ONE Reacts to G8 Communiqué
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The G8 Summit in L’Aquila just released the communiqué, which we’re now in the process of reading and analyzing. We’ll have further analysis soon, but in the meantime wanted to share with you this reaction from ONE’s Oliver Buston:
We welcome the fact that the G8 are focusing on accountability this year – announcing a new more in-depth way of reporting back on their development commitments. But what the world’s poorest people need now is not a re-cooking of old promises or yet more plans. They need immediate action, especially from G8 host Italy. Prime Minister Berlusconi now has two days to reverse his disastrous aid cuts and salvage his credibility. The G8 as a whole can show they are serious by announcing significant new money for African agriculture on Friday, and ensuring it is spent effectively.
As we mentioned earlier, ONE is calling on the Italian Government to immediately:
- Reverse its €411 million aid cut
- Provide an extra €350 million for agriculture
- Pay up their dues for 2009 to the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
We’ll have more on this soon!
-Chris Scott
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July 8, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Shouldn’t we take the African governments to task also? Maybe even moreso than the Italian government?
July 8, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Can you post a link to the communique or to a scanned copy of?
July 9, 2009 at 11:40 am
Here’s a link to the pdf:
http://www.g8italia2009.it/static/G8_Allegato/G8_Declaration_08_07_09_final,0.pdf
*Italy is only under the spotlight because they’re hosting this year, and they’ve promised increases in the past and so far all they’ve done is cut. Hosting the “Group of [X-number of richest nations]” is supposed to be an opportunity to showcase what you’ve accomplished as an example to other rich nations. Being one of the 8 richest nations, hosting the Group of 8, after having promised increases and only given cuts, is embarrasing. i think that’s why all the focus on Burlusconi. As for the African Nations: the G8 will follow up with the AU after the summit is over.
July 11, 2009 at 10:27 am
Where is America at? Where is the United States of America? Where am I at and who is ahead of this organization????????? AAAAAAAAAAAAA They are killing people in what people may not know is a silent war………..this is real not fake. Where the hell did these people take me and how do I get home??? Because of the ONE organization……..I have been 4 years out of my mind trying to find answers to what has happened to my son Jaden Keith Hightower, my family Robert, Cecelia, Tanya, Todd, Thad, Toby, Trevor, Tyson, Trent, Amanda, Kysa, Britta, Katrise, Brandon, Jacob, Eric, Alex, Brooke, Gavyn, Rachel, Kourtney, Christian, Parker????? Is there anyone real still alive?????????? If so I need some help to find my way home. Myspace……evil…….facebook…….evil………twitter……evil………..youtube…….they are showing people how they are torturing people……..watch and see some of them.funding the ONE organizations or pretty much any charities these days especially the government is funding killing this entire world………….
July 25, 2009 at 11:12 am
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