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(01-09-2008) Bono urges France to increase aid for poor - USA Today*
Bono urges France to increase aid for poor

PARIS (AP) — Rock star Bono pressed French leader Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday to increase aid to developing nations, the aid advocacy group DATA said.
The organization, co-founded by Bono, front man of the rock group U2, has urged France to raise development assistance to 0.7% of gross national income by 2012 as agreed earlier. In 2006, French aid stood at 0.31% of gross national income, DATA said.

"The president admitted it would be very, very hard, but France would keep her word," the statement quoted Bono as saying following the meeting.

DATA's statement cites an October parliamentary report showing France's estimated overseas development assistance would be 0.35% of gross national income in 2007 and would remain at 0.35% in 2008.


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Well hopefully France will keep her word. Glad Bono is doing his part following up. That man is such a God-send.


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Gotta love Bono....

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I do, I do!!!


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He works tirelessly at this. Such a great guy

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For me as non-native speaker it is interesting to see that countries can be female.
You learn something new every day.

I think I know some other country in central Europe that could need such a "kick in the arse", as we are still far away from 0.7% as well if I'm not mistaken.

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God Bless Bono. I read the article on USAToday.Com & some of the comments people made about him were not very nice.

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