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At Accra donor forum: ActionAid unhappy with empty political talks |
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Written by Wellington Geevon Smith
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
A charity group has expressed fear that the international aid conference taking place in Accra, Ghana will end with no concrete commitments.
The spokesperson of ActionAid said if donor countries continue to argue amongst themselves, a vital opportunity to make aid work for the poor will be lost.
Madam Mary Wandia said donor countries are ignoring the key issues put on the table by southern countries and civil society organizations.
She observed that instead, the major donor groups are squabbling amongst themselves with no results for poor people.
The observation was contained in a statement issued ahead of the Third High Level Forum on aid effectiveness.
Madam Wandia said donors must understand that their decisions affect the lives of real people in poor countries.
More than five hundred officials from donor and developing countries are meeting from September two to the fourth to report back on progress made in aid distribution.
ActionAid argued that politicians made high level promises to make aid better for poor people but lack of progress on these commitments means their credibility is now at stake.
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