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| UK promises £700m aid to Uganda | |
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| The UK has agreed to give Uganda £700million in aid, the International Development Secretary has announced. | |
| The money will be used to fight poverty in the country over the next ten years, Douglas Alexander said. | |
| He spoke from Uganda where he has been attending the Commonwealth heads of government meeting. | |
| Earlier, Gordon Brown appealed in Uganda for a new global trade deal within weeks to promote stability in a period of financial turbulence. | |
| He called for a fresh drive to inject urgency into the long-running current Doha round of global trade talks. | |
| Human rights | |
| The Ugandan government has signed a Development Partnership Agreement which commits the UK to providing at least £70million each year. | |
| It is a framework which says the Ugandan government must commit itself to respecting human rights and tackling corruption. | |
| At least £15million will be used this year on projects in northern Uganda which has suffered from years of conflict. | |
| On Saturday Mr Alexander visited a camp in the area for people displaced by the conflict. | |
| Currently almost a third of the population of Uganda lives on less than $1 a day, but the situation in the country is improving, Mr Alexander said. | |
| "Since 1992, poverty rates in Uganda have almost halved and between 1995 and 2005, the percentage of the population with HIV/ AIDS has fallen from 18.5 per cent to 6.4 per cent. | |
| Fraught issue | |
| "By signing the Development Partnership Arrangement, the UK is showing its commitment to reducing poverty in Uganda even further." | |
| The prime minister was speaking in the Ugandan capital Kampala where he is attending the biennial Commonwealth heads of government meeting. | The prime minister was speaking in the Ugandan capital Kampala where he is attending the biennial Commonwealth heads of government meeting. |
| The leaders are holding private talks at their Lake Victoria retreat. | The leaders are holding private talks at their Lake Victoria retreat. |
| Mr Brown has already held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the three-day summit of the 53-nation Commonwealth in a bid to kickstart the process. | Mr Brown has already held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the three-day summit of the 53-nation Commonwealth in a bid to kickstart the process. |
| A new trade agreement is a fraught issue for the Commonwealth which comprises some of the world's richest and poorest countries. | A new trade agreement is a fraught issue for the Commonwealth which comprises some of the world's richest and poorest countries. |
| Consensus | Consensus |
| The global talks have repeatedly stalled since their inception in Qatar's capital, Doha, in 2001. | |
| Speaking at Munyonyo on the shores of Lake Victoria, Mr Brown said that securing agreement would show the world that free trade and globalisation based on open markets, free trade and flexibility was "the best way forward to create growth and prosperity in the world economy". | Speaking at Munyonyo on the shores of Lake Victoria, Mr Brown said that securing agreement would show the world that free trade and globalisation based on open markets, free trade and flexibility was "the best way forward to create growth and prosperity in the world economy". |
| "I think it's very important that in the next few weeks we push harder to get a trade agreement," he added. | "I think it's very important that in the next few weeks we push harder to get a trade agreement," he added. |
| "I do believe that a number of outstanding issues can be resolved. | "I do believe that a number of outstanding issues can be resolved. |
| "I think the importance for the world community is that, at a time of financial turbulence, we do everything in our power to show that we can bring about greater stability. | "I think the importance for the world community is that, at a time of financial turbulence, we do everything in our power to show that we can bring about greater stability. |
| "One of the ways of doing so is to have strong international institutions; another way is to have a trade deal and so the talks that are going to take place over the next few weeks I hope can bring it to a conclusion. | |
| Sensitivities | Sensitivities |
| "I think there's a consensus about the things that need to be done." | "I think there's a consensus about the things that need to be done." |
| Mr Brown said cuts were needed in agricultural subsidies in European and American markets, along with progress in opening up manufacturing to international competition. | Mr Brown said cuts were needed in agricultural subsidies in European and American markets, along with progress in opening up manufacturing to international competition. |
| "We need to understand the sensitivities of rural farmers in India and elsewhere and at the same time I think there's a growing feeling that we should move to a conclusion to this round," he added. | "We need to understand the sensitivities of rural farmers in India and elsewhere and at the same time I think there's a growing feeling that we should move to a conclusion to this round," he added. |
| The Indian premier said only that he agreed with Mr Brown who has also discussed a new trade deal with South African president Thabo Mbeki and Lesotho's premier Pakalitha Mosisili. | The Indian premier said only that he agreed with Mr Brown who has also discussed a new trade deal with South African president Thabo Mbeki and Lesotho's premier Pakalitha Mosisili. |
| The first day of the summit was marred by violent clashes between protesters and police in Uganda's capital, Kampala, over alleged human rights abuses by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. | The first day of the summit was marred by violent clashes between protesters and police in Uganda's capital, Kampala, over alleged human rights abuses by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. |
| Pakistan has been suspended from the councils of the Commonwealth for civil rights violations under its emergency rule. | Pakistan has been suspended from the councils of the Commonwealth for civil rights violations under its emergency rule. |