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U.S. – United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Fair

19_F_US USAID

OVERVIEW

Have they met the Busan commitment on aid transparency? No.

USAID is the lead development agency in the U.S. and is the largest bilateral aid agency in the world. It works to end extreme poverty in over 100 countries.

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ANALYSIS

Achievements and progress
  • USAID scores 59.1% placing it just outside of the ‘good’ category where it ranked in 2015. This does, however, represent an 18% points increase relative to the 2014 Index.
  • USAID publishes a complete organisation file to the IATI Registry. Since the 2015 U.S. Aid Transparency Review, actual dates for development activities have been added to the IATI Registry.
  • In July 2015, USAID published a four-part Cost Management Plan with the specific goal of improving the quality of its IATI data, as well as streamlining internal reporting procedures.
Challenges and room for improvement
  • A total of eleven activity-level indicators are not published to the IATI Registry.
  • USAID does not publish any activity performance data or any budgetary information for its development activities.
  • Data quality on basic and mandatory information for activities published to the IATI Registry remains an issue.
  • For all U.S. agencies, aid data is published only quarterly to the IATI Registry.

RECOMMENDATIONS

  • USAID should ensure the quality of the information published to the IATI Registry, integrate its publications into its Development Information Systems and aim for monthly publication to the IATI Registry.
  • USAID should publish more comprehensive data on its development activities, including budgetary information.
  • USAID should develop a plan for the internal use of its IATI data and plan for systematic outreach to stakeholders and local partners to use the data, drawing upon the recommendations of USAID’s Aid Transparency Country Pilot Assessment.

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DONOR PROFILE

2016 Index Score:

Fair

59.1%

2014 Index Score:

Fair

40.3%

2013 Index Score:

Fair

44.3%


First published to IATI:

January 2013



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INDICATOR SCORING

TOTAL

59.1%

SECTION A

COMMITMENT TO
AID TRANSPARENCY:

6.58/10

SECTION B

PUBLICATION
ORGANISATION LEVEL:

21.49/25

SECTION C

PUBLICATION
ACTIVITY LEVEL:

31.07/65

Commitment

1. FOIA

2. Implementation Schedules

3. Accessibility

Publication Status
Source

http://new.rti-rating.org/country-data

Comments

Global RTI rating score of 89. Score conversion from total score on Global RTI rating to Index points done using the following scale: 1 - 60: 33 61- 90: 66 91 - 150: 100.


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1. FOIA

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

http://new.rti-rating.org/country-data
Global RTI rating score of 89. Score conversion from total score on Global RTI rating to Index points done using the Expand...following scale: 1 - 60: 33 61- 90: 66 91 - 150: 100.
http://new.rti-rating.org/country-data
http://new.rti-rating.org/country-data
http://new.rti-rating.org/country-data
Global RTI rating score of 89. Score conversion from total score on Global RTI rating to Index points done using the Expand...following scale: 1 - 60: 33 61- 90: 66 91 - 150: 100.
Publication Status
Source

http://tracker.publishwhatyoufund.org/plan/organisations/

Comments

The Busan Partnership agreement required schedules for implementing the common standard to be published by December 2012. This indicator was developed to score schedules on the level of ambition shown by organisations in implementing the IATI component of the common standard. USAID could develop its own implementation schedule as other US agencies did, including the relevant information as long as it is in a standard and comparable format. The Busan commitment deadline however is December 31st.


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2. Implementation schedules

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

http://tracker.publishwhatyoufund.org/plan/organisations/
Based on total score received on Publish What You Fund's analysis of the single implementation schedule published by the Foreign Assistance Expand...Dashboard team.
http://tracker.publishwhatyoufund.org/plan/organisations/
It seems like USAID should get some credit for preparing their cost management plan, which includes some of the most important Expand...information covered by the implementation schedule. This is especially true given the US government's insistence on a whole of government approach to IATI, which means USAID can't prepare its own implementation schedule.
http://tracker.publishwhatyoufund.org/plan/organisations/
The information in the Cost Management Plan provides the details asked for in the IATI Implementation Schedule, just in a different Expand...format.
http://tracker.publishwhatyoufund.org/plan/organisations/
The Busan Partnership agreement required schedules for implementing the common standard to be published by December 2012. This indicator was developed Expand...to score schedules on the level of ambition shown by organisations in implementing the IATI component of the common standard. USAID could develop its own implementation schedule as other US agencies did, including the relevant information as long as it is in a standard and comparable format. The Busan commitment deadline however is December 31st.
Publication Status
Source

