Britain is Europe’s top overseas aid donor

Development aid flows were stable in 2014, after hitting an all-time high in 2013, but aid to the poorest countries continued to fall, according to official data collected by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and published in April 2015.

Five of the DAC’s 28 member countries – Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and the UK – continued to exceed the United Nations target of keeping ODA at 0.7% of GNI.

• Primary Source

OECD: Press Release, 08.04.15: Development aid stable in 2014 but flows to poorest countries still falling http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/development-aid-stable-in-2014-but-flows-to-poorest-countries-still-falling.htm

EUObserver, 08.04.15: EU tops donor chart, but aid to poorest slumps https://euobserver.com/news/128266

ESO: Background information: European Commission calls for renewed commitments to reach targets on official development assistance http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-commission-calls-for-renewed-commitments-to-reach-targets-on-official-development-assistance/

EurActiv, 10.04.15: French development aid falls below EU average http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/french-development-aid-falls-below-eu-average-313664

EurActiv, 20.04.15: European countries focus aid on ex-colonies http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/european-countries-focus-aid-ex-colonies-313885

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