He didn't name either of them (they are Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani); nor did he mention the name Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, who has decorously stalled signing the security agreement and whose family and friends are a reminder that one number we'll never get a handle on is how much American money, sent to develop Afghanistan, has been lost to corruption.
All available engineer units were sent to develop the wells in the town but the supply was not great.
When people in developed countries complain about the amount of aid sent to developing countries, the retort is a return volley of cold, hard facts: Remittances sent to all countries in 2012 (developing and high income) was $534bn, three times greater than aid budgets to the developing world.
In 2011, remittances sent to developing countries were valued at $351bn, compared to $129bn in official foreign aid.
The last two years I have gone to Bikes for the World which collects bikes across the area to be sent to developing countries.
If not for the lure of profit, the drugs that Oxfam wants sent to developing countries would not exist in the first place.
Nearly 40% of the budget goes to multilateral organisations including the UN and the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, while the remaining funds go in bilateral aid – money sent to developing countries.
The OECD has also lead on the initiative of tax inspectors without borders, a group of experienced tax inspectors sent to developing countries to assist with international tax matters.
He pointed to the doctors that Cuba has sent to developing nations like Angola, and said Cuba is ready to offer inexpensive medical training to 250 Americans each year, as long as they return to the United States to practice in poor areas.
In 2016, the World Bank expects remittances to reach over $600bn, with over $440bn being sent to developing countries Migration and Remittances Factbook 2016 Even a cursory glance at the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) indicates that anyone who thinks the aid sector will provide all the funds to make them a reality is likely to be quickly disabused of that notion.
Nigeria's information minister John Odey announced in February 2008 the Nigerian government's plans to impose duties on imported "e-waste"—used computers, appliances, cell phones, and other electronic goods sent to developing countries for dumping or salvage.
