1.   Concern was expressed that Western donors might link aid to political reform.

2.   Most western donors had suspended aid to Myanma soon after the SLORC had taken control.

3.   The suspension cast doubt on the prospect of larger-scale aid disbursements by Western donor countries.

4.   The programme is not binding on any of the signatories but is likely to influence the lending and spending of Western donors.

5.   Arafat acknowledged the demand by Western donors who want more government structures in place before pouring in large amounts of development money.

6.   Arafat acknowledged the demand by Western donors who want more government structures in place.

7.   Burundi is bankrupt after years of civil strife, and Western donors have cut off aid.

8.   But skepticism reigns that Western donors will come through.

9.   But the rebels of southern Sudan are joining with Western donors to try to create a basic economy here, even as the war rages on.

10.   But the official said that Western donors tended to be wary of simply funneling money into a country and that the fund was far from its goal.