Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: ejdrapes

Actually, CNN screwed it up if they said that. UN guy blamed several countries.


http://www.politinfo.com/articles/article_2004_12_27_4704.html

A massive appeal for aid is to be launched in the next few days. Mr. Egeland expressed concern, however, that several rich donor countries are becoming less generous, even as needs continue to grow.

"We were more generous when we were less rich -- many of the rich countries. It is beyond me why we are so stingy. Actually foreign assistance for many countries now is 0.1 or 0.2 percent of gross national income, that is stingy."


49 posted on 12/27/2004 2:22:51 PM PST by Pikamax
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: Pikamax
Actually, CNN screwed it up if they said that. UN guy blamed several countries.

Don't matter. We should have been the last country in the world to hit that list.
52 posted on 12/27/2004 2:25:07 PM PST by superskunk (Quinn's Law: Liberalism always produces the exact opposite of it's stated intent.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies ]

To: Pikamax

Where is the generous donation from that venerable, caring, reliable, trustworthy, dependable, strong, courageous, compassionate, always-there-when-you-need-them, leader in the fight against terrorism, honest nation France?


272 posted on 12/28/2004 5:10:09 AM PST by moose2004 (You Can Run But You Can't Hide!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson