the conference in Monterrey in March 2002, 22 of the world's richest countries agreed to allocate or 7% of its GDP and financial assistance to the poorest countries in the world. 6 months later, at a conference in Johannesburg, these same 22 countries reaffirmed their commitment to achieving that goal. This money would meet the 195 billion dollars needed to prevent cuasa deaths from hunger and preventable diseases worldwide.
However, after 7 years, most countries agreed to this commitment are not anywhere near 0.7%.
The following table can be seen (according to poverty.com) the amount of money spent by each signatory country:
not enough!
need specific financial aid policies and concise allocate resources to the alleviation of poverty and diseases like AIDS, malaria, etc. and ensure universal access to education. Financial aid should be invested in health, education, agriculture, infrastructure, strengthening of institutions and democracy. But most of all, this support must be designed to ensure that every human being, regardless of their place of birth, have equal opportunities.
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