Media statement For immediate release Tuesday, 18 July
2006
Dunne calls for multi-party commitment on
overseas aid
United Future leader Peter Dunne is calling
for a multi-party commitment on boosting New Zealand's
overseas aid levels.
Mr Dunne says that most political
parties already agree with the principle of lifting New
Zealand's level of overseas aid to 0.7% of gross national
income by 2015, but a more firm commitment than that will be
needed to actually achieve the goal.
"I think the most
reliable way of ensuring this target is reached is for all
political parties to formally agree on the objective, so
that it can be part of official government policy, whatever
the shape of governments in the future.
"Further, I think
there could be agreement on the intermediate steps to be
taken along the way to achieving the 0.7% goal.
"For
example, there could be a commitment to reaching 0.5% by
2010," he
says.
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