Final SAC

Question 1

Emergency aid

Answer 1

rapid assistance given to people or countries in immediate distress to relieve suffering during
and after emergencies such as wars and natural disasters, for example floods, tsunamis or earthquakes.
Emergency aid is also called ‘humanitarian aid’.

Question 2

Non-government organisation (NGO) aid

Answer 2

NGOs take different approaches to aid, which can include specific projects or programs, emergency aid, volunteering, education and development. The aid provided by NGOs often focuses on communities.

Question 3

Bilateral aid

Answer 3

refers to the provision of aid from the government of one country to the government of another country

Question 4

Multilateral aid

Answer 4

refers to aid provided through an international organisation, such as the World Bank, United Nations or World Health Organization. Multilateral aid combines donations from several countries and then distributes them to the recipients.

Question 5

Emergency aid pros and cons

Answer 5

pros
•Helps relieve suffering during and after emergencies
•Seeks to keep people alive
•Helps improve short-term health and wellbeing

cons
•It is short-term and does not seek to eliminate poverty.
•It can lead to dependency upon aid if maintained for too long.

Question 6

Bilateral pros and cons

Answer 6

PROS
•Helps reduce poverty and brings about long-term sustainable development.
• Through consultation, meets the needs of the country and its people
•Helps governments strengthen their economic, political, health and education systems to eventually become self-sufficient

CONS
•Sometimes the goods and services are provided by companies from the donating country, thereby favouring the economy and political interests of the donor country.
•If the government of the country receiving aid is corrupt, the aid funds may not be spent on their intended purpose.

Question 7

Priorities of who

Answer 7

Universal health coverage – 1 billion more people benefitting from universal health coverage

Health emergencies – 1 billion more people better protected from health emergencies

Healthier populations – 1 billion more people enjoying better health and well-being

Question 8

WHO mission

Answer 8

promote health-keep the world safe- serve the vulnerable

Question 9

EVALUATING aids

Answer 9

Appropriateness
affordability
equitable

Question 10

multilateral pros and cons

Answer 10

pros
• Often used to address global issues (e.g. global warming and control of disease) and to fund major infrastructure projects (e.g. building roads)
• Is less tied to the political interests of individual donor countries
• Allows for the efficient pooling of resources to address global issues that require a global approach

cons

Some of the funds provided to multilateral agencies must be spent by the agency itself for administrative purposes.