Australian ODA for Tonga goes up [1]
Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 17:54. Updated on Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 09:37.
Total Australian Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the Kingdom of Tonga will increase from an estimated $15.7 million in 2007-08, to an estimate of $19.3 million in 2008-09, this includes an increase in bilateral assistance from an estimated $12 million in 2007-08 to an estimate of $13.2 million in 2008-09.
Total Australian Official Development Assistance to the Pacific in 2008-09 is estimated at $610.1 million. This compares with the estimate of $516.6 million from the 2007-08 Budget. The substantial increase in funding for the Pacific is a first step towards implementing new Pacific Partnerships for Development as set out in Prime Minister Rudd...s March 2008 Port Moresby Declaration. The partnerships will provide a new framework for Australia and the Pacific island nations to commit jointly to achieving improved development outcomes, on the basis of mutual respect and mutual responsibility.
The Australian Government is committed to helping developing country partners attain the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals). Most developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region can claim progress in meeting some of the MDGs, however, none is on course to achieve them all. Making faster progress on the MDGs requires a concerted and well-coordinated global response. Australian High Commission, 14/05/08.