countries
CANADA
No commitments beyond 2009 other than an indication that budget levels will be held flat.
FRANCE
Ongoing target to meet 0.7% global ODA/GNI by 2015.
GERMANY
Ongoing target to meet 0.7% global ODA/GNI by 2015.
ITALY
Ongoing target to meet 0.7% global ODA/GNI by 2015.
JAPAN
Target of $1.8 billion of net bilateral ODA (excluding debt relief) to Africa by 2012.
UK
Ongoing target to meet 0.7% global ODA/GNI by 2013.
US
New sectoral commitments under the Obama Administration to global health and agriculture and a commitment to double foreign assistance by 2015.
EU
Target for EU15 member states of 0.7% global ODA/ GNI by 2015. Target of 0.33% for new accession members.
OTHER COMMITMENTS
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
No overarching commitment exists beyond 2010, save for the commitments listed above.
AID EFFECTIVENESS
Donors committed to a series of commitments to improve aid effectiveness, first as part of the Paris Declaration and then as part of the Accra Agenda for Action. Most of these commitments are set for delivery by 2010.
DEBT
Donors remain committed to the HIPC and MDRI processes and will need to make ongoing provisions through to 2044 to ensure full financing.
TRADE AND INVESTMENT
Except for a commitment to eliminate export subsidies by 2013, the vague commitment to 'make trade work for Africa' was not time-bound; nor was the commitment to fulfil the Doha Development Round. The investment commitment is similarly vague.
HEALTH
The ambitious HIV/AIDS commitments for universal access were tied to 2010, as was the commitment to ensure universal access to bed-nets to prevent malaria. The commitment to cut TB deaths in half and the commitment to ensure that all children have access to basic health care were set for 2015. Commitments around malaria treatment, polio, neglected tropical diseases and health systems/workers were not time-bound.
EDUCATION
The education commitments are tied to the MDG to reach universal primary education (UPE) by 2015.
WATER AND SANITATION
The water and sanitation commitments were vague and no deadlines were indicated.
AGRICULTURE
The financial component of the L’Aquila agreement was a three-year pledge due to be delivered by 2011/12. After that, while there is hope that a policy framework will be maintained, there are no additional time-bound commitments.
GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY
The global commitments to governance and security were largely made in the spirit of supporting African efforts, but did not have deadlines; the exception was a commitment to train 75,000 troops by 2010.
CLIMATE
In Copenhagen, donors committed to mobilise $30 billion over the next three years, with a goal of $100 billion annually for developing countries by 2020, to address the needs of mitigation and adaptation to climate change. It is unclear how much of the public financing will be additional to traditional development financing.
