Development aid
Poor countries call for debt revolution at UN summit
Torn down by growing debt and a barrage of crises, leaders of the world's poorest countries have stepped up calls for the rules governing handouts of billions of dollars to be rewritten.
Western nations gave out more than $185 billion in grants and cheap loans in 2021, according to the OECD. Official development assistance is one of the pillars of the international financial system.
Poor Countries are Calling For a Debt Revolution
Tired of mounting debt and multiple crises, leaders of the world's poorest countries have called for a rewrite of the rules governing the granting of billions of dollars.
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‘No Justice, No Booty’: Portland strippers continue organizing for better working conditions two years after Stripper Strike
Sex workers were left without access to aid during the pandemic and created mutual aid groups to make ends meet
Lenarčič urges Slovenia to make best use of recovery funds
Ljubljana – European Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarčič urged Slovenia in a videoconference presenting his priorities in 2021 to the parliamentary EU Affairs Committee to make the best use of the funds available as part of the EU mechanism for recovery and resilience.
Croatia NGOs Criticise Move to Allocate Funds for Persecuted Christians
Some NGOs have criticised an independent MP, supporting the ruling Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, who has proposed an amendment to the 2021 budget, allocating 1.5 million kuna, or 200,000 euros, for "persecuted Christians and other people in need".
The budget is due to be voted on in parliament on Wednesday.
Turkey supports 170 countries with development aid
Turkey provided official development assistance worth $21 billion to 170 countries from 2010 to 2016, according to data from the state development aid agency.
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Turkey combines humanitarian relief with development aid
Turkey has a unique relief model in which humanitarian assistance and development aid go hand-in-hand, according to Mehmet Güllüoğlu, the head of the relief agency AFAD. Emboldened by the country coming second in global relief aid in 2016, Güllüoğlu says Turkey’s humanitarian assistance would continue unabated
Bulgaria to Grant Ukraine Humanitarian Aid of EUR 50 000
Bulgaria's government will grant Ukraine humanitarian aid of EUR 50 000.
The funding will be provided from the official development aid allocation under the central budget.
The aid aims to alleviate the difficult social and economic and humanitarian situation in the country
The funding will be provided via the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
EC Boosts Aid for Conflict-Hit Ukrainian Population
The European Commission said on Thursday it is mobilising EUR 22 M to help the population of Ukrainian regions suffering from the consequences of the conflict.
The funding comprises additional EUR 5 M in humanitarian assistance plus EUR 17 M in development aid, the EU executive body said in a statement.