EU calls for aid to poor nations

The European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has called for a 'human rescue' package to help poor countries.
Speaking at the opening of a high-level UN conference on aid, Mr Barroso said it would be 'obscene' to neglect the human cost of the global slowdown.
The UN Conference on Financing for Development is meeting in Doha, Qatar to track progress on development aid.
There are fears that rich countries will cut back on development aid ... Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Nov. 30, 2008

A concise, factual article on an important topic. This is more of an update than anything else, though. Reads like a radio report. Another source would have helped make the last section more substantive.

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