Key G8 Events
Within this folder you will find a listing of key events leading up to the G8 summit as well as information and key actions cooresponding to these events.
TICAD IV
TICAD IV, officially known as the 4th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, will take place on 20-28 May in Yokohama. TICAD will serve as a critical policy forum whose policy recommendations will feed into the Hokkaido – Toyako G8 summit.
Key Events at the G8
Below you will find a summary of the events happening around the G8 Summit in 2008.
Joint Civil Society Statement for TICAD
Below you will see the joint statement by civil society in Africa, Japan and all over the world that urges TICAD co-organisers to scale-up their overall investments to fight HIV and AIDS, TB, malaria, maternal and child mortality and strengthen health systems. The statement, which was signed on by 104 organisations, was submitted to the Japanese government.
HEALTH AS A HUMAN RIGHT: A CALL FOR ACTION
The following is a statement was prepared by civil society for the G8 Health Experts Meeting on 10 April 2008. The statement was sent to Japanese Ministers of Foreign Affairs attending the meetings as well as G8 health experts.