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International aid plea to parties
Eight international development agencies have challenged political parties to focus at least one campaign day over the next month on global poverty.Oxfam, Christian Aid, Save the Children, the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) and Islamic Relief are among those who want Sunday, April 15, a week after Easter, to be designated Development Day.
International aid is a reserved power for Westminster, but in the past four years support has grown for Holyrood becoming involved in direct links with Africa, particularly Malawi, after Jack McConnell visited the nation.
A joint letter from the agencies has called for the spirit of the Make Poverty History campaign two years ago to be kept going into the next session of the Scottish Parliament.
Full story at The Herald.
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