UN urges $1,000bn for developing world

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Wednesday Mar 25 2009 Breaking news UN urges $1,000bn for developing world Ban Ki-moon, United Nations secretary-general, on Wednesday called on Group of 20 leaders to support a $1,000bn stimulus package for developing countries threatened by the global financial crisis. In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Ban said he would use next week's G20 summit in London to call for a substantial increase in the level of current overseas aid, funding to tackle climate change in poorer regions and liquidity help for emerging economies. Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.