At UN-backed summit, least developed countries urge enhanced partnerships, aid commitments

At the closing today of a conference in Cotonou, Benin, ministers, senior Government officials and United Nations representatives called on donor countries to fulfil their commitments and go even further, by allocating at least 50 percent of their overseas development assistance (ODA) and “aid for trade” disbursement, to the world’s least developed countries (LDCs).
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news