AID FOR NUTRITION
THE UK’S DISTRIBUTION OF DIRECT INTERVENTIONS 1% 4%
ACCOUNTABILITY Aid commitments of US$178.33 million were much greater than disbursements of US$93.43 million in 2009 however commitments in 2010 were lower US$56.56 million than disbursements for the same year of US$87.32 million. Disbursements (US$103.13) continued to exceed commitments (US$ 81.94 million) in 2011. This means that for the period of 2007 to 2011, the UK defaulted on only 3.8% of their commitments, however if only 2010 and 2011 are considered the UK exceeded its commitments by 38%. UK aid for nutrition was delivered through various stakeholders, the main recipients of which were NGOs, WFP, Non-specified multilateral agencies, UNICEF, Public Sector.
95%
I. Promoting good nutritional practices II. Increasing intake of vitamins and minerals III. Therapeutic feeding for malnourished children with special foods
ARE RESOURCES FOR NUTRITION BEING TARGETED TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST? In 2009 aid for nutrition was similar for Africa (US$46.33 million) and Asia (US$43.88 million), whilst in 2010 Asia received slightly more funding (US$44.38 million) than Africa (US$36.43 million). In 2011 this was reversed and Africa was the leading recipient of aid for nutrition (US$84.63 million) compared with Asia (US$17.66 million). Nonetheless, Bangladesh and India were the first and 4th top recipients of aid for nutrition, the three remaining spots were filled by countries in Africa. TOP RECIPIENT COUNTRIES FOR THE UK Ranking (2005-2009 ranking in brackets) 1 (1)
Recipient Bangladesh
Average annual funding for nutrition from 2007-2011 (Constant 2010 US$ millions)
Percentage of total nutrition funding
15.7
21%
2 (n/a)
Ethiopia
13.1
17%
3 (3)
Somalia
8.2
11%
4 (n/a)
India
5.5
7%
5 (2)
Sudan
3.5
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