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The USA is the biggest state provider of humanitarian assistance in the world. It has a complex governmental structure for the provision of this aid that delivers a vast array of measures, ranging from grants for international and non-governmental relief organisations, to direct food aid, healthcare, help for refugees, and assistance with building disaster resilience. At international level, the US supports reform of the humanitarian system in order to improve the response to crises.

Japan's humanitarian assistance

Oversigt 17-05-2016

Domestic experience of natural disasters has made Japan a global leader in disaster risk reduction. Japan is now the fifth largest donor of humanitarian aid, and Japan Disaster Relief teams are highly appreciated. On the eve of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), Tokyo underlines the importance of strengthening coordination between humanitarian and development assistance.

Over the last 10 years, Turkey has become a leading emerging donor. Most of Turkey's official development assistance goes to humanitarian aid, above all in support of Syrian refugees.

More than 60 countries were represented at the EU–Africa Summit on migration, held in Valletta on 11 and 12 November, together with the EU and African Union (AU) institutions, and regional and international organisations involved in addressing the migration crisis. While the summiteers delivered a clear message on their common interests and willingness to move forward in a realistic partnership, the summit outcome fell short of the most ambitious scenario.

Russia as an international player

Oversigt 16-01-2015

While Russia's relations with the West have hit a new low as the Ukraine crisis unfolds, the impact on the country's standing in the rest of the world has been more limited. Accordingly, while some Russian activity in certain international fora has been scaled back, elsewhere it continues to play an active role, for example as a leading member of the UN and as an emerging development aid donor.

Despite international and European initiatives intended to curb the fragmentation of aid, this phenomenon continues to trouble the effectiveness and impact of development cooperation. While European donors agree in principle on this subject, progress in implementing coordination and the division of labour remain limited. Innovative solutions are required to find a way out of this impasse.

The European Parliament's Committee on Development requested a Cost of Non-Europe (CoNE) Report in the field of development cooperation, to prepare a legislative initiative report on increasing coordination between the EU and the Member States on development aid programmes. This Report builds on expertise provided by the Südwind Institut, the Royal Elcano Institute and Professor Arne Bigsten. It explains that lack of effective coordination of development aid among EU donors -specifically between ...

The study reviews the ways in which the EU provides support and cooperates with civil society in its neighbourhood. Although the EU has recently improved its record of working towards developing better environment for civil society in partner countries, still a lot has to be done. The EU needs to think long term and embark on the proactive strategy of turning civil society in neighbouring countries into a real reform partner rather than reacting to unwelcome developments. The EU should better include ...

Executive summary The aim of this study is to provide recommendations and guidelines of both a technical and political nature to ensure effective parliamentary oversight of aid provided as budget support. The study, commissioned by the European Parliament, investigated oversight of budget support in Canada, the EC and the European Parliament, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It researched budget support oversight and how it interfaces with donor agency budget support manages practices ...