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http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0412/27/acd.01.html

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NOTE Egeland says "WE"

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Joe

COOPER: Earlier at your press conference you said it's going to cost billions of dollars. You said rich nations -- you didn't point out anyone in particular. You didn't say the U.S. You didn't say Europe. But you just said rich nations are being, I think, stingy was the word you used.

You don't think rich nations are paying their fair share?

EGELAND: No, I don't think so. I have been in relief work now in non-governmental organizations and the Red Cross and the U.N. for many years. It bothers me that we, the rich nations, are not becoming more generous the more rich we become.

The average rich nation pays 0.2 percent of its national income in international solidarity, in international assistance. We keep 99.98 percent to ourselves, on average. I don't think that's very generous when we see the images that you have just seen today.

COOPER: Are saying richer nations should pay a much higher proportion?

EGELAND: A much higher proportion. I mean, usually in the old days in many religions, you should give one-10th of your surplus. We give much less than one percent.