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To: KLP who wrote (115429)	9/21/2003 7:23:45 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

congopost.com congopost.com dawn.com "In the first three months of the UN's 2003 Iraq appeal, donors mobilized nearly two billion dollars, or 74 dollars per person in need, said Oxfam America in a report. In comparison, the Democratic Republic of Congo has received only 17 dollars, and the appeal for Indonesia is funded to less than seven dollars per person, added the report. " "In July, the United Nations increased its appeal for emergency aid for Liberia to almost 70 million dollars, but it has received only 13 per cent of that, excluding contributions of food. " I use the example of Liberia to show just how pathetic the response has been to appeals for help- when the countries in need are in Africa. What can the UN do when appeals are not answered? We, the US, chose to create the situation in Iraq which is eating aid dollars- at the expense of Africa.