51. Aid workers and donor countries are meeting Saturday in Geneva on the same subject. 52. Albright urged donor countries to make good on promises to help rebuild the province so it can begin functioning with a proper civilian police force and public institutions. 53. Also scheduled to attend the conference were donor countries from Europe as well as the World Bank and other international lending institutions. 54. Almost exactly a week earlier, Karzai had spoken to a gathering in Japan, appealing to donor countries at a conference on Afghan reconstruction to be generous. 55. Among donor countries, Atwood said, the United States ranks second in gross donations and is last on a per capita basis. 56. Among major donor countries, the United States ranks second in gross donations and is last on a per capita basis. 57. Annan urged donor countries to quickly offer funds for development aid. 58. Any successful repatriation hinges on a rapid reconstruction of the war-ravaged country, which needs immediate financing from donor countries. 59. An international human rights group Tuesday urged donor countries to pressure Cambodia into getting the United Nations involved again in a proposed genocide tribunal to try Khmer Rouge leaders. 60. As the conference ended Friday, participants called on donor countries to step up vital contributions of money needed to help researchers and health workers fight the disease. |