Global News May 2007

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 * G8 countries fall short on promises, Oxfam. Oxfam reveals that rich countries' target of an increase in overseas aid of $50 billion by 2010, which was agreed at Gleneagles in 2005, will be missed by $30 billion. Oxfam estimates that the projected shortfall, outlined in The World is Still Waiting, would condemn 5 million people to die needlessly from the effects of poverty - most of them will be women and children. / Global connections

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 * Call for greater support to help poor communities in developing countries to adapt to climate change at UN Commission for Sustainable Development. International Institute for Environment and Development / Climate change global news