Development Assistance

Description

Development Assistance (D.A.) focuses on poverty reduction and promotes the development of self-reliant, resilient, and democratic societies.

Use of Funds

Funds support need-based and long-term development programming, including food security, water and sanitation, climate programming, livelihoods, peacebuilding, and basic education.

Justification

• The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research warns that the economic fallout from the global pandemic could increase global poverty by as much as half a billion people, or 8% of the total population. This would be the first increase in global poverty since 1990.
• More than 155 million people experienced acute food insecurity at crisis level or worse in 2020, an increase of 20 million from 2019 and a five-year high due to protracted conflicts, economic impacts of COVID-19, and severe weather impacts, according to the 2021 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC).
• Development Assistance promotes activities that help countries and communities prepare for and adapt to climate change, invest in renewable energy sources, conserve natural resources, and support sustainable landscapes—mitigating the effects of climate change.