Gordon Brown Calls on Rich Nations to Keep Aid Promises

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged wealthy nations to keep their aid promises to the developing world after the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reported a funding gap between actual aid allocations and pledged aid in 2005.

OECD said G-8 nations delivered USD21 billion less than promises made in a summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, five years ago. Brown said despite the global economic crunch, rich nations should not have any excuse “for denying money promised to the poorest people on our planet.”