On September 19 Oxfam published research that many donor countries were not giving their fair share of humanitarian aid to Syria. We regret that the press release gave an impression that New Zealand has been the lowest contributor to funding for this crucial humanitarian response.
Archives for September 20, 2013
Syria fair share
Oxfam’s analysis of donor country’s contributions to help the Syria crisis is based on the UN launching a US$5 billion appeal for Syria in June. To date, that appeal is just 44 per cent funded. Oxfam calculated what would be the fair share of that US$5 billion for donor countries based on their GNI and overall wealth. According to these calculations, New Zealand’s fair share would be US$10.8 million (NZ$12.89 million).
