1. Should the Developed World Help the Less-Developed World?
Hands that help or hurt?
Should the Developed World Help the Less-Developed World?

2. Useful Terms to Know
Multilateral Aid is help given by many (multiple) countries.
Bilateral aid is help given by one country.
CIDA – Canadian International Development Agency- is a governmental organization (middle power idea from Trudeau Era.)
NGOs – non-governmental organization, such as Oxfam and Red Cross. Does not include UN as they are funded by government
HIPCs – Highly Indebted Poor Countries-suffer such a high level of debt that they can’t seem to “get out of the hole”.
2005 – debt cancelled for 16 most HIPCs

3. Debt in the Global South

4. Tied Aid
Tied Aid is help given by a developed country to a less-developed country, and with the requirement that the country being helped will buy goods and services from the country helping.
Is it wrong to be in a win-win situation?
Is it more helpful to the developed country?
Will as much aid be given if it has no benefit to the developed world?

5. Canadian Aid Spending Un Target is 0.7% for most developed nations
Canada spent 0.28% of GNI on Aid in , down from 0.34%
Key programs
Maternal and newborn health
Disease fund (Aids, TB, malaria)
Increasing food security

7. Look at the statistics http://cidpnsi.ca/canadas-foreign-aid-2012-2/
Where does most Canadian aid go?
Given your knowledge of HDI and issues around the world, how reasonable do you consider this to be?

8. Controversies
Should debt be forgiven and HIPCs given a chance, or does it reward bad behaviour by the developing world and discourage future investment by the developed?
Is aid given by developed countries just another form of colonialism?
Should an improvement of human rights by developing countries be required by donor countries?
Will NGOs treat the developing world more fairly than governmental agencies? Are NGOs rich enough to help?