The world's poorest countries must be given the chance to compete on equal terms with the developed world, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told a major conference in Brussels.
Opening the week-long gathering of the 49 poorest nations - the third of its kind - Mr Annan said that conflict and the threat of Aids had made things worse, but that developing countries needed to be able to sell their goods abroad into open markets in order to grow

r Annan said Europe is costing Africa $670m a year by imposing unnecessary health standards of farm produce
The aflatoxin fungus can cause liver cancer, but the levels demanded by Europe of African imports are tighter than international standards required by the World Health Organisation.

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-- Anonymous, May 14, 2001

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no way, they have to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps just like the good ole USA did. don't have enough land or resouces or people? well, by golly, invade your neighbors! worked for us. and don't let any of kofe's UN troops dissuade you - you are on a mission! come on, little guys, make your uncle sam proud - be like us.

-- Anonymous, May 15, 2001