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US, Japan and France poor at giving

By Quentin Peel in London

Published: November 30 2007 02:00 | Last updated: November 30 2007 02:00

Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands have been ranked as the top four aid donors in providing relief for humanitarian disasters, according to an index published yesterday.

The study, launched by Kofi Annan, former United Nations secretary-general, ranked 23 aid donors from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development according to the effectiveness and impartiality of their relief efforts in eight crisis-hit countries.

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