Starving millions need our aid

I WISH to register the strongest possible protest about the cutback in Irish foreign aid announced by the Government.

Prior to the election, the outgoing FF/PD Government made public commitments to increase the aid budget. Why the U-turn?

I was in Zambia in June 2002, my fourth visit since I completed a 14-year stint as an English teacher in 1991. I was shocked and appalled by the levels of abject poverty among the vast bulk of the population, the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the high levels of corruption among the ruling elite.