Bill Clinton: Now is not the time to turn our backs on the poor
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President Bill Clinton speaking at the EU parliament in Brussels expressed support for Secretary of State Clinton and urged leaders not to use the economic crisis as an excuse to cut aid to developing nations.
Excerpts below, full report here
The former Democrat president warned in an address at a “Global Progressive Forum” that in the “profoundly unstable” and “profoundly unequal” world, the current development situation was “non-sustainable”.
He cited the situation in Haiti where AIDS victims die because “they do not have access to health systems” and the problems related to climate change.
Clinton urged “progressive” leaders present in Brussels to consider how they could translate their good intentions into concrete action.
-Chris Scott
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