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<p>The UK has argued for flexibility in the Official Development Assistance (ODA)
rules for how donors respond to catastrophic humanitarian crises, such as the recent
hurricanes in the Caribbean, and recognition of the vulnerabilities of Small Island
Developing States. As a result, in October 2017 the OECD Development Assistance Committee
(DAC) agreed on the need to create a new mechanism to re-admit countries that had
graduated from ODA eligibility back to the list of ODA-eligible countries if their
Gross National Income per capita falls below the High Income Country threshold. In
addition, members of the DAC have agreed to establish a process which could allow
previous ODA recipients to receive short-term ODA support in the event of catastrophic
humanitarian crises. Anguilla was an ODA recipient until 2014 and is assessed by the
World Bank to be a High Income Country.</p><p>The destructive force of hurricane Irma
was unprecedented, leaving Anguilla damaged extensively. As part of our response the
UK has delivered more than 220 tonnes of aid to the island. To support the reconstruction
effort the UK has launched a Private Sector Task Force, headed by William Bullard,
to identify private sector support and investment, and provide a public-private forum
for engagement on building back better in Anguilla as well as other Caribbean Overseas
Territories.</p>
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