Multilateral Aid And Non Government Aid - 1123 Words

There are millions of people suffering in the world, just under 1 billion people live on less than 2 Australian dollars a day, over 2 billion do not have access to clean drinking water and roughly 150 million child are unable to attend school. The Australian government spent over $5.4 billion on foreign aid links in 2012. Aid is the transfer of necessities to assist others on a local, national or international scale. International aid, which this report focuses on, is the assistance given to a developing country by a developed country, which boosts economic growth and living standards. There are three types of aid; bilateral aid, multilateral aid and non-government aid. Bilateral aid is aid provided by one government to another. AusAID is†¦show more content†¦East Asia is the east sub region of the Asian continent and consists of countries including Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, North Korea, Regional East Asia, Philippines, East Timor and Vietnam. It covers roughly 28% of the Asian Continent and inhabits 22% of the world’s population. East Asia is one of the most heavily populated places in the world with the population density of 133 inhabitants per square kilometer, which is more than three times the worlds average. Vietnam, officially known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is on the eastern tip of the Indo-China peninsula in south East Asia. It is boarded on the west by Cambodia and Laos and to the North by China. The east of Vietnam is made up of 3,444 kilometers boarded by the South China Sea, which the Vietnamese call the Eastern Sea. Vietnam has a high population density. Statistical Facts Australia’s aid links with East Asia focuses on five main areas. They are, Education Governance, Health, Infrastructure and Rural development. As seen in Source a each of these 5 areas get similar amounts of aid but the is more focus on education and the Governance sector. These sectors have more focus as if the government and education is strengthened it will in turn promote economic growth so the country becomes less dependent on aid. Source B, C and D contain the population dynamic of vietnam from 1960, 2010 and projected population dynamics from 2050. They show a