Donor Support: Arusha Accord – 4 August 1993

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Donor Support: Arusha Accord – 4 August 1993

Implementations

Donor Support – 1993

The Arusha Accord asked for donor supports to implement the repatriation program as well as for rebuilding war-shattered economy. Unrelated to the repatriation program, the UN appealed for aid to Rwanda to help nearly 1 million people at risk of starvation.[fn]”UN Appeals for Aid to Rwanda, Warns of Donor Fatigue,” Associated Press, April 17, 1993.[/efn_note] Further information on funding is not available.

Donor Support – 1994

In order to help the repatriation program and with rebuilding the war-torn economy, representatives from about 40-donor governments met in Geneva on 2 August 1994, in which the UN was asking for US$434 million.21 It was not clear whether the donor countries met the request. Also, the poor funding stalled the UN genocide probe projects that required a deployment of human rights monitors across Rwanda.2

  1. “Donors Meet to Pledge Funds for Rwanda,” Associated Press Worldstream, August 2, 1994.
  2. “Rwanda: Poor Funding Stalls UN Genocide Probe; Donor Countries ‘Too Cheap’ to Pay, Official Charges,” Ottawa Citizen, October 23, 1994.

Donor Support – 1995

A donor two-day conference funded by UNDP and attended by some 20 countries concluded in Geneva on 23 January 1995. In the conference, donor countries pleaded US$ 587 million dollars in aid to find the country’s recovery program in the year 1995-6.1 In May, donor countries like the United States, Great Britain, Spain, Belgium, Germany and Norway, among others agreed to fund the international tribunals.2

Donor agencies which pleaded for funding in January met in Rwanda for two days in July to review progress on disbursement of reconstruction funds. According to a report, only 92 million of total 430 million expected had been disbursed.3 Donor representatives again met in November for the repatriation and resettlement of refugees and agreed that their pledges made at the Geneva conference would be reassessed soon. Some countries also made new aid pledges to help Rwanda.4 Rwanda received a total of 702 million bilateral and multilateral assistance of which 662.6 million was grant assistance.5

  1. “Rwanda; Western donors pledge 587m dollars in aid,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, January 23, 1995.
  2. “Rwanda; Western Donors Agree to Finance International Genocide Tribunal,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, May 22, 1995.
  3. “International Aid Donors to Rwanda Meet for Progress Review,” Agence France Presse, July 6, 1995.
  4. “Rwanda; Donors’ Meeting Ends, Pledges Detailed,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, November 24, 1995.
  5. “Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Aid Recipients: 1995/1999,” Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2001, 216-21.

Donor Support – 1996

The second donor conference was held in Geneva on June 20-21 1996 in which 30 donor countries participated and pledged 617 million dollars to rehabilitate the country. Although, Rwandan government had called on donor countries to provide more than 800 million dollars to the end of 1998. Among the pledges, the EU promised 228 million, the Netherlands promised 100 million over a three year period and the World Bank had promised 50 million dollars.1 Rwanda received a total of 466.5 million dollars in bilateral and multilateral financial assistance of which 423.9 million dollars was grant money.2

  1. “Urgent Donors Pledge 617 Million Dollars for Rwanda,” Agence France Presse, June 21, 1996.
  2. “Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Aid Recipients: 1995/1999,” 216-21.

Donor Support – 1997

The donor conference did not take place in 1997. However, Rwanda received at least 178.7 million in bilateral and 50.4 million in multilateral financial assistance, of which 181.5 million was grants.1

  1. Ibid.

Donor Support – 1998

Rwanda received 30.2 million dollars in donor aid for debt servicing.1 Recognizing Rwanda as a special case, the World Bank and donors agreed in June to provide $250 million dollars in support for its economic reform project. In 1998, Rwanda received a total of 349.9 million dollars of which 260.4 million was grant.2

  1. “Rwanda Receives 30.2m Dollars in Donor Aid for Debt Servicing,” BBC Monitoring Africa – Economic, June 12, 1998.
  2. “Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Aid Recipients: 1995/1999,” 216-21.

Donor Support – 1999

In 1999, Rwanda received a total of 372.9 million bilateral and multilateral aid of which 287.4 was in grants.1

  1. Ibid.

Donor Support – 2000

A two day donor conference from 8-9 November 2000 took place in Rwanda for the purpose of setting up global strategies to enable Rwanda to escape the vicious circle of perpetual aid, chronic debt and poverty. The conference concluded by reducing both the external debt (1.3 billion USD) and internal debt by half. In the conference, the donor agencies insisted on withdrawing troops from the DRC.1

  1. “International Donors Meet in Rwanda,” Agence France Presse, November 8, 2000.

Donor Support – 2001

A three day donor conference took place on 14 November 2001 in Rwanda in which around 20 countries and organization including European Union, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the African Development Bank participated. In the conference, the Rwandan government presented its National Strategic Plan to Reduce Poverty (PRSP) and spelled out progress on development programs.1 It was reported that the donors called for the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from DRC, which the finance minister refuted.2 Participants were pledging financial support but the exact amount is not available.

  1. “International Donors’ Conference Opens in Rwanda,” Agence France Presse, November 14, 2001.
  2. “Rwanda: Finance Minister Refutes Donors Call for Withdrawal from DR Congo,” BBC Monitoring Africa, November 16, 2001.

Donor Support – 2002

Information on donor conference and support are not available. However, Rwanda got net development assistance of 356.1 million in 2002.1

Information on donor conference and support are not available. However, a transitional period ended in 2003 with the holding of the presidential and the parliamentary elections. This effectively terminated the emergency period and also would have led to a declining donor support.2“UK Support to Rwanda Background Briefing,” DFID, accessed January 30, 2015, http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/…

  1. “RWANDA: Economic Trends,” Institute for Security Studies, February 2005, accessed September 26, 2011, http://www.issafrica.org/AF/profiles/Rwanda/Table_Economic.html.