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Luxembourg: a generous aid donor

Luxembourg: a generous aid donor | International aid trends from a Belgian perspective | Scoop.it

Luxembourg allocated 0.97% of its gross national income, or USD 413 million, to official development assistance in 2011.“Luxembourg is the Development Assistance Committee’ s third most generous donor as a portion of its economy – after Sweden and Norway – and it has a high quality programme” says Brian Atwood, Chair of the DAC. “We commend Luxembourg’s commitment to keeping its ODA at 1% of GNI until 2014”.

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Indian land grabs in Ethiopia show dark side of south-south co-operation

Indian land grabs in Ethiopia show dark side of south-south co-operation | International aid trends from a Belgian perspective | Scoop.it
Anuradha Mittal: The takeover of peoples' land and water by corporations – even if they are from the global south – is a new form of colonisation (The dark side of south-south cooperation - a new form of colonisation:
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What will development cooperation look like in 2025?

What will development cooperation look like in 2025? | International aid trends from a Belgian perspective | Scoop.it

Key trends in the field,:

• Progress in low income countries, as evidence by a number of countries graduating to middle-income status and a reduction in aid dependency;

• Growing community of development actors, including Southern donors, philanthropic associations and corporate actors;

• Innovative financing mechanisms driven by climate finance initiatives and global financial innovation

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