Clinton Global Initiative raises US $1.25 billion in pledges

AFRICA: Clinton Global Initiative raises US $1.25 billion in pledges

JOHANNESBURG, 19 Sep 2005 (PLUSNEWS) - International donors pledged US $1.25 billion to worldwide HIV/AIDS and development programmes at a three-day meeting launched by ex-US president Bill Clinton.

According to the Kaisernetwork news service, by the end of the New York meeting on Saturday, representatives of governments, businesses and organisations had made almost 200 formal pledges.

The Clinton Global Initiative was launched to address poverty, religious conflict and corruption to coincide with the United Nations 2005 World Summit.

Participants were asked for written commitments to taking action on one of the initiative's focus areas, and Clinton plans to report on their progress during the next year. Another meeting has been scheduled for 2006.

[ENDS]

[Back] [Home Page]

Click here to send any feedback, comments or questions you have about PlusNews Website or if you prefer you can send an Email to Webmaster

Copyright © IRIN 2006
The material contained on www.PlusNews.org comes to you via IRIN, a UN humanitarian news and information service, but may not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies.
All PlusNews material may be reposted or reprinted free-of-charge; refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use. IRIN is a project of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.