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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=ruglucia@PAHO.ORG
href="mailto:ruglucia@PAHO.ORG">Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)</A> </DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399><SPAN
style="COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>On Thursday 13 July DFID launched
a new<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial color=#993300 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #993300; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">White
Paper on International Development - Eliminating world poverty: making
governance work for the poor</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial
color=#993300><SPAN
style="COLOR: #993300; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><B><FONT
face=Arial color=#333399><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Department for
International Development DFID <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>, July
2006<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Website: <A
href="http://www.dfid.gov.uk/wp2006/default.asp"><FONT color=#333399><SPAN
style="COLOR: #333399">http://www.dfid.gov.uk/wp2006/default.asp</SPAN></FONT></A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It sets out what the
UK Government will do to reduce world poverty over the next five
years.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The White Paper sets
out DFID’s priorities and explains how we will work with the rest of UK
Government, partner governments, international organisations, non-governmental
organisations (NGOs) and academics to fulfil the promises made in 2005 to
significantly reduce world poverty.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">White
Paper: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/whitepaper2006/wp2006foreword-preface-section1.pdf"><FONT
color=#333399><SPAN style="COLOR: #333399">Foreword, preface, Section 1:
delivering our promises</SPAN></FONT></A> (1 Mb)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/whitepaper2006/wp2006section2.pdf"><FONT
color=#333399><SPAN style="COLOR: #333399">Section 2: building states that work
for poor people</SPAN></FONT></A> (1 Mb)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/whitepaper2006/wp2006section3.pdf"><FONT
color=#333399><SPAN style="COLOR: #333399">Section 3: helping people get
security, incomes, and public services</SPAN></FONT></A> (1.7
Mb)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/whitepaper2006/wp2006section4.pdf"><FONT
color=#333399><SPAN style="COLOR: #333399">Section 4: working internationally to
tackle climate change</SPAN></FONT></A> (1.4 Mb) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/whitepaper2006/wp2006section5-whatyoucando-endnotes.pdf"><FONT
color=#333399><SPAN style="COLOR: #333399">Section 5: creating an international
system fit for the 21st century; what can you do; endnotes</SPAN></FONT></A> (1
Mb)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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