Sunday, December 07, 2008

Clinton charity forum concludes Asia meeting with $185 mln commitments_English_Xinhua

Clinton charity forum concludes Asia meeting with $185 mln commitments_English_Xinhua: "HONG KONG, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The first ever Asia meeting of charity forum Clinton Global Initiative concluded on Wednesday in Hong Kong, with 87 members making about 70 commitments to action valued at about 185 million U.S. dollars.

'When fully funded and implemented, (they) will have a positive impact on more than 10 million lives,' the U.S. former president told some 200 participants, which included current or former heads of state, CEOs and leaders of non-governmental organizations."

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