1.   Southern nations called for specific funds to be made available to support the improvements, but this was rejected by the northern donor nations.

2.   Also on Tuesday, the senior United Nations envoy in Afghanistan told donor nations that the country was in dire need of funds immediately.

3.   Another obstacle is that other donor nations are balking at the plan.

4.   Arlacchi is discussing the program with donor nations here and New York and will meet American officials next week in Washington.

5.   Because of the coup, the United States and other donor nations have ended or drastically reduced aid to Niger, whose government budget depends heavily upon foreign aid.

6.   A meeting of so-called donor nations is being arranged for next week in Brussels.

7.   Aid officials fear that donor nations will be reluctant to support aid in a country that is so unstable.

8.   But it will require approval by Congress, other donor nations and multinational institutions like the International Monetary Fund.

9.   But the donor nations say the bank can draw on the outside support it needs to have an impact only if it becomes more rigorous in its management.

10.   Cabinet members said Monday that they would set to work immediately to form their policies, as representatives from donor nations gathered in Jakarta to meet with them.