Reuters: U.N. hopes to tap new sources of money for aid
19 MAY 2009
19 MAY 2009 | GENEVA - The United Nations is trying to harness donations from individuals for its aid programmes that stand to attract less government money because of the economic downturn, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday.
Philippe Douste-Blazy, an adviser to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on development financing, said that new campaigns would seek to draw donations on the Internet, through credit card use, and with voluntary surcharges on travel.