Lighten the load: In a time of crisis, European aid has never been more important

Author:
Javier Pereira
Publisher:
AidWatch
Publication Date:
1 January 2009
Tags:
Africa, Aid and Assistance, Europe and Africa, Environment

Last year poor people around the world endured the consequences of the food and energy price crisis. Today, the global economic crisis is inflicting serious damage on some of the most vulnerable economies in the world, and on the poorest people. In this time of crisis European countries should, more than ever, lighten the load borne by developing countries.

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