keep whose word?

chewy

im a bit confused about this keep our word campaign, I thought the big campaign was for the 0.7% to be given by a certain year?

someone mentioned it in a tsunami thread and I saw a pick of Bono and Tom kitt smiling and asked what was the ministers whose governement is refusing? to give 0.7% GDP? in overseas aid? out of the states coffers? standing there smialing , isn't he the person not keeping his word...

they replied that there are jsut trying to imply they are working hard on it too?

ok so i read the millenium developement goals

Goal 1
Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty.
Goal 2
Achieve universal primary education.
Goal 3
Promote gender equality and empower women.
Goal 4
Reduce child mortality.
Goal 5
Improve maternal health.
Goal 6
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.
Goal 7
Ensure environmental sustainability.
Goal 8
Develop a global partnership for development.

at first I thought how do you quantify or ensure they happen by 2015 but I guess you can...


does this not contradict the drop the debt idea....

Goal 8

Develop a global partnership for development.
Global aid needs to double from 50 billion US Dollars
to 100 billion US Dollars per annum, if the Goals are to be
achieved.

oh i forgot to include the link... http://www.keepourword.org/

and this one to about 0.7% of GNI, ODA
http://www.trocaire.org/policyandadvocacy/oda/irelandsoda.htm

DadaKopf

You're going to have to speak up a bit there.

What do you mean, exactly?

A Dub in Glasgo

I take you are talking about this?

DadaKopf

You might find this interesting.