http://beta.foreignassistance.gov/agencies/USAID

Comments

The USAID Foreign Aid Dashboard contains detailed disaggregated data and allows free bulk export of data under and open licence.


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3. Accessibility

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

http://beta.foreignassistance.gov/agencies/USAID http://explorer.usaid.gov/aid-dashboard.html#2015
The USAID Foreign Aid Dashboard contains detailed disaggregated data and allows free bulk export of data. We were not able to Expand...identify an open license.
http://beta.foreignassistance.gov/agencies/USAID http://explorer.usaid.gov/aid-dashboard.html#2015
FA.gov does note that all the data on the site is made available under a public domain license. See: http://beta.foreignassistance.gov/learn/about-fa. 'Unless Expand...otherwise noted, the content, data, documentation, code, and related materials on ForeignAssistance.gov is public domain and made available with a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal dedication and license-free (per US Code 17 USC § 105). ForeignAssistance.gov and U.S. Government agencies posting data to ForeignAssistance.gov waive all rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute, and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Citation of ForeignAssistance.gov as a source of the data is appreciated.'
http://beta.foreignassistance.gov/agencies/USAID http://explorer.usaid.gov/aid-dashboard.html#2015
It states clearly on FA.gov 'Unless otherwise noted, the content, data, documentation, code, and related materials on ForeignAssistance.gov is public domain Expand...and made available with a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal dedication and license-free (per US Code 17 USC § 105). ForeignAssistance.gov and U.S. Government agencies posting data to ForeignAssistance.gov waive all rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute, and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Citation of ForeignAssistance.gov as a source of the data is appreciated.' What exactly does PWYF want to see in order for the USG agencies to receive full credit for accessibility?
http://beta.foreignassistance.gov/agencies/USAID
The USAID Foreign Aid Dashboard contains detailed disaggregated data and allows free bulk export of data under and open licence.

Planning

Planning

Financial

Financial

4. Organisation Strategy

5. Annual Report

6. Allocation Policy

7. Procurement Policy

8. Country Strategy

9. Total Budget

10. Disaggregated Budgets

11. Audit

Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 40.69%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 33.33%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 33.33%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Basic

Classifications

Financial

Performance

12. Implementer

13. Unique ID

14. Title

15. Description

16. Planned Dates

17. Actual Dates

18. Current Status

19. Contact Details

20. Collaboration Type

21. Flow Type

22. Aid Type

23. Finance Type

24. Sector

25. Sub-national Location

26. Tied Aid Status

27. MoU

28. Evaluations

29. Objectives

30. Budget Docs

31. Contracts

32. Tenders

33. Budget

34. Commitments

35. Disbursements And Expenditure

36. Budget Identifier

37. Results

38. Impact Appraisals

39. Conditions

Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 99.46%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 79.09%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 10.56%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 89.12%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 96.35%


Publication Status

Sometimes

Format: Website

Source

http://map.usaid.gov/http://explorer.usaid.gov/aid-dashboard.html#2015https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/fact-sheets/promote-musharikat

Comments

Score changed to sometimes to reflect the independent reviewer's feedback. Some active projects are available on map.usaid but no current publication (since October 2014) could be found for Afghanistan and other major countries. In addition, no subnational location (province or city) could be found for these countries.


