The countries most in need, in particular the least developed countries, low-income countries and countries in crisis, post-crisis, fragile and vulnerable situations, are given priority in the resource allocation process.

Question No. 578 Ms. Jinny Jogindera Sims: With regard to the planned reductions in departmental spending for the International Assistance Envelope announced in Budget 2012, for the each of the fiscal years between 2012-2013 and 2014-2015: (a) what is the total dollar amount of reductions in official development assistance; (b) what is the total dollar amount of reductions in non-official development assistance; (c) what is the total dollar amount of reductions to administrative costs at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); (d) when will the restructuring plans for CIDA be announced; (e) what is total dollar amount o ...[+++]f reductions to each of the 2011-2012 countries of focus; (f) what is the total dollar amount of reductions to CIDA’s program activities, specifically, (i) fragile countries and crisis affected communities, (ii) low income countries, (iii) middle income countries, (iv) global engagement and strategic policy, (v) Canadian engagement; (g) what is the total dollar amount of reductions for each of CIDA’s thematic priorities, specifically, (i) increasing food security, (ii) securing the future of children and youth, (iii) stimulating sustainable economic growth, (iv) ensuring stability and security, (v) advancing democracy; (h) what is the total dollar amount of reductions for each of the branches of CIDA, specifically, (i) the geographic programs branch, broken down by country programs, regional programs, and Canada funds for local initiatives, (ii) the partnerships with Canadians branch, (iii) the multilateral and global programs branch, broken down by international humanitarian assistance, other initiative-specific programs with multilateral organizations, and core funding to multilateral development institutions; (i) what is the total dollar amount of the reductions to each of the programs at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, specifically, (i) Security and Stability, (ii) Democracy, broken down by the Glyn ...

7. NOTES with concern that despite an increase in 2004 of 10% in the amounts flowing to low income and least-developed countries, their proportion of Community development assistance, after rising from 32% in 2000 to 44% in 2003, has fallen back in 2004 by 0.8%; RECALLS that in November 2004 it underlined the need to find ways to increase focus on the poorest, with a specific focus in Africa; and ASKS the Commission to present in next ...[+++] year's report a more detailed breakdown of payments, including both total amounts and percentage shares, to the different income groups of beneficiary countries, taking into account the relatively large proportion of total payments (including activities such as regional co-operation) which are currently reported as unallocable, but which nevertheless substantially benefit the least developed and other low-income countries; and also to report on measures to ensure a greater impact on poverty and inequality in middle income countries;

- 2 - Growth emained weak : real GDP growth for sub-Saharan Africa as a whole in 1986 is estimated at less than 1%, following an average cotnraction of 1% a year in 1980-85. However, middle-income energy-importing countries an dlow-income countries recorded 3.3% and 4.7% GDP growth respectively.

BOTSWANA - 4 000 tonnes of cereals - ECU 1 million Botswana is a landlocked low-income country, whose cereal deficit for 1988/89 is set to total around 150 000 tonnes, despite a harvest of some 40 000 - 60 000 tonnes.

In January this year the Commission informed Member States that, in its interpretation of Article 4(7) of the Sixth Shipbuilding Directive, it would consider eligible for development assistance in the form of aid to shipbuilding, ACP countries, countries and territories associated with the Community and countries classified by DAC of the OECD as least developed countries, low income countries or lower-middle income countries.