Main area: Peace and security
Theme: Activities involving provider country military
Assessment: ODA-eligible
Provider country: Belgium
Recipient country: Africa, regional
Implementing agency: Belgian Ministry of Defence
Budget: Information not provided
Year(s): Recurrent
Purpose code: 72050 Relief co-ordination, protection and support services
Case number: Peace and Security / 2
Transport of humanitarian goods
The transport of humanitarian goods from Belgium to African countries comes at a high cost for NGOs. By using the spare capacity of military ships and aircrafts travelling to the region, these costs can be drastically reduced.
The Belgian Defence Force regularly contributes to the transport and delivery of humanitarian goods to Africa.
This activity improves the delivery process of humanitarian goods to Africa.
This activity is deemed ODA-eligible. The additional costs incurred by the transport of humanitarian goods by provider country military personnel and equipment are included in ODA, as it enables the delivery of development services and humanitarian aid (see DCD/DAC(2024)40/FINAL, paragraph 121).
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