Daily Research News Online no. 3746 - Priorities for World Aid

Priorities for World Aid

January 26 2005

The World Economic Forum at Davos this week will discuss economic aid, with the Tsunami disaster still in the headlines. More than half of adults in Britain, France and Germany believe that either Africa or the global spread of AIDS should still be the number one priority for international aid, according to a new CNN/TIME poll by TNS.

Fifty-seven percent of respondents across Britain, France and Germany selected the challenges facing Africa or the global spread of AIDS as number one priority, and 37% the tsunami-struck region of southern Asia/ Women were more likely than men to put the Tsunami first - the biggest difference being in Britain (women 42%, men 31%).

TNS POLL FOR CNN/TIME - KEY FINDINGS
Q: Which of the following should be the Number One priority for international aid?
	3-country average	Britain	France	Germany
The tsunami-struck region of southern Asia	37%	37%	39%	35%
Africa	23%	23%	24%	23%
The global spread of AIDS	34%	31%	34%	36%
Don’t know/Refused	6%	10%	3%	6%

Sue Homeyard, Director, TNS commented: 'Given the concern expressed by some aid agencies about the impact of the tsunami appeal upon existing major international aid programmes, it is perhaps reassuring to see that the issues of Africa and the global spread of AIDS continue to be a priority'.

Eight per cent of all respondents said they had been considering the tsunami region as a holiday destination within the next 12 months before the disaster - 15% of Britons but lower percentages in France (6%) and Germany (4%). Among these, just over half (52%) said that they are still considering going to the area in the coming year. According to Homeyard, 'the findings suggest that tourism will continue to make a relatively strong contribution to the recovery process and help many of these countries rebuild'.

TNS interviewed around 1,000 adults in each of Britain, France and Germany using the TNS Ncompass International Omnibus, between 14 and 19 January. TNS is online at www.tns-global.com and the survey sponsors at edition.cnn.com and www.time.com

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