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Laurent Ye
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Montreal Millenium Summit
April 17, 2009 - 03:26 PM
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I was there last Thursday (April 16th) at the Montreal Millenium Summit and I heard great messages there. One of the "celebrities" was Dr. Shirin Ebadi, first muslim woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (2003).
She sent us a very inspiring message: it's a duty to help developping countries in the world but we should not help those who has a military budget that is superior to the education and health budget. For Dr. Ebadi, this is the way to fight violence. What do you think about it?
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Sel
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Re: Montreal Millenium Summit
April 19, 2009 - 02:11 PM
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Although it's important to know how received international aid is spent (military vs. social programs, education, health), it's not enough to just stop/reduce aid to those countries that use the majority of its budget on military spending. There needs to be change at the governmental level, democracy, and peace building. A country can't advance if its main focus is fueling war and conflict. And you're right, donating money straight to a government that is known to be corrupt is like pouring money down the sink.. the citizens won't benefit much if most of the aid goes to the military. Then there's the whole issue of paying international debts and World Bank loans.
This post was edited on: 2009-04-19 at 02:12 PM by: violette
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