ODA : Official development assistance

Public support, however, was not in doubt, and because so many of the smaller NGOs have limited capacity and are obliged to work in alliances with the larger NGOs, the effect, at least in the short run, has been to reduce the amount of NGO activity and professionalism in the field. [...] The purpose of the Pools is to bring together the resources of the Ministry of Defence, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, and the Department for International Development, to enable a more strategic approach to conflict reduction. [...] Both funds are managed by cabinet committees, chaired by the Foreign Office in the case of the Global Fund, and DfID in the case of the Africa Fund. [...] The Director General reports directly to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on all aspects of aid policy and operations, and is responsible to the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the administration of the agency. [...] The Director General of AusAID, the Secretary of DFAT (or his representative) and the Executive Director of the Australian Council for Overseas Aid (ACFOA), are ex-officio members of the AAC.