RICH countries must adopt vital reforms or risk failing tsunami victims, a leading aid agency warned today.
Oxfam argues that three weeks after the disaster, much more needed to be done on aid, debt and trade.
Bernice Romero, international advocacy director, said: "In the immediate aftermath of the tsunami the public and governments responded admirably. Pledges were made and the world focused on the disaster.
"Three weeks on, rich country governments sadly appear to be dragging their feet on vital trade and debt reforms to help relieve poverty in the long-term."
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