Overseas aid pledge must be honoured
Obviously we are disappointed that the Government did not decide on 2010 as the appropriate date, as we had sought. A two-year delay by western governments will result in another 22 million people dying from the effects of extreme poverty. That said, our aim now is to ensure that the Government does increase overseas aid to 0.7% of GDP by 2012.
The Government now needs to set specific interim targets for the achievement of the new 2012 target. These will ensure that the process is transparent and will allow us to keep the Government accountable as we move towards 2012.
