Rich Countries Quotes

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Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while each new earthquake, famine or… — James Buchan
Even strong as they are today, rich countries should have no illusion: nobody is safe in aworld of injustices.War will never bring security.War can only… — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
England, unlike in 1914, will not allow herself to blunder into a war lasting for years.... Such is the fate of rich countries.. .Not even… — Adolf Hitler
Climate change is...a gross injustice-poor people in developing countries bear over 90% of the burden-through death, disease, destitution and financial loss-yet are least responsible for… — Barbara Stocking
I am moved by the spirit of Angolans and the work UNICEF is doing, but I am saddened by the hardships I have seen, and… — Alyssa Milano
Funding from rich countries to help the poor and vulnerable adapt to climate change is not even one percent of what is needed. This glaring… — Barbara Stocking
The international equity question arises from the costs of climate change itself and mitigation varying greatly across countries. It is affected by the historical responsibility… — Ross Garnaut
Aid is the process by which the poor in rich countries subsidize the rich in poor countries. — Peter Thomas Bauer
If the level and amount of consumption and waste of the western rich countries ever reaches the poor countries, it will mean the end of… — Robert Muller
I think that my work is my attempt, I suppose, is to try and become a piece of connective tissue. I'm trying to communicate with… — Emma Thompson
Poverty cannot be accepted as a pretext and justification for the exploitation of children. It does not explain the huge global demand with, in many… — Vitit Muntarbhorn
What if a small group of these world leaders were to conclude the principal risk to the earth comes from the actions of the rich… — Maurice Strong
Most people acquire most of their knowledge outside school, and in school only insofar as school, in a few rich countries, has become their place… — Ivan Illich
To make a concrete response to the appeal of our brothers and sisters in humanity, we must come to grips with the first of these… — Pope Benedict XVI
A cynic had defined aid as simply the system by which poor white people in rich countries gave money to rich black people in poor… — Wilbur Smith
What I'm really worried about is war. Will the former rich countries really accept a completely changed world economy, and a shift of power away… — Hans Rosling
...we must also acknowledge that the majority of the men and women of our time continue to live daily in situations of insecurity, with dire… — Pope Francis
Contrary to what you might think, China's economy is relatively less efficient, and more polluting, than those of rich countries. — James Fallows
Both rich and poor nations have a common stake in policies that put the globe on a sustainable development path. The conflict is less between… — Robert Kuttner
Rich countries can afford to overpay for things. — Bill Gates

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