Purpose and Controversies

• Development and Emergency Relief:

  • Long-term aid: Aimed at developmental projects, such as building infrastructure or education systems.
  • Short-term aid: Directed at immediate concerns, like natural calamities or epidemics.
• Conditional Aid: Aid that comes with certain stipulations, which could be economic reforms or human rights-related mandates.

  • Example: An international body might provide aid to a country with the condition of implementing democratic reforms.