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These negotiations shall take fully into account the special needs and interests of developing and least-developed countries, and recognize that these countries do not need to match or reciprocate in full tariff-reduction commitments by other participants.

Some technical assistance is targeted specifically for least-developed countries. The Doha Declaration urges WTO member donors to significantly increase their contributions.

The Doha round, WTO

THE HIPC DEBT INITIATIVE

Was proposed by the World Bank and IMF and agreed by governments around the world in the fall of 1996. It was the first comprehensive approach to reduce the external debt of the world's poorest, most heavily indebted countries, and represented an important step forward in placing debt relief within an overall framework of poverty reduction

The plan to redistribute our wealth to "least developed countries". This is a one way street for our tax dollars.

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It was the first comprehensive approach to reduce the external debt of the world's poorest, most heavily indebted countries, and represented an important step forward in placing debt relief within an overall framework of poverty reduction

Oh, so you'd prefer it if the cruddiest states went under because of incredible debt? Like the Weimar Republic? I do grant you that this needs to be done carefully, with pressure brought on the countries given this to shape up. You want Mozambique to pay up all it's debts, no matter if it takes it about 100 years to do so? Perpetual slavery?