Sir: If this government and others in the developed world fulfilled the UN recommendation on percentage of GDP for overseas aid and tackled Third World debt, then Clare Short could properly address the long-term development of the poor nations and the voluntary sector could concentrate its limited resources on crises with the public's help.
P HINSON
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
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