much Tsunami relief money not arriving

[donsu]

http://www.commondreams.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi?file=/headlines05/0208-07.htm


States Failing to Pay Tsunami Pledges


Almost two-thirds of the money promised by governments to help the millions of people affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami has not yet been received by the UN, confirming the fear that many countries would try to wriggle out of their commitments.

Margareta Wahlstrom, the secretary general Kofi Annan's special envoy, said the UN's appeal for an urgent $977m (£525m) to fund the first six months of emergency relief work had been met mostly by written commitments, and only $360m had so far been received.

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British charities, which have been overwhelmed by the unprecedented public response, amounting so far to£ 250m, were shocked by the inaction of the governments.

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The UN said in the first week of the disaster that promises of aid from rich countries to cope with the affects of the tsunami, which directly and indirectly killed 283,000 people, might not be fulfilled.

This was because some countries used dubious methods, including "double accounting", to appear more generous than they really were, it said.

And many simply reneged on their humanitarian pledges, promising money but not delivering it.
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hhhmmmmm

wonder if smirk has coughed up any actual dollars? or did he actually pledge other things totaling up to the dollar amount like, food, medicine, transportation, etc.?

[Up2Late]

1. I doubt it, check this out

This link goes to a short "Flash Player" animated cartoon by Mark Fiore

<http://www.markfiore.com/animation/aid.html>
:bounce:
Warning: These DO have sound, and if you're at work, be sure to have someone watch for the Boss, especially if He/She voted for *.