31.   Parliament members, under pressure from Western donor nations, agreed last year to form the bureau.

32.   A Berlin conference of donor nations this week is discussing projects related to setting up a national police force.

33.   A meeting of senior African officials and representatives from donor nations began Friday to seek better ways of running governments in the continent.

34.   Abdullah said he made the extension request in a meeting with representatives from the donor nations on Tuesday.

35.   A World Bank-led consultative group of donor nations and multi-lateral lending agencies has been holding discussions in Kampala since Monday.

36.   Activists also have accused donor nations of moving too slowly to support the fund, which was created last year.

37.   All the signatories of the critical state are from major donor nations to Kenya.

38.   After years of socialist policies, Zimbabwe has accepted some free market reforms recommended by donor nations that otherwise would withhold badly needed aid and investment money.

39.   Also attending are foreign ministers of Bosnia and Qatar, a donor nation.

40.   All the signatories of the statement are major donor nations to Kenya.