Rich nations said to exaggerate aid figures

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Rich nations said to exaggerate aid figures
Saturday 28-05-2005

By Khalid Hasan

Washington: The world’s richest nations greatly exaggerate their aid to poor countries, the US being the worst offender, giving only 0.02 percent of its income in real assistance, according to a study released on Friday by ActionAid International.

… In total, says the study, at least 61 percent of all donor assistance from G7 nations is phantom aid, with real aid in 2003 accounting for just $27 billion, or only 0.1 percent of combined donor income. Nearly 90 percent of all contributions coming from the United States and France are considered phantom aid.

… According to ActionAid, every day, 800 million people go to bed hungry, 30,000 children die of preventable disease, 100 million children are denied education, three children a minute die due to unsafe water and sanitation and about 30 children die a minute of hunger.

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Can you imagine Hindustan surviving without charities?

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Re: Rich nations said to exaggerate aid figures

Oh please, a green and white clone.

Now a tie for the most boring poster. Try a nice long comment, say more than two lines eh?

Does this penetrate your heart?
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Re: Rich nations said to exaggerate aid figures

I didn't intend to post the topic with that name but instead I had logged on to check something else... not my fault, this message board doesn't have the 'delete' button.

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Blame the mossad....

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Re: Rich nations said to exaggerate aid figures

Well considering the US has gone back on its ODA commitments not to mention decreased its over all aid. Instead it offers commodities or products instead of aid. At that you have to pay for it.

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you can't trust anything the US says everyone knows that !