January 21, 2002 (the twelfth lunar month, the ninth day), Government House, the aid A reconstruction of the opening of the international conference.


Jiangsu Province, China, January 21: According to the Associated Press, the two-day Afghan reconstruction of the international aid conference in Tokyo, Japan, from 21 am opening, more than 50 countries and over 20 international organizations represented at the ministerial meeting led by the European Union, Japan, (L $ dj��.c��m), Saudi Arabia and the United States.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the interim government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the speech at the meeting, and then by each country to decide the number of concrete assistance provided for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. The conference organizers expressed the hope that in the next 10 years to raise $ 15 billion for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. [����d��y����h�� $ �Ө�ry.c��m]
United Nations says it will need $ 1.7 billion in the first year of the reconstruction of Afghanistan, 10 years may need $ 15 billion in aid. However, some representatives said, the United Nations estimates that this figure is a benchmark.
According to reports, the German reconstruction of Afghanistan in the next four years will provide $ 362 million in financial assistance to be used to rebuild schools, the establishment of an independent judicial system and the restoration of the rights of Afghan women should enjoy.
According to Saudi Arabia, "Middle East Journal" reported on the 20th, Karzai said that Saudi Arabia has pledged to provide $ 20 million in the first batch of aid to Afghanistan immediately.
EU has indicated that they plan to provide at least $ 175 million in aid to Afghanistan within this year. (Lssdjt.com)
A U.S. official refused to be named, said the U.S. government will provide $ 290 million in aid to Afghanistan.
According to the British Broadcasting Corporation reported on 21 May, the British promised to the International Reconstruction Fund donated more than 200 million pounds (about 288 million U.S. dollars) in the five years to Afghanistan.
In addition, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Tokyo in the 21st, said the Japanese government will be within the next 2 years, $ 500 million to help reconstruction work in Afghanistan, provide $ 250 million annually.
Karzai arrived in Tokyo on the 20th, and expressed the hope that this trip can be a rewarding experience.
Red Cross survey showed that, in Afghanistan, two-thirds of adults are illiterate, half of the children are chronically malnourished, only about 6% of households have electricity supply, about 3,000 people each year by landmines fried injury. (L $ dj��.����T)
United Nations believes that the priority now is to establish a police force in Afghanistan, filling the treasury, so that farmers back to the land cultivated. In addition, health care, education, infrastructure, building and clear the mines is also an urgent task. (End)
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