Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has promised that Britain will double its spending commitments towards maternal health and child mortality in poor countries.
This promise was made to the United Nations, in which Mr Clegg called upon other nations to maintain their commitments to the millenium development goals.
The increased spending will amount to o.7% of gross national income by 2013.
This will amount to £400 million a year and also a further £350 million a year to tackle malaria.
Clegg went on to state that 50,000 mothers a year would be saved from death through childbirth, 250,000 child lives would be saved and ten million couples would be able to take advantage of family planning.
Am i the only one who believes this is just another example of how our government does not represent the interests of its own subjects. In a time of extreme impending budget cuts and unions threatening to bring the country to a standstill, why in the hell is the government doubling the budget of aid so other countries can create more aid dependant lives.
If you cant feed them dont breed them
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