In August, the 2008 ActionAid report on Italian ODA was updated by a 10 pages briefing taking stocks of the main developments the political arena, including the perspective, results and commitments, and new ODA figures available. It can be downloaded at:
http://www.actionaid.it/fileViewAction.do?xclass=Multimediafile&field=file&width=0&height=0&mime=application/pdf&id=23857
Here below, you find some abstracts:
Financial Perspective update
Unlike last year, the new financial perspective 2009-2013 does not include any reference to ODA targets and, more worryingly, at the end of July a Government decree reduces ODA allocation under Ministry for Foreign Affairs by 25% ( -170 million euro) from 2009-2011.
G8 updates
At the G8 Summit in Toyako, Mr. Berlusconi pledged 500 million dollar over the next five year to fund the global response against pandemics. In 2007, at Heiligendamm, Mr. Prodi committed 400 million dollar a year over ten years to fund the same global response.The Italian Sherpa office is already shaping the 2009 G8 thematic agenda, with an expected focus on education in conflict, health, agriculture and water and sanitation.
ODA facts updates
Due to limited and fragmented bilateral country allocations, in 2005-2006, Italy is the first donors only in Argentina and Montenegro, while ranks as second in Suriname and Rep. of Congo and then shifts at the fifth place in Albania, Eritrea, Iraq, Lebanon, Iraq, Nigeria and Tunisia.Italy
Italy has 3.1 billions euro out standing debt, 1.6 billion covered by the HIPC initiative, while 1.5 billions with other counties, including China , Morocco and Argentina
In 2007, 95% in NGO budget appropriation – 100 million- was committed, showing a significant scale up in administrative absorption capacity. In fact, in 2004, only 72% was committed out of a 73 million allocation. 60% of the arrears due to NGOs was paid off in 2007. NGO proposed initiatives mainly focuses on agriculture (38%) and health (19%). According to the DAC tied-aid definition, 100% of Italian NGOs committed-funds, are tied, due to administrative procedure for aid allocations.
http://www.actionaid.it/fileViewAction.do?xclass=Multimediafile&field=file&width=0&height=0&mime=application/pdf&id=23857
Here below, you find some abstracts:
Financial Perspective update
Unlike last year, the new financial perspective 2009-2013 does not include any reference to ODA targets and, more worryingly, at the end of July a Government decree reduces ODA allocation under Ministry for Foreign Affairs by 25% ( -170 million euro) from 2009-2011.
G8 updates
At the G8 Summit in Toyako, Mr. Berlusconi pledged 500 million dollar over the next five year to fund the global response against pandemics. In 2007, at Heiligendamm, Mr. Prodi committed 400 million dollar a year over ten years to fund the same global response.The Italian Sherpa office is already shaping the 2009 G8 thematic agenda, with an expected focus on education in conflict, health, agriculture and water and sanitation.
ODA facts updates
Due to limited and fragmented bilateral country allocations, in 2005-2006, Italy is the first donors only in Argentina and Montenegro, while ranks as second in Suriname and Rep. of Congo and then shifts at the fifth place in Albania, Eritrea, Iraq, Lebanon, Iraq, Nigeria and Tunisia.
In 2007, 95% in NGO budget appropriation – 100 million- was committed, showing a significant scale up in administrative absorption capacity. In fact, in 2004, only 72% was committed out of a 73 million allocation. 60% of the arrears due to NGOs was paid off in 2007. NGO proposed initiatives mainly focuses on agriculture (38%) and health (19%). According to the DAC tied-aid definition, 100% of Italian NGOs committed-funds, are tied, due to administrative procedure for aid allocations.
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