WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
Denmark’s newly elected Liberal-Conservative Government is planning to cut back Danish Overseas Development Aid by 10 percent.
This is equal to approx. USD 200 million a year – or a reduction from 1.0 to 0.90 percent of GNP. Furthermore, it is likely that the additional funds for the follow-up of the 1992 Rio World Summit will be cut by more than half. The exact figures will be published on January 29, 2002.
As Danish NGOs, we are deeply concerned about this. Government funds channelled through Danish NGOs face cuts as large as 10 percent. This will jeopardise many planned and existing projects. We fear that the consequences of these cuts will be felt most by our partners in the South. Furthermore, we believe that the Government’s proposed cuts will send a most unfortunate political signal to the rest of the world, as these cuts come due just before the March Conference on Financing for Development in Monterrey and given that Denmark will hold the Presidency of the European Union during the 2002 World Summit in Johannesburg.
The Danish Government has signed the International Development Targets of the UN Millennium Declaration, which aims to reduce the proportion of people living in extreme poverty (less than 1 US dollar per day) by half by 2015. This target is not going to be met unless the rich countries like Denmark provide more financial resources for the poorest countries in the world.
Therefore, we urge you to visit our Campaign site and to sign our petition to the Danish Government to NOT CUT AID – as international Development assistance is needed more than ever.
Both individuals and organisations can sign by visiting kan det passe (in Danish “kan det passe” means “is it really true?”).
PLEASE copy this text and send it to friends and colleagues.
The following Danish NGOs are behind this initiative:
Active Consumers Denmark, AIDS-Fond, ATTAC-Denmark, CARE Denmark, Caritas Denmark, DanChurchAid, Danish Association for International Co-operation, Danish Human Settlement Service, Danish Hunters Association, Danish Missionary Council Development Department, Danish Refugee Council, Danish Social Democratic Youth, Danish United Nations Association, Danish Youth Council, Danish-Ugandish Friendship Asociation, Danmission, DANTAN, Development organisation Ibis, DOF-BirdLife Denmark, Eco-net, Ecocouncil, Ghana Friendship groups in Denmark, Global Up-Skill, Greenpeace, International Student Centre, Interplan, Mundo, Nature and Youth, Nepenthes, NOAH, OVE International, Project Counceling Service, Save the Children – Denmark, South Africa Contact, Swallows, The Churches Third World Information, The Danish 92 Group, The Danish Family Planning Asociation, The Danish Outdoor Council, The Danish Society for the Conservation of Nature, the International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs, The LO/FTF council, WAITRO – World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations, Women and Development, Womens Council in Denmark, Womens Workers Union in Denmark, World Wide Fund for Nature-Denmark, Sømændenes Forbund, Dansk Russisk Forening – Århus, DUI-LEG og VIRKE, Danske Kvinder med Handicap,Foreningen Bæredygtigt Miljø i Nordvestsjælland, Center for Konfliktløsning, GylleInfo, UBU-Ulandsforeningen for Bæredygtig Udvikling, Internationale Socialisters Ungdom, SID Industri Vestegnen, Mellemamerika Komitéen, Kritisk Forum v./Jørgen Hinkler, Hiv-Danmark, SID Industri Horsens, Aids-info/Fyn, Agendagruppen på Islands Brygge, www.nydansker.dk, Dansk Elgforbund, U-landsforeningen Diálogos, Grønne Familier, De Samvirkende Invalideorganisationer, Danmarks Bløderforening, Militærnægterforeningen, SFU- København, Dansk Kurdisk Forening, SiD, ch1 – din lokale portal Christianshavn og Holmen, Naturfolkenes Verden, Brovst Daghøjskole, Art In Defence Of Humanism, Farmaceuter uden Grænser, Studentermenigheden i Århus – SMÅ, Geografforbundet, ADRA Danmark, Dansk Handicap Forbund, SID Nørager.
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El nuevo gobierno de derecha electo en Dinamarca está proponiendo, en estos días, recortes del orden del 10 por ciento al programa de asistencia Danesa a proyectos de ayuda en el extranjero.
Este valor es de aproximadamente USD 200 millones anualmente – o una reducción del 1.0 al 0.9 por ciento del Producto Bruto Interno. Además es probable que los fondos especiales propuestos para el seguimiento de la Cumbre de Rio de 1992 sean reducidos a más de la mitad. Las figuras exactas serán publicadas el 29 de Enero de 2002.