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25. Sub-national location

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Not published
http://map.usaid.gov/http://explorer.usaid.gov/aid-dashboard.html#2015
No current projects are listed on map.usaid.gov and no geocoded information is available on USAID Foreign Aid Dashboard.
Not published
map.usaid.gov does have some active projects (see projects 15 & 16 in Tanzania, for example). It's unclear to me whether USAID Expand...would get partial credit for this - this is why I have marked my response as 'Disagree.'
Not published
http://map.usaid.gov/http://explorer.usaid.gov/aid-dashboard.html#2015
No current projects are listed on map.usaid.gov and no geocoded information is available on USAID Foreign Aid Dashboard.
USAID will be looking to link subnational data into our financial data in the coming months.
Sometimes
Website
http://map.usaid.gov/http://explorer.usaid.gov/aid-dashboard.html#2015https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/fact-sheets/promote-musharikat
Score changed to sometimes to reflect the independent reviewer's feedback. Some active projects are available on map.usaid but no current publication Expand...(since October 2014) could be found for Afghanistan and other major countries. In addition, no subnational location (province or city) could be found for these countries.
Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%


Publication Status

Sometimes

Format: Document

Source

No data available.

Comments

MoUs for some countries available but none covering the current period in Afghanistan.


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27. MoU

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Sometimes
Document
http://www.usaid.gov/gsearch/MOU%2BAfghanistan?page=3
MoUs for some countries available but none covering the current period in Afghanistan.
Not published
Document
USAID does sign Development Objective Agreements with countries, but it's unclear whether this is done with every country. Here is one Expand...example: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/206224.pdf. There is also a current MOU for Afghanistan, but it only covers part of USAID's work (agriculture) in the country. I could not find the actual document, but it is referenced here: http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/22143-usaid-agriculture-ministry-to-continue-supporting-afghan-farmers.
Sometimes
Document
http://www.usaid.gov/gsearch/MOU%2BAfghanistan?page=3
MoUs for some countries available but none covering the current period in Afghanistan.
Document
Sometimes
Document
MoUs for some countries available but none covering the current period in Afghanistan.
Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 0.19%


Publication Status

Sometimes

Format: Document

Source

No data available.

Comments

Not very detailed and only appear for some projects. No current activities listed in Afghanistan on map.usaid.gov


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29. Objectives

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Sometimes
Document
https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/fact-sheets/afghan-civic-engagement-program-acep-counterpart
Not very detailed and only appear for some projects. No current activities listed in Afghanistan on map.usaid.gov
Not published
Document
Agreed - this seems to be sometimes available. See: https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1860/AGP-LMD%20Strategy%20Document.pdf, as an example. Expand...
Sometimes
Document
https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/fact-sheets/afghan-civic-engagement-program-acep-counterpart
Not very detailed and only appear for some projects. No current activities listed in Afghanistan on map.usaid.gov
Document
Sometimes
Document
Not very detailed and only appear for some projects. No current activities listed in Afghanistan on map.usaid.gov
Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

This information could not be found.


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30. Budget Docs

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Not published
Document
This information could not be found
Not published
Document
Not published
Document
This information could not be found.
Document
Not published
Document
This information could not be found.
Publication Status

Always

Format: Document

Source

No data available.

Comments

Disaggregated information about activity contracts in Afghanistan are available.


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31. Contracts

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Always
Document
https://www.usaspending.gov/Pages/AdvancedSearch.aspx?sub=y&ST=C&FY=2016,2015&A=0&SS=Foreign&RC=AFG&POC=AFG&AA=7200https://www.usaspending.gov/transparency/Pages/RecipientProfile.aspx?DUNSNumber=850453547&FiscalYear=2015 Expand...
Disaggregated information about activity contracts in Afghanistan are available
Not published
Document
Always
Document
https://www.usaspending.gov/Pages/AdvancedSearch.aspx?sub=y&ST=C&FY=2016,2015&A=0&SS=Foreign&RC=AFG&POC=AFG&AA=7200https://www.usaspending.gov/transparency/Pages/RecipientProfile.aspx?DUNSNumber=850453547&FiscalYear=2015 Expand...
Disaggregated information about activity contracts in Afghanistan are available.
Document
USAID will look into the possibility of providing links to contracts in its IATI data in the future.
Always
Document
Disaggregated information about activity contracts in Afghanistan are available.
Publication Status

Always

Format: Document

Source

No data available.

