2009
Summary GHA Report 2009
Here's a summary of GHA Report 2009, for those who don’t have time to read the full in-depth version! Inside we examine the humanitarian funds that come from what we sometimes call ‘traditional donor countries’ as well as those that are new or newly influential. There are also sections examining the increasing use of pooled funding mechanisms and the increasing role of NGOs in spending humanitarian funds. Through this we show where money comes from and where it goes to and by whom it is spent.GHA Report 2009 now available
Humanitarian assistance is not just about the money. Funding decisions affect behavior. They determine the power of different groups and influence policy. Financial choices made within and between humanitarian crises have consequences felt well beyond the scope of the original intervention. Above all, financial choices, how much money, where it is spent, through which organisation, by what mechanism, affect real individuals, families, communities, wherever humanitarian work is done.
Canada
Canada was the 11th largest DAC donor of humanitarian aid by volume in 2007. Its bilateral and multilateral contributions totalled US$330 million – or 3.8% of the collective DAC total. Total humanitarian assistance expenditure fell by 3.0% between 2006 and 2007, but preliminary DAC data suggests that bilateral contributions alone could rise to US$375 million in 2008. In 2007, total humanitarian assistance expenditure accounted for 8.1% of Canada’s total ODA (excluding debt relief ) – a smaller share than 2006.
Finland
Finland was the 17th largest DAC donor of humanitarian aid by volume in 2007. Its bilateral and multilateral contributions totalled US$143 million – or 1.6% of the collective DAC total. Total humanitarian assistance expenditure increased by 2.8% between 2006 and 2007.
Netherlands
The Netherlands was the fifth largest DAC donor of humanitarian aid by volume in 2007. Its bilateral and multilateral contributions totalled US$521 million – or 6.0% of the collective DAC total. Total humanitarian assistance expenditure fell by 15.9% between 2006 and 2007. Preliminary DAC data suggests that bilateral contributions could fall to US$288 million in 2008.
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) was the second largest DAC donor of humanitarian assistance by volume in 2007. Its bilateral and multilateral contributions totalled US$1.6 billion – or 18.2% of the collective DAC total. Volumes fell by 10.1% between 2006 and 2007 but preliminary DAC data suggests that bilateral contributions alone could rise by 14.6% to US$1.7 billion in 2008. In 2007, the EC spent 13.6% of its ODA (excluding debt relief) on humanitarian assistance.
United States
The United States is the largest DAC donor of humanitarian aid by volume. In 2007 its official humanitarian expenditure reached US$3 billion – or 34.5% of the collective DAC total. Volumes fell by 3.5% between 2006 and 2007. Preliminary DAC data suggests that bilateral contributions could rise by 42.5% to US$4 billion in 2008. In 2007, total humanitarian assistance expenditure accounted for 13.8% of the United States’ total ODA (excluding debt relief ).
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom was the third largest DAC donor of humanitarian aid by volume in 2007. Its bilateral and multilateral contributions a US$743 million – or 8.5% of the collective DAC total. However, this amount could have been underreported by US$233 million, which would put the country's total humanitarian assistance expenditure at US$976 million – or 10.9% of the collective DAC total.
Australia
Australia was the 15th largest DAC donor of humanitarian aid by volume in 2007. Its bilateral and multilateral contributions totalled US$163 million – or 1.9% of the collective DAC total.