Rimini, 24 Aug-(ANA)-A pledge of $ 20 billion by the G8 to fight hunger is a good start but pales compared to the amounts rich countries spend on tackling the global financial crisis, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said.
"Maybe the $ 20 billion decided at the last G8 is peanuts compared to these amounts," Odinga told a news conference at the opening day of the Friendship Meeting, a political and cultural conference in the Italian town of Rimini.
"I don't know if it will be enough, but it's an excellent start," he added.
In July, the Group of Eight wealthy nations said at a summit in L'Aquila, Italy that it would spend $20 billion over three years, $5 billion more than initially expected, to spur agricultural investment in poorer countries and combat hunger.(ANA)
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