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Parkring 8, A-1010 Vienna, Austria .Tel.: +43-1 515 64-, Fax: +43-1 513 92 38Email: [email protected] .Internet: www.ofid.org

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OPEC SUMMIT 2007RIYADH DECLARATION

• Emphasize that eradicating poverty should be the first and overriding global priority guiding local, regional and international efforts.

• Urge developed countries to facilitate access to modern technologies by developing countries, that are reliable, affordable, economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sound

• Continue to align the programmes of our aid institutions, including those of the OPEC Fund for International Development, with the objective of achieving sustainable development and the eradication of energy poverty in the developing countries, and study ways and means of enhancing this endeavour, in association with the energy industry and other financial institutions.

• King Abdulla of Saudi Arabia announced in 2008 the Energy for the Poor Initiative.

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Energy For The Poor

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OFID As A Hub For Sister Organisations

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IEF-OFID 2nd Symposium On Energy Poverty

IEF-OFID 2nd Symposium On Energy Poverty