Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

After Air Fares, Share Sales, UN Seeks Aid Money from Oil

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The United Nations is talking to oil-producing African countries about levying 10 cents on every barrel produced to provide funds to help the poorest nations improve public health, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday. The proposed funding mechanism would follow two other schemes to raise money for development in unconventional ways - a levy on airline tickets in more than 90 countries and a tax planned by 11 European nations on share transactions. Philippe Douste-Blazy,...

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