Comments

Tenders are published on the federal business opportunities website.


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32. Tenders

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Always
Document
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=agency&mode=form&id=092fed1473b306eb0b0f6be7ba456f80&tab=notices&tabmode=list&subtab=list&subtabmode=list&pp=50 Expand...
Tenders are published on the federal business opportunities website.
Not published
Document
Always
Document
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=agency&mode=form&id=092fed1473b306eb0b0f6be7ba456f80&tab=notices&tabmode=list&subtab=list&subtabmode=list&pp=50 Expand...
Tenders are published on the federal business opportunities website.
Document
USAID will look into the possibility of providing links to solicitations in its IATI data in the future.
Always
Document
Tenders are published on the federal business opportunities website.
Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

Forward-looking activity budget information could not be found.


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33. Budget

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Not published
Forward-looking activity budget information could not be found.
Not published
Not published
Forward-looking activity budget information could not be found.
This information can not provided due to administration policy.
Not published
Forward-looking activity budget information could not be found.
Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 84.84%


Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 86.22%


Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

This information could not be found.


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36. Budget Identifier

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Not published
This information could not be found.
Not published
It does seem a bit unfair to penalize organizations for not publishing this information when the appropriate way of doing this Expand...is still under discussion.
Not published
This information could not be found.
Again, this field has not been formally approved by IATI and is still under consideration.
Not published
This information could not be found.
Publication Status

Sometimes

Format: Website

Source

https://results.usaid.gov/afghanistan/peace-and-security/counter-narcotics#fy2014https://results.usaid.gov/afghanistan/peace-and-security/conflict-mitigation-and-reconciliation#fy2014

Comments

Results-related information could be found in several places but do not appear to be published consistently for all activities. Results for some activities in Afghanistan could be found for FY2014 but not consistently. No results-related information is available for 2015.


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37. Results

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Sometimes
Website
https://results.usaid.gov/afghanistan/peace-and-security/counter-narcotics#fy2014https://results.usaid.gov/afghanistan/peace-and-security/conflict-mitigation-and-reconciliation#fy2014
Results-related information could be found for some activities in Afghanistan for FY2014 but not consistently. No results-related information is available for 2015.
Not published
USAID implementing partners regularly submit reports on their progress to USAID. These reports - prepared often or usually on a quarterly Expand...basis - are submitted to the DEC. See: https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail.aspx?q=KERvY3VtZW50cy5Eb2N1bWVudF9UaXRsZToocHJvZ3Jlc3MgcmVwb3J0KSk=&ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=MzY3MTM0&qcf=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&ph=VHJ1ZQ==&bckToL=VHJ1ZQ==&. These are usually PDF documents however.
Sometimes
Website
https://results.usaid.gov/afghanistan/peace-and-security/counter-narcotics#fy2014https://results.usaid.gov/afghanistan/peace-and-security/conflict-mitigation-and-reconciliation#fy2014
Results-related information could be found for some activities in Afghanistan for FY2014 but not consistently. No results-related information is available for 2015.
Sometimes
Website
https://results.usaid.gov/afghanistan/peace-and-security/counter-narcotics#fy2014https://results.usaid.gov/afghanistan/peace-and-security/conflict-mitigation-and-reconciliation#fy2014
Results-related information could be found in several places but do not appear to be published consistently for all activities. Results for Expand...some activities in Afghanistan could be found for FY2014 but not consistently. No results-related information is available for 2015.
Publication Status

Sometimes

Format: Document

Source

https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail.aspx?q=ZG9jdW1lbnRzLkJpYmxpb2dyYXBoaWNfVHlwZV9Db2RlOigiMjEiIE9SICIyMiIgT1IgIjI0IiBPUiAiMjUiIE9SICIyNyIpIEFORCBkb2N1bWVudHMuRGVzY3JpcHRvcnNfR2VvZ3JhcGhpYzooIkFmZ2hhbmlzdGFuIik=&swi=YWZnaGFuaXN0YW4=&ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=MzY1NDI4&qcf=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&ph=VHJ1ZQ==&bckToL=VHJ1ZQ==&https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/fact-sheets/afghan-civic-engagement-program-acep-counterpart

Comments

Pre-project impact appraisals explain the totality of positive and negative, primary and secondary effects expected to be produced by a development intervention. Environmental impact assessments as well as impact assessments which explain what objectives the project itself intends to provide are accepted.Appraisals appear to be mentioned in the post project evaluation documents but do not appear to be published for current activities.


