スペインは2012年に49％で、その政府開発援助の減少となりました
España redujo un 49% su ayuda oficial al desarrollo en 2012
La caída al 0,15% del PIB destinado a cooperación obliga a cancelar programas
Emilio de Benito Madrid 3 ABR 2013 - 20:49 CET
han aumentado su ayuda.
Spain fell by 49% its official development assistance in 2012
The fall to 0.15% of GDP to cancel programs requires cooperation
Emilio de Benito Madrid 3 ABR 2013 - 20:49 CET
Spain leads the cuts in official development assistance in the OECD. Between 2011 and 2012, the amount spent to promote programs in poor countries fell by 49%, according to data made public by the organization on Wednesday. The amount actually paid was 1,948 million dollars (1,500 million euros), which corresponds to 0.15% of Gross National Income. Very far has been the goal of reaching 0.7% in 2012 which set the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Support peaked in 2008 (0.5%) and, since then, has dropped by 70%. "With this brutal cut levels we stand at the end of the eighties," stated a spokeswoman for the Coalition of NGOs for Development (CONGD). The organization also stresses that in 2012 it was dedicated even initially budgeted, which were 2.335 million euros. "A lack of disaggregated data, it appears that the percentage continued contributions will go to that are mandatory for EU membership," adds CONGD.
"We remain committed to cooperation, but require budget adjustments to cut," said a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "There is a general crisis of donors, and the cut will be less because there are remnants not awarded," he stresses. "The big drop was in 2009 when we went from 0.46% to 0.29%. Furthermore, we note that the bulk of the cuts has been applied to multilateral aid, such as UN agencies, and that these have understood perfectly, but do not affect the NGOs, "he says.
However, it seems that the effect of the crisis is not equal for everyone. As outlined in the CONGD, reduction of other countries in a situation theoretically worst is not even half of the Spanish. Portugal did so in 12%, and Greece by 17% and the average reduction of aid between countries of the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD (where the richest) was 4%. And the secretary general of the OECD, Angel Gurria, makes another reading: despite the situation, 9 of the 23 countries have increased their aid.
Source: OECD. / COUNTRY
NGOs struggle to weather the storm. "We'll start to notice later this year, because the plans are multi-year," says Toni Bruel, general coordinator of Red Cross. This organization, which receives more state funding, has established a number of priority programs: "Food security, water and sanitation and the prevention of malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS," says Bruel, who frames the situation not only in lack of money. "What the crisis is an opportunity is an overly optimistic reading. Unless money can do fewer things, "he says. "That does not mean that we are not in a time of change. It seeks cooperation to be more relevant, more impact, and may be more focused on the interests of the country ". In addition, Spain has grown over base helps contribute to multilateral programs (such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, now do not get a euro), and now seeks bilateral else indicates Bruel.
Oxfam points out another aspect: "Rather than state aid, which has fallen is more regional and local". For example, a program of food aid to Sahel scheduled for September 1 should benefit 18,000 people and has been removed. Another in Tanzania for granting small parcels women (over 4,000), forming one of 10,000 people in Ethiopia and to launch various crops and livestock have been left in limbo by failing to reach the promised funds. "The damage is not only NGOs, but also suffers the image of Spain, which is in breach of its commitments," he adds.
In this situation, NGOs seek new funding. Intervida and MSF are those that fared better: its funding comes almost 100% of donors, and these, though notice the crisis, make a great effort to keep their contributions.
UNICEF, however, is most affected. It is a multilateral organization. "If aid has dropped 50%, in our case is 76%," says Carmen Molina, Director of Cooperation. Molina disagrees with the criteria applied by Foreign. "The Development Assistance Committee of the OECD recommends that at least half is for multilateral organizations. Though Spain is the one that has reduced aid is global.'re Suffering a lot," he says.
However, the organization has not yet had to cancel programs. "We try to not hit so hard. We have to optimize to weather the storm. Tried to compensate with civil society," he explains.
Outside his case, Molina believes that the cuts, though justified, they have to be. "In Spain there is poverty, but not comparable to what is in other countries. Can not ignore poverty. Other countries have not cut much, or even increased support, and they also no crisis".
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