Como ONGs Danesas lo planteado nos preocupa profundamente. Los fondos canalizados a través de nuestras organizaciones enfrentan recortes de hasta el 10 por ciento. Esto ha de afectar a muchos de nuestros proyectos ya planificados y en marcha. Con estas reducciones, tememos que las consecuencias vayan a ser sentidas fundamentalmente por nuestros socios en el Sur. Además, pensamos que las acciones del gobierno enviarán una señal desafortunada al resto del mundo, al realizarse estas reducciones antes de la Conferencia sobre Financiamiento para el Desarrollo en Monterrey en Marzo, y dado que Dinamarca retendrá la Presidencia de la Unión Europea durante la Cumbre Mundial en Johannesburgo en 2002.
El Gobierno Danés ha firmado los Objetivos Internacionales de Desarrollo de la Declaración del Milenio de la ONU, cuyo fin es reducir la proporción de gente que vive en extrema pobreza (menos de 1 dólar por día) para mediados de 2015. Este objetivo no podrá ser logrado a menos que los países ricos, como Dinamarca, provea más recursos financieros para los países más pobres del mundo.
Es por esto, que les pedimos que urgentemente visiten nuestro sitio común de Campaña en el Internet y que firmen nuestra petición para que el Gobierno Danés NO CORTE LA AYUDA! * ya que la asistencia para el desarrollo internacional es más necesaria que nunca.
Individuos y organizaciones pueden firmar esta petición visitando kan det passe(en Danés *kan det passe* significa *es realmente cierto?*)
POR FAVOR copiar este texto y enviarlo a colegas y amigos.
Esta iniciativa es llevada adelante por las siguientes ONGs Danesas:
Active Consumers Denmark, AIDS-Fond, ATTAC-Denmark, CARE Denmark, Caritas Denmark, DanChurchAid, Danish Association for International Co-operation, Danish Human Settlement Service, Danish Hunters Association, Danish Missionary Council Development Department, Danish Refugee Council, Danish Social Democratic Youth, Danish United Nations Association, Danish Youth Council, Danish-Ugandish Friendship Asociation, Danmission, DANTAN, Development organisation Ibis, DOF-BirdLife Denmark, Eco-net, Ecocouncil, Ghana Friendship groups in Denmark, Global Up-Skill, Greenpeace, International Student Centre, Interplan, Mundo, Nature and Youth, Nepenthes, NOAH, OVE International, Project Counceling Service, Save the Children – Denmark, South Africa Contact, Swallows, The Churches Third World Information, The Danish 92 Group, The Danish Family Planning Asociation, The Danish Outdoor Council, The Danish Society for the Conservation of Nature, the International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs, The LO/FTF council, WAITRO – World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations, Women and Development, Womens Council in Denmark, Womens Workers Union in Denmark, World Wide Fund for Nature-Denmark, Sømændenes Forbund, Dansk Russisk Forening – Århus, DUI-LEG og VIRKE, Danske Kvinder med Handicap, Foreningen Bæredygtigt Miljø i Nordvestsjælland, Center for Konfliktløsning, GylleInfo, UBU-Ulandsforeningen for Bæredygtig Udvikling, Internationale Socialisters Ungdom, SID Industri Vestegnen, Mellemamerika Komitéen, Kritisk Forum v./Jørgen Hinkler, Hiv-Danmark, SID Industri Horsens, Aids-info/Fyn, Agendagruppen på Islands Brygge, www.nydansker.dk, Dansk Elgforbund, U-landsforeningen Diálogos, Grønne Familier, De Samvirkende Invalideorganisationer, Danmarks Bløderforening, Militærnægterforeningen, SFU- København, Dansk Kurdisk Forening, SiD, ch1 – din lokale portal Christianshavn og Holmen, Naturfolkenes Verden, Brovst Daghøjskole, Art In Defence Of Humanism, Farmaceuter uden Grænser, Studentermenigheden i Århus – SMÅ, Geografforbundet, ADRA Danmark, Dansk Handicap Forbund, SID Nørager.
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Tove Zetterström
Handläggare inför Johannesburg 2002/
Koordinatör Alert 2002
Box 15115
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Tel. 08- 462 25 57
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