In a report published on Friday, it states that a large portion of the funds is spent on already existing disasters, although the fund was originally intended for unforeseen disasters. Furthermore, there is a lack of a formally established strategy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs instead of ADA

Additionally, the ministry implemented projects itself, although the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) is designated as the responsible body. This has led to duplications in the allocation of funds. Moreover, the Court of Auditors criticizes an incomprehensible documentation of the decision-making basis for the allocation of AKF funds.

The Court of Auditors recommends conducting the allocation of funds through the ADA as a unified processing body. According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since January 2023, all AKF funds have been implemented via the ADA.

More than 100 million euros in 2022

The years 2019 to 2023 were reviewed. During this period, between 15 million euros (2019) and 108.96 million euros (2022) were disbursed. According to the Court of Auditors, only 31 percent of the funds were used for newly occurring disasters. In 2022, about 87 percent of the funds were spent on already existing ongoing disasters in recipient countries such as Syria.

(APA/Red)

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