BRICS Countries´ Cooperation in Humanitarian affairs: “New
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BRICS COUNTRIES’
COOPERATION IN
HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS:
“NEW” DONORS &
OLD RULES
Ilya Ivanov
Program
assistant
RIAC
OUTLINE
Humanitarian af fairs today
New donors: types & approaches
BRICS in the humanitarian af fairs
Recommendations for the countries
HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS TODAY
Humanitarian assistance is not ODA:
Disasters
Emergencies
Humanitarian crises
17.9 billion in 2012
37,3% needs unmet
2000-2008: 40% of disasters
in the Asia Pacific
2008: 98% disaster-affected population
Source: Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2013
lives in the AP
NEW DONORS
New donor=non-traditional donor=non-DAC donor
BRICS countries, Mexico, Indonesia, etc.
Former aid recipients
Aspire for higher status
Some not new: Russia ($26 bln. in 1986)
Source: Development Initiatives based on OECD DAC and UN OCHA FTS data
NEW DONORS: APPROACHES
“Traditional approach”:
Humanity
Neutrality
Impartiality
Independence
High aid politicization
“Disaster diplomacy”:
Chinese aid to Japan in
2011 - $16,5 mln.
Chinese aid to the
Philippines in 2013 - $100
000
Conceptual obstacles
Non-traditional
approach:
South-South cooperation
Donor-recipient equality
“New stream” in
humanitarianism
Regional & thematic
concentration
BRICS IN THE HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
BRICS – not a humanitarian organization, but has capabilities
BRICS countries showing interest in ODA & HA
BRICS=majority of non-DAC donors
Humanitarian crises may af fect all BRICS countries
BRICS Development Bank (as a funding basis)
Source: White, S. (2011) Emerging Powers, Emerging Donors
RECOMMENDATIONS
Improve coordination
Create financial mechanism ( BRICS Development Bank)
Intra-BRICS dialogue on ODA & HA
Create an “OECD for non-DAC donors”
Introduce new approaches
Promote OECD-BRICS cooperation
Set the global non-DAC agenda
Introduce new rules, based on South -South coop., sovereignty
& equality
Promote states’ soft power & improve image
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION