Annan Warns Death Toll Could Reach 300,000 Plea for Nations to Provide (Pounds)2bn Aid to Stop Disease Killing More Summit
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THE UN secretary general pressed world leaders yesterday to make good quickly on their promises of help for tsunamihit nations as they met in an emergency summit amid warnings that disease could double the death toll of 150,000.
However, Kofi Annan also praised the global outpouring of compassion for the victims.See the full content of this document
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Annan Warns Death Toll Could Reach 300,000 Plea for Nations to Provide (Pounds)2bn Aid to Stop Disease Killing More Summit
Leaders from more than 20 nations gathered in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, to co-ordinate the enormous aid effort. They also pledged to consider endorsing a debt moratorium for the 11 affected countries.
Hundreds of heavily-armed police and troops ringed the luxurious conference centre...See the full content of this document