Aid Flashcards
Aid
Assistance given from 1 country to another
Types of aid
Developmental assistance
Emergency aid
Bilateral aid
Multilateral aid
Developmental aid
Targets economic assistance + human development
Emergency aid
Sort term essential aid, right after/during crisis
Bilateral
Directly from 1 country to another
Multilateral
Aid given by multiple governments + distributed by charities
Government sources
Irish aid is incharge of distributing irish aid
Irish ai d budget was 1.2 billion
ireland gave 13 million to Palestine
NGOs
Non-Governmental Organisation, e.g Red Cross
Case study; Pakistan floods - Key info
Location: Pakistan
Natural disaster: Flooding
Date Aug-Sept 2022
People needing aid: Millions
Eg. of NGO: Médicins Sans Frontiéres
Effects of Pakistan floods
Homes submerged
Contaminated water
Lack of medical care
Spread of diseases