Poor countries endanger development by spending less than promised

Woefully insufficient amounts going on social protection, gender equality and climate change, according to Oxfam report

Countries are barely funding social protection, gender equality and climate change programmes, crucial for meeting sustainable development goals after 2015, a report by Oxfam and Development Finance International (DFI) said on Thursday.

Putting Progress at Risk, the first report to track what developing countries are spending on the millennium development goals (MDGs), found most are spending much less than they promised, or has been estimated is needed by international organisations, on all
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Poor countries endanger development by spending less than promised

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