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Europe's African Promise Europe’s African Promise Europe’s African Promise 03 Acknowledgments 05 Introduction 07 Executive Summary 13 Development Assistance 25 European Union Institutions 33 Aid Quality 45 EU15 Country Profiles Austria 46 Germany 56 The Netherlands 66 Belgium 48 Greece 58 Portugal 68 Denmark 50 Ireland 60 Spain 70 Finland 52 Italy 62 Sweden 72 France 54 Luxembourg 64 United Kingdom 74 76 Reference Tables 86 Methodology 92 Endnotes 97 Acronyms 01 Acknowledgements We would primarily like to thank ONE’s board members and trusted advisors: at OECD’s Development Assistance Committee provided the data which made Bono, Josh Bolten, Howie Buffett, Susie Buffett, Joe Cerrell, John Doerr, this report possible. The team at Development Initiatives, led by Judith Randel, Jamie Drummond, Michael Elliott, Tom Freston, Helene Gayle, Mort Halperin, Daniel Coppard, Daniele Malerba and Asma Zubairi were tireless in their Mo Ibrahim, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Jeff Raikes, Kevin Sheekey and Bobby efforts to assist with data analysis and overall guidance. Thanks to our Shriver, as well as ONE’s Africa Policy Advisory Board members: Charles faithful copy-editor, David Wilson. The report’s design and art direction were Abugre Akelyira, Dr. Melvin Ayogu, Amadour Mahtar Ba, Owen Barder, David guided by the talents of Andrea Hubbard and ONE’s designer, Elizabeth Brady. Barnard, Erik Charas, Paul Collier, Eleni Z. Gabre-Madhin, Neville Gabriel, John Many thanks to the Absolute Group for the sustainable printing and Githongo, Angelique Kidjo, Acha Leke, Dr. Xiaoyun Li, Dr. Richard Mkandawire, production of this report. Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndugane, Ory Okolloh, Arunma Oteh, Rakesh R. Rajani, Mandla Sibeko, John Ulanga and Russell Wildeman. We are grateful The following ONE staff and consultants contributed significantly to the policy to ONE’s friend and advisor Bob Geldof and our distinguished International content of this report: Nora Coghlan, Guillaume Grosso, Tamira Gunzburg, Patron, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, for their support and guidance. Alan Hudson, Andreas Huebers, Tobias Kahler, Lauren Pfeifer, Joseph Powell, Friederike Rder, Johanna Stratmann, Ross Thuotte, Eloise Todd, Alexander We are fortunate to have received comments and feedback on previous drafts Woollcombe and Jennifer Wynn. The writing and production of this report were of this report from partners in the NGO community and in government. led by Caitlyn Hendrickson, Ben Leo and Sara Messer. They have all strengthened the report, and any remaining errors are our sole responsibility. We are grateful to be able to draw on this strong group of To the millions of people who work and campaign tirelessly every day to stakeholders as well as many other friends and colleagues around the world make poverty history in Africa, thank you. The perseverance and commitment who have advised ONE on this report and in all that we do. The statisticians of those working both inside and outside governments is truly inspiring. Due to a combination of smart policies and aid, increased trade and investments in agriculture, 87% of people in the world today have * ERRORS AND OMISSIONS enough food to eat and lead healthy lives – up from just 76% in 1970. This report went to print on 14 June 2012, in preparation for the European Council meetings on 28–29 June in Brussels, Belgium. The information in this report was, to the best of our knowledge, current up until 14 June 2012. We acknowledge that events that occurred after this point may mean that some of the figures and commitments in this report are out of date. * ONE calculations based on hunger figures from FAO. ‘State of Food Insecurity.’ The Global Hunger Information Portal. http://www.fao.org/hunger/en/, accessed 25 January, 2011; population figures from US Census, International Data Base. http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/worldpopinfo.php, accessed 25 January, 2011. 03 The number of people Introduction on antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS in Africa With just over three more years to meet the Millennium examines progress by the EU towards reaching intermediate Development Assistance (QuODA) index. While new Development Goals (MDGs), much progress has been made. targets in 2010, and forecasts the increases required to meet indicators from the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Yet much remains to be done. World leaders, NGOs, individual country and collective EU targets by 2015. Effectiveness are being decided in June 2012, the QuODA increased from 50,000 academics and other development institutions are already analysis is a tool to measure prior aid effectiveness moving beyond the world’s existing goals and increasingly Specifically, the report profiles the 15 EU states who were commitments alongside more general aid quality standards. in 2002 to 5.064 million focusing on the post-2015 agenda. However, as the world members of the Union prior to 2004 (the EU15), providing scrambles to define a new global development framework, detailed analysis of their progress on individual global