Press Release: Commission underlines its commitment to helping world’s least developed countries out of poverty

From 9 to 11 of May José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission and Andris Piebalgs, Development Commissioner, will at a conference in Istanbul, reemphasise the European Commission's leading role in helping the world's least developed countries (LDCs) out of poverty.

As the largest donor to the LDCs, with €15 billion of aid in 2010, the EU will urge other partners to match its pledge to provide 0.15-0.20% of its GNI to LDCs. It will also call for a renewed global partnership of LDCs and both developed and emerging economies, working together with civil society and the private sector, to ensure a joined up approach to helping the LDCs meet their development goals.

European Commission: Memo/11/277: Commission underlines its commitment to helping world's least developed countries out of poverty http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/277&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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