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G8 says committed to fulfil Africa aid pledge

 

TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - Leaders from Group of Eight rich nations said on Tuesday they are committed to achieve their aid target for Africa, pledged at their Gleneagles summit in 2005.

Campaigners warn G8 not to renege on AIDS commitments

4 July 2008: Amid fears that critical AIDS pledges made at previous G8 summits will be reneged at this year’s meeting in Japan, over 200 civil society organisations from more than 60 countries have signed a letter to G8 heads of state underscoring the fundamental need to fulfil the promise of universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010.

Campaigners to G8: Keep Your Promises

Nearly 250 organisations and unions from more than 60 countries that signed on their support to demand G8 countries to keep their promises on universal access. The following letter was sent to all G7 leaders on 4 July 2008. A related press statement was issued, which you can view here. Please continue to check back for updates.

Welcome to G8 AIDS Campaigning

Here G8 AIDS campaigners are encouraged to collect and share information during the run-up to the 2008 G8 summit in Hokkaido-Toyako, Japan. If you do not already know about the G8 and why the G8 countries are important for AIDS campaigners, this is a good place to begin learning why. If you already know, we encourage you to learn about what others are doing and to share your plans with us.

2008 G8 News

According to a draft of the 2008 G8 communiqué, leaked to the Financial Times on 29 June, G8 leaders are planning to abandon the universal access target of 2010. The solemn pledge of the 2005 Gleneagles summit that has been reiterated in each of the successive G8 summits, inspired the 2005 World summit 2005 and served to set the benchmarks for the High Level AIDS meetings of 2006 and 2008. To abandon this promise now calls into question the credibility of all G8 commitments including the Millennium Development Goals.

The Civil G8 group prepared a statement, signed on by over 200 organisations and unions, that calls on 2008 G8 leaders to deliver on the existing promises they have made in order to achieve universal access by 2010. Click here to download it.

Civil society organisations in the UK and France have also issued statements regarding this leaked communiqué. Please visit Country G8 Campaigns to read more.

To read the latest news stories on the status of G8 promises click here.

About the G8

Twenty years ago at the 1987 Venice summit, AIDS was first placed on the G8 agenda. Nearly every summit since then has addressed some AIDS related issue, but usually only after AIDS campaigners insisted on its inclusion on agenda. Read more...

As civil society gears up for the 2008 G8 summit, we will continue to update the sections below with your plans and activities. If you would like to send us information about your campaigning activities, please contact us.

The World AIDS Campaign facilitated a consultation of Civil G8 organisations 20-21 November, 2007, to discuss preparations for the Hokkaido-Toyako G8 Summit. To read the report click below (in English)

G8Geneva_report.pdf 547.02 kB

2007 Heiligendamm Summit

The German government, under the auspices of the G8 Presidency, issued the first-ever review of progress in attaining G8 commitments on AIDS, TB and Malaria. Read the report…

"Civil G8 Process: 2007 Lessons Learnt and Future." Click below to read the report…

g8lessonlearnt.pdf 457.14 kB

 

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