(18)The abovementioned UN Declaration of Commitment, and in particular the Monterrey Conference, stipulates that increased Official Development Assistance (ODA) and debt relief schemes should be used for the benefit of better health and education outcomes. The Community and its Member States have an important role to play in exploring how increased ODA, including debt relief mechanisms, could be used more effectively as tools for combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
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New version applies from 28/12/2005.
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