Rich nations 'must increase aid'
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Rich nations need to increase their funding to poor countries if they are to meet aid commitments a report says.
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Asia's superrich are grappling with an enviable new challenge: how to give away their billions
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The United Nations appealed to the world's prosperous nations on Thursday for $3.9 billion in donations next year to address humanitarian emergencies touching 27 million people in 29 countries, with most of the money targeted at Africa.
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The world&#39;s rich and powerful - already bowed under the weight of their great responsibilities - were advised yesterday that they must learn to cope with yet another obligation.
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Japan and Germany need to do more to help stimulate the world economy, a United Nations report warns.
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Britain is working hard to persuade other rich nations such as the United States and Japan of the need to take action to fight poverty in Africa, according to International Development Secretary Hilary Benn.
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LONDON -- Britain is seeking to exploit the momentum from the unprecedented global relief effort for Asian tsunami victims to build support for a different type of generosity: increased long-term development assistance.
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The United States is calling on international lending institutions to reform their ways of operating so that they can give more aid to poor nations.
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Income inequality is near record levels in many countries, and the worldÂs wealth has become even more narrowly concentrated than income.
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BRIGHTON, England  - Britain will provide more debt relief for the world's poorest countries and challenge other rich countries to do the same, Prime Minister Tony Blair's government said Sunday.
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Political leaders and aid agencies are pleading with governments and individuals around the world not to skimp on donations to Africa as they open their wallets to tsunami victims in south and southeast Asia.
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Developing countries are making real gains in promoting reproductive health and womenâs rights, but they are hampered by inadequate support from rich nations and serious problems persist, Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations
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Declaring that high oil prices are a threat to the global economy, the world&#39;s industrialized countries urged producers Friday to provide price relief by boosting supplies.
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Despite large amounts dedicated to the fight against AIDS, UK Secretary of International Development Hilary Benn has said that more money is required.
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China faced diplomatic pressure from   rich countries on Saturday to let its currency rise faster to   ease imbalances in trade and capital that pose one of the   biggest risks to the health of the global economy.
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Poverty leads to violence, the leaders of France and Brazil warned Monday in urging other nations to find ways to narrow the gap between rich and poor and help the more than 1 billion people who live on less than $1 per day.
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The initial aid pledges were generous, but governments will have to follow up on their word