Budget 2009: Norway plays down UN, Africa

News October 22, 2008

In the buget proposition for next year, the Norwegian government reaches an aid level 1 per cent of GNI. It does so at the expense of traditional aid to poor countries in Africa, which receive almost no increase. Fresh money is spent mostly on forest climate initiatives and refugees at home.

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Budget 2009: Norway plays down UN, Africa

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