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Quantifying the challenges facing the Data Revolution in Africa: A first attempt
The job of statisticians is to make the best sense they can of the data available to them. By and large they do a good job. National Statistics Offices pla
Half as much aid goes to sanitation than water within the sector
Source: OECD CRS The year 2015 marks the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). The MDG target of halving the proportion of the population wi
Loans represent half of aid to water and sanitation
Aid to water and sanitation is increasingly delivered as concessional loans Aid is composed of both grants and loans that meet the concessionality criteria
Shifting trends in displacement from Africa to the Middle East
There has been a shift in the geographic and economic contexts of displacement, necessitating changes in who is best placed to fund and deliver assistance,
Recent decline in share of aid to the water and sanitation sector could compromise progress to universal access
Source: OECD CRS Over the next 15 years, countries aim to deliver universal access to water and sanitation This is outlined in goal 6 of the sustain
International resources to humanitarian recipients are growing, but could better target vulnerability
Limited domestic finances in many crisis-affected countries means that international resource flows are vital. These flows to the largest 20 humanitarian r
ODA to basic nutrition from DAC donors increased between 2012 and 2013
Aid to basic nutrition* from DAC donors stood at US$760 million in 2013, representing a 77% increase from 2012 levels. Overall official development assista
Most humanitarian assistance is channelled to long-term recipients
Long, medium and short-term recipients of official humanitarian assistance from DAC donors, 1990–2013 This infographic was developed for our Global Humanit
Percentage of humanitarian funding directly channelled through local and national NGOs is low, and falling
In 2014, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) received 18% of the total humanitarian funding reported to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitaria