Billions pledged for Iraq may not leave much for other causes

Wednesday, October 29, 2003

UNITED NATIONS -- Donors were generous last week in pledging billions to rebuild Iraq -- disproportionately generous compared with their donations to fight poverty and AIDS in the world's poorest countries, development and AIDS officials say.

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