Fulfill Copenhagen commitments to show good faith in the process, says Meles Zenawi

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Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, today in Cancun called for transparency in the delivery of the $30 billion fast track financing promised to Africa in Copenhagen, stating that an urgent release of the funds would enable the continent proceed with its REDD + projects, such as the Green Belt of the Sahara. In a short statement to the high level segment of the sixteenth Conference of the Parties, on behalf of the African Group, Mr. Zenawi said it was important for the funds to be released in order to sustain faith and trust in the process, according to the Information and Communication Service (ICS) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). He reminded the high level audience that while Africa contributes “virtually nothing to global warming”, the continent will “suffer first and suffer most as a result of global warming caused by others.”