Omar Bongo Quotes

They are responsible for starting this relationship and wanting to help Africa. The United States is very well suited for this as they are a country that has the capacity, they have better access to technology and they are a successful country.

We encourage the international community to redouble its efforts to support social and economic development in South Sudan for the benefit of the citizens of the new country.

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, and the related Accra Agenda for Action, are useful policy instruments that set out the mutual responsibilities of donors and recipient countries.

Of course, aid is only one small part of international development. Some of the greatest benefits to the world's poorest can be achieved through policy changes by developed countries.

To make sustainable progress in reducing extreme poverty will require improvements in both the quantity and quality of aid.

I’m new and have 110 countries to deal with and all I’ve got to deal with is a little bit of foreign aid.

Americans and Europeans share a common goal - to build an enduring peace based on freedom.

I think a lot of the problem with foreign aid and things like that is you go in, give a bunch of stuff, and then it runs out. It's about helping them learn how to continue to be sustainable and live.

Our aid budget has a crucial role to play in shaping the world according to our universal values of democracy, enterprise and justice.

U.K. aid is responding to our changing world and tackling the great challenges of our time. It is transforming lives in the poorest countries and making the world healthier, safer and more prosperous for everyone.

I know the situation of the Commonwealth generally, and I know that the aim should be to make the Commonwealth much more relevant to the poorer countries.

The world is waiting for us, the world wants to engage with us, the world wants to be friendly with us, the world wants to be our partner in prosperity, and the world admires India in many ways.

Some people think African states cannot be trusted with the cookie jar. But there are absolutely good NGOs who have this feeling of human solidarity and who also recognize that their work can only be supplementary to the government.

Future peace, prosperity and confidence depend not just on ourselves but on the success of all nations. Hence, we are all partners, no matter what our backgrounds, cultures, faiths and histories.

Development does not take place in Washington, DC. Development takes place in the rest of the world.

During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.

In 2005 we have a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a modern Marshall plan for the developing world.

When countries commit to protecting vulnerable lives, they should receive support from those who can provide it in order to make their programs a success.

Scotland's relationship with Malawi is perhaps unique - with almost every town or village in Scotland having some connection.

Since I came to the World Bank in 2007, I have argued that we must 'modernize multilateralism.'

There are differences in the world community. But we have a common interest in a strong multilateral system.

Rich countries have been sending aid to poor countries for the last 60 years. And, by and large, this has failed.

Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people.

The best world is one in which all countries cooperate with one another to kind of meet each other's needs and be partners in the process.

We need better coordination on the international side, just as they need better and more effective efforts on the Somali side. We have too many reconstruction and development assistance plans.