Political Science 1020E Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Food Security, International Health, Sustainable Development Goals
4 Jun 2018
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AID & ASSISTANCE
● FAITH-BASED AID
○ Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), a worldwide ministry of Anabaptist
churches, shares God’s love and compassion for all in the name of Christ by
responding to basic human needs and working for peace and justice. MCC
envisions communities worldwide in right relationship with God, one another and
creation
○ IS BEING OR BECOMING A CHRISTIAN A PREREQUISITE FOR RECEIVING
HELP?
■ We are a signatory to the International Red Cross Code of Conduct,
which includes the imperative that “aid is given regardless of the race,
creed or nationality of the recipients and without adverse distinction
of any kind. Aid priorities are calculated on the basis of need alone.”
While the majority of our staff are Christian, our policy states that we will
not select partners or children on this basis, nor insist on the delivery of
Christian messaging, nor use aid to induce a person to change religion.
● Multilateral Aid
○ Given through the intermediary of an international organization, such as the
World Bank, which pools donations from several countries' governments
and then distributes them to the recipients.
■ e.g., OECD
● Bilateral Aid
○ Aid given from one country to another
○ Bilateral Aid and Developmental Agencies
■ Governmental agencies that provide aid from one donor government to
one recipient government.
■ Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
● In 2013, folded into the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and
Development
■ United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
○ “Tied” Aid
■ A practice that involves making ODA conditional on the purchase of
goods and services from the donor country
■ self-serving
■ Most aid provided by Canada was tied aid
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
● UN Millennium Declaration 2000-2015
● not binding, just collective targets, very specific, measurable af
● Goals:
○ Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
○ Achieve universal primary education
○ Promote gender equality and empower women
○ Reduce child mortality
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Document Summary
Mennonite central committee (mcc), a worldwide ministry of anabaptist churches, shares god"s love and compassion for all in the name of christ by responding to basic human needs and working for peace and justice. Mcc envisions communities worldwide in right relationship with god, one another and creation. Is being or becoming a christian a prerequisite for receiving. We are a signatory to the international red cross code of conduct, which includes the imperative that aid is given regardless of the race, creed or nationality of the recipients and without adverse distinction of any kind. Aid priorities are calculated on the basis of need alone. While the majority of our staff are christian, our policy states that we will not select partners or children on this basis, nor insist on the delivery of. Christian messaging, nor use aid to induce a person to change religion. Given through the intermediary of an international organization, such as the.
