Development Cooperation Report 2012 - UNDP Afghanistan

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In sum, total external assistance disbursed through the trust funds in 2011 stood
at USD 1,176 million, of which USD 554 million was for operating expenses, whilst
the remaining USD 622 million was invested in development programs [Figure 13].
Reportedly, USA was the largest contributor (USD 468 million) to the TFs, followed by
Japan USD 240 million, United Kingdom USD 158 million, Germany USD 77 million,
and European Union USD 60 million. For more details, refer to [Table 12] in the Annex.
Figure 13: Summary of External Assistance through Trust Funds (2011)
47%
53%
Development
Operating
THE AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL BUDGET
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION REPORT
Since 2002 the DPs’ contribution to the government budget has remained insignificant
compared to the amount that has bypassed the government systems. The government
of Afghanistan has continuously tried to attract more external funding to be spent
on-budget, but there has not been any real concrete improvement to achieve this
objective. Given the commitments of the London and Kabul conferences held in
2010 where the DPs agreed to channel at least 50% of their assistance through the
government budget until end 2012, the GoA expects more on-budget support to
finance its priorities.
Figure 14: External Assistance through Government Budget (2003-2011)
$Millions
2,500
2,169
1,900
2,000
1,662 1,800 1,534
1,500 1,238
1,109
918
1,000
559
500
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