Austrian ODA quota for 2023 dropped to 0.38 percent / CARE calls for more funds for international development aid
Vienna (OTS) – The Development Committee (DAC) of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) today published preliminary figures for official development assistance (ODA) from donor countries in 2023. Austria’s ODA quota was 0.38 percent of gross national income for development cooperation last year – and has therefore fallen slightly compared to 2022.
“Conflicts, the consequences of the climate crisis and economic shocks: Multiple, interlocking crises are driving global hunger and destroying livelihoods. Almost 300 million people worldwide need humanitarian assistance. At the same time, we see that donor countries’ contributions to the fight against poverty and hunger are only increasing minimally. We have to do more,” says Andrea Barschdorf-Hager, Managing Director of CARE Austria.
Austria’s state share for public development services fell by 4.1 percent compared to 2022. With an ODA quota of 0.38 percent, Austria is just above the OECD average of 0.37 percent – the internationally agreed target for humanitarian aid is 0.7 percent. The aid organization CARE Austria appeals to the Austrian federal government to adhere to its targets in the three-year program of Austrian development cooperation and to sustainably increase funding for development cooperation.
“Austria has the opportunity and responsibility to make a meaningful contribution to combating global distress, poverty and hunger. This requires an increase in funding for bilateral development cooperation. Because the 0.7 percent should not just be a future figure, but a common and tangible goal,” emphasizes Barschdorf-Hager.
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