I hope these few remarks set the scene for our discussion. I now turn to our two keynote speakers, both members of the Commission for Africa. I should take this opportunity to highlight the more general increase in the UK development budget. Total UK official development assistance will reach 6.5 billion by 2007/08, equivalent to 0.47% of GDP. This represents an increase of 140% in real terms since 1997. The UK is also working to meet the UN target that the aid programme should reach 0.7% of GDP. If current trends continue, we will meet that target by 2013.
我曾提到英国对非洲发展的义务与承诺。我还要借此机会再次强调英国在发展援助方面预算的大幅度增长。2007/08 财年英国官方发展援助总额将达到65 亿英磅,相当于其GDP 的0.47%。自1997 年以来,净增长了140%。同时英国还积极地推动实现联合国提出的将官方援助发展援助提高到本国GDP 0.7%的目标。如果目前的发展趋势能够持续,我们将在2013 年实现这一目标。
(Opening Remarks of Commission for Africa by By Sir Christopher Hum,Beijing, 7th June 2005)
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Ladies and gentlemen,
Wales has always been an outward looking nation. A great trading nation exporting materials like iron and coal, whilst through our ports have come remarkable treasures, including fine porcelains from China.
威尔士一直是一片对外开放的乐土。我们通过我们的港口向国外出口诸如铁和煤等物资,同时从国外珍贵的财富,包括从中国精美的瓷器。
We have always made friends abroad and given a warm welcome to those coming to live in Wales. In the 1930s many from the trade union and labour movement went to fight fascism in the Spanish civil war. In the 1970s and 50
1980s many supported the movement to overthrow apartheid in South Africa. We are true internationalists. Like China Wales is a land of the dragon - my departmental crest bears the legend 'the red dragon leads the way'
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