An Emergency for Whom? The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa – Migratory Routes and Development Aid in Africa

Author(s)
Kervyn, E. & Shilhav, R.
Publication language
English
Pages
32pp
Date published
15 Nov 2017
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Funding and donors, Forced displacement and migration
Organisations
Oxfam
Link
https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/emergency-whom-eu-emergency-trust-fund-africa-…

In 2015, the EU and its member states set up the ‘EU Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa’ to promote stability and economic opportunities and to strengthen resilience.

An Oxfam analysis of all the projects approved under the instrument shows that its flexible nature has generated both opportunities and risks. This briefing argues that the Fund lacks sufficient checks and balances to ensure that European interests do not take precedence over the needs of the people that aid is intended to help.