribute to improved standards of living for Solomon Islanders
> support growth through trade and investment facilitation
INDONESIA
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS AND PALAU
NORTH KOREA Assistance will:
> increase access to quality basic education
> support essential infrastructure services
VIETNAM
> develop workforce skills in areas of industry demand
Assistance will:
> build government and private sector human resource capacity
Assistance through the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) will:
> contribute to a better functioning government by improving accountability and service delivery
LAOS ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $41.0 million
ESTIMATED ODA: 2010–11: $1.092 billion
> address economic and fiscal challenges
> contribute to a safer and more secure Solomon Islands by strengthening the law and justice system
> improve access to fair and accountable law and justice services
> improve access to electricity and road infrastructure in rural areas
> provide climate change assistance > assisting with tsunami recovery and reconstruction activities
> improve infrastructure through upgrading key transport routes
HUMANITARIAN, EMERGENCY AND REFUGEE PROGRAMS ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11 $301.5 million
> UN Releif and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)
AUSTRALIAN CIVILIAN CORPS > Australia will support the rapid deployment of civilian specialists to countries affected by natural disaster or conflict
MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT MULTLATERAL REPLENISHMENTS ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $298.3 million Australia’s engagement with multilateral organisations extends the reach and scope of Australia’s country and regional aid programs through assistance to: > the World Bank > the Asian Development Bank > the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC) > the Global Environment Facility > the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MPMF) > the World Bank Clean Technology Fund > UN development agencies; UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organisation (WHO), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), UN Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (UNPBC) and other UN development agencies > International Labor Organisation (ILO)
HUMANITARIAN AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
> Commonwealth organisations
ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $194.0 million
> Global environment programs
Emergency response and support for global, regional and country level humanitarian initiatives that save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity during, and in the aftermath, of human made crises and natural disasters.
> The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria > The GAVI Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation > The Education for All – Fast Track Initiative
> AusAID-NGO Cooperation Program; will support more than 40 accredited Australian NGOs undertaking community based development work > Volunteer Programs; support the recruitment, placement and management of skilled Australian volunteers in developing countries > Australian Council for International Development (ACFID); supports the partnership between AusAID and ACFID to increase Australia’s impact in promoting effective communitybased development to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) > NGO policy and development effectiveness; supports analysis and the development of policies with a new monitoring and evaluation framework to be developed in 2010–11 > Community engagement and development education; improves awareness and understanding of overseas development-related issues in Australia > Development Research Program; supports local and international research to improve development
AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (ACIAR) ACIAR ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11 $68.3 million ACIAR’s program delivers research outcomes that closely integrate with the Australia’s overseas aid program, complementing AusAID development programs. The Centre’s projects link Australian scientists with their counterparts in developing countries to increase agricultural productivity and sustainability and to improve livelihoods by delivering food security. ACIAR’s two largest country-specific programs are in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea with its two largest R&D initiatives aimed at increasing food security in selected countries in eastern and southern Africa and addressing constraints to food production and agricultural sector development in the Pacific.
Cover: Improving education in Afghanistan. Photo: Hans Stakelbeek/FMAX
THE AUSTRALIAN AID PROGRAM ESTIMATED ODA 2010–11: $4.349 billion
Where is Australian aid delivered? 2010–11
