Official development assistance from members of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee, which groups the world’s major donors, reached USD 106.8 billion in 2005, a record high, but failed to fulfill Gleaneagles committments. Excluding aid to Nigeria, aid to sub-Saharan Africa fell by 2.1% in real terms to USD 24.9 billion in 2005. Of the remaining assistance, USD 22.7 billion went to debt relief, mostly for Iraq and Nigeria. Official humanitarian aid also rose (to USD 8.7 billion) in response to the tsunami. Debt relief and humanitarian aid account for all the increase to the region since 2002. For a press release, see http://www.oecd.org/document/54/0,2340,en_2649_201185_37799158_1_1_1_1,00.html
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