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"In 2001 the EU made a big commitment: to devote 0.7% of its wealth to development in 2015.
In 2007 Europe turned its back on this commitment, with a drastic fall in its collective effort.
This adds up to EUR 1.7 billion that the poorest people of the planet will not have received.
EUR 1.7 billion that would have provided healthcare for thousands of children at a time when 11 million people are dying each year owing to a lack of access to healthcare.
EUR 1.7 billion that would have provided access to primary education for some of the 114 million children without it.
The EU’s primary responsibility when it comes to international solidarity is this: to keep its word.
The EU must, however, guarantee the effectiveness of its aid in order to make any real improvement to the situation of the most deprived.
The Monterrey Conference of 2002 prepared a roadmap, particularly concerning the end of ‘tied aid’, the acceleration of debt cancellation initiatives and the introduction of innovative finance schemes like the ‘Tobin tax’.
Six years on, the EU still has a long way to go. The Doha Conference in a few weeks should enable it to start moving forward again. Half of humanity is counting on it…"@en1
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