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NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16.2 OF THE
AGREEMENT: MONITORING OF THE
FOLLOW-UP TO THE DECISION ON MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE REFORM PROGRAMME ON LEAST-DEVELOPED
AND NET FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
European Union
REPORTING PERIOD:
CALENDAR YEAR 2023
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1 QUANTITY OF FOOD AID PROVIDED TO LEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
In 2010, the European
Union adopted its Humanitarian Food Assistance Policy, which captures the shift
from food aid to food assistance to cover the acute food and nutrition needs of
the most vulnerable populations in the most efficient and effective manner. The
broader concept of food assistance promotes the use of the most appropriate mix
of tools and transfer modalities (including food distribution, cash transfers,
vouchers, etc.) to best meet the needs of the most vulnerable populations in a
specific crisis.
Total food assistance
and nutrition funding allocations for NFIDCs was close to
EUR 427 million in 2023. This amount was spent mostly on food
products, for-food cash distributions, logistics, support operations and
transport, flanking measures and measures to monitor the implementation of
humanitarian food assistance and nutrition programmes, as well as livelihoods
protection programmes. It also includes 50% of the EU assistance provided in
the form of multi-purpose cash transfers (MPCT), an assistance modality
consisting in the provision of cash to beneficiaries to cover their needs in
the way they consider most appropriate.[1]
In total, food and
nutrition assistance or multi-purpose cash transfers were provided for
vulnerable, food and nutrition insecure populations in 63 countries or
territories, of which 37 were NFIDCs.
For total funds
allocated for food and nutrition assistance and multi-purpose cash transfers in 2023
to NFIDCs by beneficiary country see Annex 1.
2 INDICATION OF THE PROPORTION IN FULLY
GRANT FORM OR APPROPRIATE CONCESSIONAL TERMS
All food assistance is provided fully in grant form. We encourage our
implementing partners to provide in-cash assistance whenever possible and, when
in-kind assistance is the only viable option, we encourage local and regional
purchases to avoid harmful effects of the import of food from developed
countries on the local markets.
3 TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER
PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE DECISION
The European Commission provided the reported food assistance to the most
vulnerable victims of natural and man-made disasters. The allocation of
assistance was decided firmly based on needs and in line with the fundamental
humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and
independence.
4 OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION WITH RESPECT
TO ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION
The implementation of the food assistance funded by
the European Commission was carried out by UN agencies and other
international organisations, international NGOs and the Red Cross/Red Crescent
family.