by Sean Reilly | Jul 7, 2008
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. This is the message from the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President, Robert...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 7, 2008
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. On the eve of the summit, George Bush and the...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 19, 2008
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. In a letter to the G8 leaders, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor and...
