Economic Pledges Still to Be Met, Oxfam Says
A year after British Prime Minister Tony Blair challenged rich nations to end trade protectionism and increase aid, many promised reforms have yet to materialize, Oxfam said.
The aid agency said progress had been made on aid and debt but opportunities outlined in a report by Blair’s Africa Commission to make trade fair and limit the sale of small arms were not being exploited.
The commission included Blair, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, several African leaders and Irish rocker turned activist Bob Geldof.
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