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38. Impact Appraisals

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Sometimes
Document
https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail.aspx?q=ZG9jdW1lbnRzLkJpYmxpb2dyYXBoaWNfVHlwZV9Db2RlOigiMjEiIE9SICIyMiIgT1IgIjI0IiBPUiAiMjUiIE9SICIyNyIpIEFORCBkb2N1bWVudHMuRGVzY3JpcHRvcnNfR2VvZ3JhcGhpYzooIkFmZ2hhbmlzdGFuIik=&swi=YWZnaGFuaXN0YW4=&ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=MzY1NDI4&qcf=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&ph=VHJ1ZQ==&bckToL=VHJ1ZQ==&https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/fact-sheets/afghan-civic-engagement-program-acep-counterpart Expand...
Appraisals appear to be mentioned in the post project evaluation documents but do not appear to be published for current activities.
Not published
Document
I am unclear on what is being scored here - pre-project impact appraisals, post-project impact appraisals, or either. I'm also not Expand...sure what is meant by impact appraisals. Are they impact evaluations? If so, these should not be conducted for every activity; if conducted, they would be available on the DEC.
Sometimes
Document
https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail.aspx?q=ZG9jdW1lbnRzLkJpYmxpb2dyYXBoaWNfVHlwZV9Db2RlOigiMjEiIE9SICIyMiIgT1IgIjI0IiBPUiAiMjUiIE9SICIyNyIpIEFORCBkb2N1bWVudHMuRGVzY3JpcHRvcnNfR2VvZ3JhcGhpYzooIkFmZ2hhbmlzdGFuIik=&swi=YWZnaGFuaXN0YW4=&ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=MzY1NDI4&qcf=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&ph=VHJ1ZQ==&bckToL=VHJ1ZQ==&https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/fact-sheets/afghan-civic-engagement-program-acep-counterpart Expand...
Appraisals appear to be mentioned in the post project evaluation documents but do not appear to be published for current activities.
Document
For certain awards, links to impact appraisals will be provided in USAID's IATI data by 15 January 2016. USAID used Expand...an API to search the DEC and link evaluations to the financial data via contract number.
Sometimes
Document
https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail.aspx?q=ZG9jdW1lbnRzLkJpYmxpb2dyYXBoaWNfVHlwZV9Db2RlOigiMjEiIE9SICIyMiIgT1IgIjI0IiBPUiAiMjUiIE9SICIyNyIpIEFORCBkb2N1bWVudHMuRGVzY3JpcHRvcnNfR2VvZ3JhcGhpYzooIkFmZ2hhbmlzdGFuIik=&swi=YWZnaGFuaXN0YW4=&ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=MzY1NDI4&qcf=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&ph=VHJ1ZQ==&bckToL=VHJ1ZQ==&https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/fact-sheets/afghan-civic-engagement-program-acep-counterpart Expand...
Pre-project impact appraisals explain the totality of positive and negative, primary and secondary effects expected to be produced by a development Expand...intervention. Environmental impact assessments as well as impact assessments which explain what objectives the project itself intends to provide are accepted.Appraisals appear to be mentioned in the post project evaluation documents but do not appear to be published for current activities.
Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

This indicator could be found on IATI but dropped out after an update.


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39. Conditions

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Always
Document
Not published
Document
Not published
Document
This indicator could be found on IATI but dropped out after an update. Any update on IATI prior to January 15th Expand...will be taken into account.
Document
This indicator will be included in the data prior to the 15 January 2016 deadline.
Not published
Document
This indicator could be found on IATI but dropped out after an update.