Development Aid
Development aid (official development assistance or ODA) is financial and technical assistance provided by developed countries and multilateral organizations to developing countries for development projects, poverty reduction, and capacity building. It represented approximately $180 billion globally in 2020.
Real World
The UK's DFID (now FCDO) provided £1.3 billion in development aid to Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019, funding vaccination programmes and school-building projects across countries like Ethiopia and Sierra Leone.
Exam Focus
Always address both donor motivations (humanitarian vs geopolitical) when answering 'assess' questions — one-sided answers rarely reach the top mark band.
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