Africa and the G8

31.01.2006 Archbishop Desmond Tutu has accused the UK of "meanness of spirit" in a letter to Gordon Brown asking him to return £1.7bn that the UK will receive from Nigeria as its share of a deal by rich countries to write off much of Nigeria's debts.

23.09.2005 Kenya, Bangladesh, Guatemala and the Philippines are among countries whose economies are still crippled by debt and who stand to gain nothing from the latest deal, says a new report.

29.07.2005 Consumers International says it is "deeply disappointed" at the stalemate in world trade talks at the WTO.

08.07.2005 G8 leaders have failed to deliver justice for Africa and their Summit deal will not tackle poverty effectively, warns ActionAid. But the organisation says the momentum for justice is growing and there will be intense pressure for the world trade talks, World Bank conditionality review and the UN Millennium Review Summit to deliver before the year is out.

06.07.2005 UNICEF has set up a children’s version of the G8 summit for them to discuss the issues and express their views.

05.07.2005 A team of African journalists is filing news, views, and interviews from the G8 Summit.

24.06.2005 A community radio station in Edinburgh has agreed to give up its wavelength on July 2nd so that the Make Poverty History campaign can broadcast news of the mass rally and reaction from the participants.

28.01.2005 Campaigners in Davos have told business leaders that aggressive tax avoidance is a major barrier to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. It is hypocrisy to preach free markets and corporate responsibility whilst avoiding citizenship obligations to pay taxes.
From: The Berne Declaration