and Although this report maintains a focus on ODA, ONE * we cannot lose focus on the existing development targets. Africa targets, as well as policy reforms. As in past years, the recognises that aid alone is not a silver bullet. Many other in 2011. Sub-Saharan Africa has made tremendous breakthroughs in 2012 DATA Report focuses special attention on development forms of financing, managed through transparent and fighting poverty and disease, thanks to steady economic assistance to Africa. Although the Gleneagles commitments accountable institutions, are crucial for developing countries. growth combined with targeted development investment. provided a unique focus on sub-Saharan Africa, the EU These include domestically generated resources, foreign But many countries still lack the resources, capacity and made promises to the continent as a whole, and was not clear direct investment, trade, remittances and private flows. conditions they need to provide basic services to their about the proportion of increases earmarked specifically for ONE looks forward to the ‘Investments to End Poverty’ citizens. Sustained momentum and focus will be critical over the sub-Saharan region. As EU countries strive to maintain report due to be released later this year by the Bill & Melinda the next three years to reach global targets. development funding and to maximise results delivered from Gates Foundation, which will track all forms of development scarce resources, ONE urges the EU to channel resources finance. The lack of comparable, measurable commitments Since its inception, the DATA Report has held the world’s to those developing countries with the greatest need and the across countries concerning these other financial flows wealthiest countries accountable for their commitments to longest way to go to achieve the MDGs. makes it difficult to apply the same accountability standards the world’s poorest countries. For the past six years, it has that the DATA Report uses to track progress on aid tracked progress against the Gleneagles commitments made In addition to assessing EU Member States, this year’s report commitments. That said, ONE hopes to profile both non-aid by the G7 in 2005. However, with those commitments also looks at development assistance channelled through financing flows and the results they achieve in future reports. expiring in 2010, key donors such as the United States, the EU institutions. We are in a pivotal year as Member States Canada and Japan no longer have overall official development negotiate the EU’s next seven-year budget, spanning the Of course, the most critical contributions to development assistance (ODA) targets. For their part, the G20, despite 2014–20 period. Approximately €51 billion in development come from within developing countries themselves. their growing significance on the world stage, have not funding is up for grabs. To achieve this goal, Member States Subsequent ONE publications this year will monitor financing presented clear and measurable targets in development must exhibit unparalleled political courage and strategic for agriculture and food security and commitments to HIV/ finance to which member countries can be held to account. vision. The DATA Report explores how the EU’s development AIDS prevention and treatment, including analysis of African So in 2012, the DATA Report turns its principal attention to budget complements the efforts of Member States, while pledges. In this context, ONE is grateful for the work done by the European Union (EU) and its bold commitments to helping them to reach their 0.7% targets. the Africa Progress Panel, the Africa Monitor and the United continue increasing development assistance up to 2015. Nations Economic Commission for Africa, among others. This year, the DATA Report monitors EU commitments to The 2012 DATA Report continues to monitor commitments to These organisations hold African governments accountable reach a target of 0.7% of gross national income to be the quality of aid, as well as its quantity. This year it presents for promises made to their citizens on improving development provided as official development assistance (ODA/GNI) by a new assessment utilising the Brookings Institution’s outcomes. ONE looks forward to partnering with these groups 2015 and to provide half of its ODA increases to Africa. It and the Center for Global Development’s Quality of Official in future analyses of African commitments. *UNAIDS, ‘Global Report 2011’ 05 Executive Summary The past decade was one of unprecedented growth for external assistance altogether in the not too distant future. Though some non-European donors such as Australia and sub-Saharan Africa, while the next decade holds both As such, we could be near the beginning of the end of the aid South Korea have pledged to increase development assistance, extraordinary opportunities and challenges. From 2000 to 2010, relationship. Demonstrable progress and real achievements major donors like Canada, the United States and Japan did development assistance to sub-Saharan Africa increased by are within grasp for African citizens, their governments and not set overall ODA targets beyond 2010.
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