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Recommendations for the G8 and G20 Summits
In June, the G8 and G20 will meet in Canada in the midst of a pivotal year for the global development agenda. Not only does 2010 mark the final deadline for the historic 2005 G8 commitments, it also leaves just five years to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. In September, the G8 and G20 will join other world leaders in New York for a high-level summit at the United Nations, where they will review progress towards the MDGs. There they must adopt a new strategy centered more around accountability, transparency and poverty-reducing economic growth to accelerate progress towards the MDGs. More
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Suggested 2010 G8 Communique Language
ONE's priorities for the 2010 G8 Summit in Muskoka, Canada.
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The TRACK principles
This briefing suggests five key principles which should be applied to any financial promise made by a policy maker. The briefing is aimed at those responsible for making the promises in government, as well as those judging the quality of the promises in the media and civil society. More
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Climate financing and Development - Friends or foes?
There are clear overlaps but also important differences between the objectives and activities classified under Official Development Assistance (ODA) and financial flows to help developing countries address climate change (i.e. climate finance). The extent to which ODA is diverted from traditional development activities towards mitigating and adapting to climate change in developing countries has important implications. Such implications include how countries are able to reduce poverty and achieve economic growth through development but also how countries are able to cope with a changing climate. More
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Haiti Debt Cancellation Campaign
As Haiti rebuilds from this disaster, ONE is calling for the immediate cancellation of Haiti's $1 billion debt and ensure that any new assistance is provided in the form of grants, not debt-incurring loans. More
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Africa and the Global Climate Deal
Climate change is not a crisis of Africa’s making, yet it is Africans, especially the poorest, who are already suffering and stand to lose the most. Not only does it make things harder for those struggling to combat extreme poverty and disease by exacerbating the conditions of poverty, but it threatens to erode the gains that have been made in recent years: more children in school, less people dying of disease, increased food production. More
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ONE’S Analysis of the Outcomes of the G20 Pittsburgh Summit
The Pittsburgh Summit on 25th September was another chance to highlight the need to bring Africa into the center of the global economic recovery. More
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Summary of Recommendations for the 2009 Pittsburgh G20 Summit
Host an Upcoming G20 in Africa: Africa must be integrated into discussions on the global economic recovery. Made up of 900 million potential producers and consumers, Africa has enormous potential to bring long-term benefits to the rest of the world. The continent offers untapped resources-agricultural potential, economic opportunities and energy supplies-that could help resolve many of the world's current challenges. The first task of the G20 must be to bring Africa and other developing nations into the center of the global economic recovery plan. To acknowledge the importance of Africa and take the first step towards cultivating the potential of the continent, the G20 should agree to hold an upcoming Summit in Africa. Doing so will showcase the importance of the continent as a world partner and emphasize that Africa must be a part of the solution....
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ONE'S ANALYSIS OF THE G8 L'AQUILA SUMMIT STATEMENTS
A total of seven documents were approved during this year's G8 Summit. One of the most significant agreements reached was the joint Declaration on Global Food Security, referred to as the "L'Aquila Food Security Initiative" (AFSI). With strong U.S. leadership, 40 government heads and international organizations committed to providing US$20 billion over three years to help farmers in poor countries boost productivity, signalling a new focus on sustainable agricultural investment previously absent from G8 communiqués. More
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Sparking Agricultural Development in Africa
Development assistance for agriculture could help provide the resources and the technical expertise to move smallholder farmers out of poverty, but development assistance for agriculture has declined dramatically in the last two-decades. Land-use policies and climate change have exacerbated the dire situation, as have the recent global food and financial crises. ONE urges development partners to implement the following recommendations: More
