Unit 4: Outcome 3 Flashcards
Types of aid
Emergency/humanitarian, bilateral, multilateral and NGO
Emergency aid
Rapid assistance given to people or countries in immediate distress to relieve suffering during and after emergencies
Bilateral aid
The provision of aid from the government of one country to another country
Multilateral aid
Provided through an international organisation such as the UN. It combines donations from a number of countries then distributes them to the recipients
NGO aid
Run specific programs and projects, emergency aid and volunteering to help communities
Australian governments aid
DFAT acronym
Department of foreign affairs and trade
Australian governments aid
DFAT
Through DFAT the government provides official development assistance to a number of developing countries
Australian governments aid priority areas
1
Infrastructure, trade facilitation and international competitiveness
Australian governments aid priority areas
2
Education and health
Australian governments aid priority areas
3
Gender equality and empowering girls and women
Australian governments aid priority areas
4
Effective governance, policies, institutions and functioning economies
Australian governments aid priority areas
5
Building resilience, humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction and social protection.
Australian governments aid priority areas
6
Agriculture, fisheries and water
Infrastructure, trade facilitation and international competitiveness describe
Improving infrastructure in developing countries promotes economic development, improves trade opportunities and reduces poverty.
-infrastructure include buildings, energy supply, roads and clean water
Education and health describe
Education and health are critical to improving livelihoods, enabling poor people to participate in the economy and increasing living standards.
Gender equality and empowering women and girls describe
Females in developing countries often lack the same opportunities as men in terms of education, employment and decision making
Effective governance, policies, institutions and functioning economies describe
An effective government provides the foundations for economic growth, private sector investment and trade
Building resilience, humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction and social protection describe
Natural disasters and conflicts severely undermine growth and increase poverty and security
Agriculture, fisheries and water
Agriculture and fisheries sectors provide employment for millions of people, particularly in rural areas
UNITED NATIONS
An international organisation whose purpose is to bring all nations of the world together to work for peace and development, based on the principles of human dignity and wellbeing of all people
UN agencies
World bank, world health organisation, UN women and UN children’s fund
UN action areas
- promoting world peace and security
- providing humanitarian assistance
- promoting human rights
- promotion social and economic development