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FY2006 Economic Support Fund Aid
Requests by ICC Member Countries A numerical
analysis of how withholding Economic Support Funds (ESF) affects countries
throughout the world.
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24 -- Total Number of ICC Member Countries
that
requested ESF aid.
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13 -- Total Number of ICC Member Countries
that
requested ESF aid and HAVE signed Bilateral Immunity Agreements.
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11 -- Total Number of ICC Member Countries
that
requested ESF aid and HAVE NOT signed Bilateral Immunity Agreements.
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$76.6 million -- Total ESF aid requested for ICC
member states that HAVE NOT signed Bilateral Immunity Agreements.
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$899.45 million -- Total ESF aid requested for ICC member states.
AFRICA
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8 -- number of countries.
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$14.3 million -- total ESF aid requested for countries that have NOT
signed Bilateral Immunity Agreements.
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$108.15 million -- total ESF aid requested.
East Asia &
the Pacific
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3 -- number of countries.
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All
countries have signed Bilateral Immunity Agreements.
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$36 million -- total ESF aid requested.
Europe &
Eurasia
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2 -- number of countries.
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$32 million -- total ESF request for countries that have NOT
signed Bilateral Immunity Agreements.
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$32 million -- total ESF aid requested.
Near East
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1 -- number of countries.
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All
countries have signed Bilateral Immunity Agreements.
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$250 million -- total ESF aid requested.
South Asia
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1 -- number of countries.
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All
countries have signed Bilateral Immunity Agreements.
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$430 million -- total ESF aid requested.
Western Hemisphere
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9 -- number of countries.
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$30.3 million -- total ESF aid requested for countries that have NOT
signed Bilateral Immunity Agreements.
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$43.3 million -- total ESF aid requested.
| Country |
World Region |
BIA Signed |
FY 2006 ESF Request |
| Burundi |
Africa |
Yes |
$3.85 mllion |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
Africa |
Yes |
$5.0 million |
| Djibouti |
Africa |
Yes |
$5.0 million |
| Kenya |
Africa |
No |
$8.0 million |
| Liberia |
Africa |
Yes |
$75 million |
| Nigeria |
Africa |
No * |
$5.0 million |
| Sierra Leone |
Africa |
Yes |
$5.0 million |
| South Africa |
Africa |
No |
$1.3 million |
| Cambodia |
East Asia/ Pacific |
Yes |
$15 million |
| East Timor |
East Asia/ Pacific |
Yes |
$13.5 million |
| Mongolia |
East Asia/ Pacific |
Yes |
$7.5 million |
| Cyprus |
Europe & Eurasia |
No |
$20 million |
| Ireland |
Europe & Eurasia |
No |
$12 million |
| Jordan |
Near East |
Yes |
$250 million |
| Afghanistan |
South Asia |
Yes |
$430 million |
| Bolivia |
Western Hemisphere |
Yes |
$8.0 million |
| Brazil |
Western Hemisphere |
No |
$750,000 |
| Dominican Rep. |
Western Hemisphere |
Yes |
$3.0 million |
| Ecuador |
Western Hemisphere |
No |
$7.0 million |
| Mexico |
Western Hemisphere |
No |
$11.5 million |
| Panama |
Western Hemisphere |
Yes |
$2.0 million |
| Paraguay |
Western Hemisphere |
No |
$2.55 million |
| Peru |
Western Hemisphere |
No |
$8.0 million |
| Venezuela |
Western Hemisphere |
No |
$500,000 |
| TOTAL AMOUNT |
$889.45 million |
* Although Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo had
signed a bilateral immunity agreement with the United States, Nigeria’s
Senate has subsequently declared the agreement null and void and called for
its rescission.
Updated
April 13, 2006
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