Using some foreign aid for military spending in fragile states will hinder efforts to assist the poorest,warns the UN Development Programme’s Helen Clark The decision to redefine abroad aid to include some military spending in fragile countries will hinder international efforts to assist the poorest nations and could even undermine their stability, the UN’s development chief has warned.
Last week, and the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) revised the rules on what can be counted as foreign aid technically known as official development assistance (ODA) – following lobbying from the UK and other member countries.
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Source: theguardian.com