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UN's Ban says aid needs 'modest' but agencies unhappy (AFP)

 
AFP - Developing countries need "modest" sums in aid, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday, as aid agencies criticised the absence of most world leaders from a meeting he hosted in Qatar. (link)

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