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Increased debt relief and HIV/AIDS efforts urged
11 March 2005. IRIN PlusNews. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair's 'Commission for Africa' is expected to release a report calling for increased aid, debt relief and strengthened HIV/AIDS efforts on the continent.
The commission, established by Blair in 2004, said wealthy nations must cooperate and focus on the priorities in the report, if the plan is to succeed.
The Associated Press quoted the commission's US representative, former senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker, as saying, "There is a road map here: we can make priorities of what we can accomplish, and do it right. We are not going to solve this overnight - the key is whether there is going to be a willingness to stick with it."
The 400-page final report, to be published on Friday 11 March, calls for an "immediate doubling" of annual international aid to Africa, to $50 billion, with the recommendation that $10 billion of the increased aid be used to fight HIV/AIDS over the next five years.
This item is delivered to the English Service of the United Nations' Humanitarian Information Unit but, may not necessarily reflect the views of the UN |
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