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The document discusses the goals and impact of European development aid. It notes that 1.4 billion people still live in extreme poverty. Thanks to EU funds, over 9 million pupils have enrolled in primary education since 2004, over 31 million people have access to drinking water or sanitation, and 85,000 female students in Africa have enrolled in secondary education in the past five years. The EU is the largest donor of development aid, providing over half of global development assistance. EU aid focuses on eradicating poverty, promoting freedom and security.

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EuropeAid: How EU aid tackles poverty Philippe Loop EuropeAid Cooperation Office Brussels, 4 th December 2010
Why development aid? 1
Why development aid? 1.4 billion people still live in extreme poverty In Africa, a child dies from malaria every 45 seconds Globally, nearly a billion people don’t have access to safe drinking water ½ million mothers die each year in pregnancy or within 7 weeks of giving birth
Impact of EC development actions Thanks to EU funds… … more than 9 million pupils have been enrolled in primary education since 2004 … more than 31 million people being connected to drinking water and 9 million to sanitation facilities since 2004 … around 85,000 female students have enrolled in secondary education , in 10 countries of Sub- Saharan Africa during the past five years … over 7200 km of roads , have been built and of more than 29,000 km of roads have been maintained
2000 Millennium Development Goals
GLOBAL PROGRESS ON MDGs Source: World Bank Global Monitoring Report 2009 Variation in progress by 2007 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 % of goal Achieved by 2007 Needed to be achieved by 2007 to be on track MDG 1.c Hunger MDG 2 Primary education MDG 3 Gender parity MDG 4 Child mortality MDG 5.a Maternal mortality MDG 7.c MDG 7.c safe water MDG 7.c Access to sanitation MDG 1.a Extreme poverty 2015 targets
European Aid in facts & figures 2
The EC development aid context – Where do we work?
Improving lives world-wide The EU is committed to eradicating poverty and promoting freedom and security • The EU's external policy aims to promote the core European values of peace, stability, democracy and prosperity We work in partnership to ensure our actions have a real, positive and lasting impact on people's lives
European Union = biggest donor in the world The EU is not one donor but 27 Member States and the Commission together responsible for 56% of all development aid (2009: €48.2 billion) To compare: USA provides 24% (€20.6 billion) European Commission on its own: Second largest donor of development aid (13%, after USA) Second largest donor of humanitarian aid Present in approx. 150 countries Based on OECD/DAC figures 2009
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EU official development assistance - ODA 2015 Source: OECD/DAC for 2009 EC Database for new Member States and 2010 OECD Data EU ODA % of GNI: actual 2009 , forecast 2010 , objective 2015 0.33 increase decrease
Who we are 3
Implementation: EuropeAid (future DEVCO) tasks Responsible for implementing external aid programmes across the world Aims to deliver development aid in an efficient and effective way Responsible for translating policies into practical aid actions and for developing new ways of aid delivery Responsible for the steps of aid delivery : identification, feasibility, financial decisions and controls, tendering, contracting, monitoring and evaluation
Implementation: Delegations Delegations in countries receiving EC external assistance : approx. 115 Delegations with international organisations (e.g. UN, OECD) Delegations with pre-accession countries (e.g. Turkey) Delegations with industrialised countries (e.g. USA, Japan)
Aid delivery methods Projects : series of activities aimed at bringing about clearly specified objectives within a defined timeframe and a defined budget. Use of donor or country procedures. Sector Policy Support Programme : programmes of the European Commission designed to support the partner government’s sector programme. Implemented through sector budget support (SBS), pooled funding or project approach. General budget support : large money transfer to the national treasury of a partner country in support of a national development policy. Use of country procedures.
Challenges ahead 4
Challenges ahead Deliver on our promises to the Millennium Development Goals Make Aid effectiveness happen Focusing on results and high impact aid Developing innovative financing instruments Facilitation of more inclusive growth and sustainable growth Take full advantage of the Lisbon Treaty and the European External Action Service for policy coherence
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Presentation europe aid loop

  • 1. EuropeAid: How EU aid tackles poverty Philippe Loop EuropeAid Cooperation Office Brussels, 4 th December 2010
  • 3. Why development aid? 1.4 billion people still live in extreme poverty In Africa, a child dies from malaria every 45 seconds Globally, nearly a billion people don’t have access to safe drinking water ½ million mothers die each year in pregnancy or within 7 weeks of giving birth
  • 4. Impact of EC development actions Thanks to EU funds… … more than 9 million pupils have been enrolled in primary education since 2004 … more than 31 million people being connected to drinking water and 9 million to sanitation facilities since 2004 … around 85,000 female students have enrolled in secondary education , in 10 countries of Sub- Saharan Africa during the past five years … over 7200 km of roads , have been built and of more than 29,000 km of roads have been maintained
  • 5. 2000 Millennium Development Goals
  • 6. GLOBAL PROGRESS ON MDGs Source: World Bank Global Monitoring Report 2009 Variation in progress by 2007 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 % of goal Achieved by 2007 Needed to be achieved by 2007 to be on track MDG 1.c Hunger MDG 2 Primary education MDG 3 Gender parity MDG 4 Child mortality MDG 5.a Maternal mortality MDG 7.c MDG 7.c safe water MDG 7.c Access to sanitation MDG 1.a Extreme poverty 2015 targets
  • 7. European Aid in facts & figures 2
  • 8. The EC development aid context – Where do we work?
  • 9. Improving lives world-wide The EU is committed to eradicating poverty and promoting freedom and security • The EU's external policy aims to promote the core European values of peace, stability, democracy and prosperity We work in partnership to ensure our actions have a real, positive and lasting impact on people's lives
  • 10. European Union = biggest donor in the world The EU is not one donor but 27 Member States and the Commission together responsible for 56% of all development aid (2009: €48.2 billion) To compare: USA provides 24% (€20.6 billion) European Commission on its own: Second largest donor of development aid (13%, after USA) Second largest donor of humanitarian aid Present in approx. 150 countries Based on OECD/DAC figures 2009
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  • 12. EU official development assistance - ODA 2015 Source: OECD/DAC for 2009 EC Database for new Member States and 2010 OECD Data EU ODA % of GNI: actual 2009 , forecast 2010 , objective 2015 0.33 increase decrease
  • 14. Implementation: EuropeAid (future DEVCO) tasks Responsible for implementing external aid programmes across the world Aims to deliver development aid in an efficient and effective way Responsible for translating policies into practical aid actions and for developing new ways of aid delivery Responsible for the steps of aid delivery : identification, feasibility, financial decisions and controls, tendering, contracting, monitoring and evaluation
  • 15. Implementation: Delegations Delegations in countries receiving EC external assistance : approx. 115 Delegations with international organisations (e.g. UN, OECD) Delegations with pre-accession countries (e.g. Turkey) Delegations with industrialised countries (e.g. USA, Japan)
  • 16. Aid delivery methods Projects : series of activities aimed at bringing about clearly specified objectives within a defined timeframe and a defined budget. Use of donor or country procedures. Sector Policy Support Programme : programmes of the European Commission designed to support the partner government’s sector programme. Implemented through sector budget support (SBS), pooled funding or project approach. General budget support : large money transfer to the national treasury of a partner country in support of a national development policy. Use of country procedures.
  • 18. Challenges ahead Deliver on our promises to the Millennium Development Goals Make Aid effectiveness happen Focusing on results and high impact aid Developing innovative financing instruments Facilitation of more inclusive growth and sustainable growth Take full advantage of the Lisbon Treaty and the European External Action Service for policy coherence

Editor's Notes

  1. 21.01.09, press meeting EuropeAid, Koos Richelle
  2. See what still remains to be done for each MDG
  3. 21.01.09, press meeting EuropeAid, Koos Richelle
  4. 21.01.09, press meeting EuropeAid, Koos Richelle
  5. 21.01.09, press meeting EuropeAid, Koos Richelle