31.   The rationale is that since the richer countries are responsible for most of the greenhouse-gas emissions so far, they should take the lead in reducing them.

32.   The U.K. government is asking richer countries of the British Commonwealth to invest in their poorer sub-Saharan counterparts through an investment fund designed to boost corporate growth.

33.   They also raised the issue of the cost of Internet access for developing countries struggling to close a daunting technology gap with richer countries.

34.   They also warned that the cheap drugs could find their way into black markets in richer countries.

35.   Across eastern Europe, the cost of labor is roughly one-tenth of that in richer EU countries.

36.   Among other things, he proposed that a dialogue should start between richer countries in the North and poorer nations in the South.

37.   Bangladesh, Egypt and India were among countries worried by the recent drop in official aid from richer countries.

38.   Bellamy called on richer countries to increase funding for programs that provide supplements of vitamin A, iron and iodide to children in poorer countries.

39.   Bellamy called on richer countries to increase funding for programs that provide supplements of vitamin A, iron, and iodide to children in poorer countries.

40.   But the plan is vague and a call for international organizations and richer countries to contribute toward easing urban problems in the developing world was left unresolved.