Bill Gates applauds David Cameron’s pledge to increase foreign aid

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13 Jun Bill Gates applauds David Cameron’s pledge to increase foreign aid

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Nicholas Watt, Guardian.co.uk

Bill Gates, the philanthropist and founder of Microsoft, on Sunday praised David Cameron for his “absolutely fantastic” decision to embrace the UN target of spending 0.7% of GNI (gross national income) on overseas aid by 2013.

“The UK government is taking a lead,” Gates said of Britain’s role in convening the London conference of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI).

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