In November 2010, the Australian Government commissioned an independent review of the Australian aid program, the first since 1996. The Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness wascompleted in April 2011 and concluded that Australia had a “good aid program” and that Australiais “an effective performer by global donor standards”. It also made 39 recommendations to drive...

For many years, the NZ Red Cross Society (NZRC) has provided personnel for both IFRC and ICRC missions through its International Delegates Programme (IDP). The Strategic Objective of the programme is: “To recruit, train, place and support appropriately skilled personnel for International Red Cross movement field operations.” Under a four year funding arrangement which began...

From the report's foreword:

This white paper on Australia’s overseas aid program will direct the delivery of aid over the next ten years. It outlines how the government will approach the projected doubling of Australia’s aid budget from its 2004 level to around $4 billion annually by 2010, as announced by the prime minister in September 2005.