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Gates To Tell G20 Leaders To Continue Funding Health, Agriculture Programs Despite Economic Downturn, Reuters Reports
In an interview with Reuters, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said Monday "he would tell G20 leaders at a summit in France next month ... it was critical that rich donors continue to fund health and agriculture projects in developing countries despite budget cuts in the United States and Europe," the news agency reports. "He said there was ample evidence that agricultural and health programs in developing countries made a big difference in the livelihoods of the poor and boosted economic stability," Reuters writes.
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