7/09/2010

2010 International Military Decrees: a 20% reduction in ODA

The Italian Government has approved a emergency decree to fund the Italian participation in the International peace keeping/enforcement operations in the second half of 2010 - July to December. It is usual for the Italian Government to approve two or more decrees a year to fund international military operations. They generally include additional financial allocations to support development cooperation interventions (ODA eligible).
In 2010, these two decrees provided additional financial resources to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs development cooperation budget up to 72 million euro – a 22% increase. However, the 2010 International military decrees approved less resources for international development cooperation interventions than last year - 22 million euro, a 20% reduction. The total financial resources provided by this second military decree are 12% less than those appropriated in the first semester with a 36% reduction for development cooperation activities. Financial resources for Afghanistan faced a 15% reduction while in other areas – Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan, Pakistan. Somalia - funds were cut by 56% in comparison to the first semester appropriations.

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