De Fraia: "The prime minister is committed to obtaining the necessary funding for the fight against hunger"
In an interview with Bob Geldof and published this morning in La Stampa, Berlusconi has admitted the delay by Italy to fund the fight against poverty . "The many reasons for the delays, read the interview, they all seem beyond the control of the prime minister - said Fraia De Luca, Secretary General of ActionAid - But a head of government should not download elsewhere the responsibility of any misconduct that jeopardize the fight against world poverty as well as the credibility of his country and his staff. "
interview the Italian government is committed to complying with the goal of achieving by 2010 the 0.33% ODA , and finally to 0.51% in 2015. "What credibility do these statements, when Italy has halved in the last financial public aid for development? - Continued De Fraia - In the past, several times, Berlusconi said that in a few years would bring the Italian share of development aid to 1%. can not afford other statements designed to fall on deaf .
"to disclose his private initiatives in favor of an orphanage in Thailand and a hospital in Brazil, Berlusconi reaffirmed his personal commitment in the fight against poverty. But - says De Fraia - as the head of the government's first commitment must be to put Italy back on track with the commitments undertaken at international .
"Also - De Fraia ends - as it is the responsibility of the presidency of the G8 Berlusconi take concrete steps to fight poverty, from ensuring the right to food . The FAO said that in order to cope with the crisis that has sharply increased the number of hungry people over one billion, it takes 30 billion dollars a year. As the great powers the G8 must come to pay, by 2012 at least 23 billion a year : Berlusconi's personal credibility will be measured on obtaining and implementing of this result. "
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