Category - g8 meeting

G8 must take action on threefold crisis says UN Secretary General

Hazel Southam — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:27:06 +0100

The leaders of the G8 nations must take decisive action to halt spiralling rises in food and oil prices and to increase aid to developing nations the Secretary General of the United Nations has said.

Food and oil prices must not undermine commitment to Africa, G8 told

Hazel Southam — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:45:24 +0100

Spiralling food and oil prices dominated the first day of the G8 summit in Japan. The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, arrived at the summit calling for the launch of a ‘global action plan’ to tackle rising food prices.

Catholic bishops urge G8 to recommit to reducing global poverty, tackling climate change

agency reporter — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:54:23 +0100

In the run up to the G8 summit in Japan, presidents of nine Catholic Bishops’ Conferences have called on G8 nations to honour their commitments to reduce global poverty and tackle climate change.

Vulture funds undermining G8 debt deal say campaigners

staff writers — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:51:52 +0100

On the opening day of the G8 summit, leading international debt cancellation advocacy groups declared that the deal leaders negotiated 2 years ago has not solved the debt crisis. They also issued a strong call to the G8 to stop the activities of 'vulture funds'.

Pope backs calls for poverty to take centre stage at G8

staff writers — Wed, 09 May 2007 08:03:42 +0100

With the G8 summit only one month away, the Pope has backed a call from a worldwide delegation of bishops to put poverty at the heart of the agenda.

Cardinal calls on G8 leaders to keep their promises

staff writers — Tue, 01 May 2007 17:46:48 +0100

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor has led an international delegation to 10 Downing Street to remind Tony Blair of Britain’s commitment to the G8 pledges made at Gleneagles.

Aid agency works to set agenda ahead of G8 meeting

staff writers — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:06:26 +0100

Leaders of G8 countries must take the next steps to meet their commitments to end extreme poverty and stop AIDS' devastation in the developing world, Christian aid agency World Vision has said in a paper released for this week's meeting of government development ministers.

Campaigners gear up for G8 meeting

staff writers — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:25:29 +0100

Campaigners across England and Wales are gearing up to put pressure the G8 to take urgent action over poverty, when it meets in June.