Plainly, the comment by Jan Egeland, the United Nations official in charge of humanitarian assistance, calling the West “stingy,” hit home, especially in the United States. At that point, the Bush administration had committed a measly $35 million in aid.
Il est clair que le commentaire de Jan Egeland, coordonnateur des affaires humanitaires aux Nations unies, qui a qualifié les occidentaux de “ pingres ”, a fait son effet, surtout aux Etats-Unis, où le gouvernement Bush n’avait jusque là promis que 35 millions de dollars.