G8 2008
The 2008 G8 summit was held in Hokkaido - Toyako, Japan. Below you will see a summary of some of the key actions and outcomes of the summit. To read more, please visit the articles listed in this section.
The spring campaign of the Civil G8 group convened by World AIDS Campaign blossomed only to show signs of wilting in the summer phase of the campaign when reports surfaced that G8 leaders were poised to drop the universal access goal of 2010 from the Hokkaido Communiqué just two weeks short of the summit. World AIDS Campaign, with heavy assistance from the Global Union AIDS Programme, mounted a sign-on effort contributing to the firestorm of civil society criticism that forced summit leaders to reverse the attempt to walk away from their universal access promise.
Nearly 250 organisations from 60 countries joined the statement that was headlined with a call for universal access to remain a fixture on the G8 agenda, but also called on member states to honour their commitments with a “who pays what when” plan and to create a mechanism to track progress and set future G8 strategy on AIDS and AIDS related issues. Click here to download the statement.
In the end, the G8 reaffirmed its commitment to the 2010 universal access goal. In a major victory, culminating several years of work largely spearheaded by World AIDS Campaign and the Global Unions AIDS Programme, the G8 created a follow-up mechanism on its global health commitments. The G8’s action earned a grade of “A-“ from the Global Health Committee of Japan’s G8 NGO Forum - a Civil G8 group affiliate - on the group’s Summit Outcome Report card. The report card, ranking overall summit outcomes with a “C-“ serve as a grim reminder that civil society advocacy is one of the few sure ways of ensuring even modest G8 accountability.
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G8 Global Health Commitment Announced at Women Deliver
Ath the Women Deliver Conference in London on 18 - 20 October 2007, Mr. Takaoka, a high official at the UK Japanese Embassy announced Japan's intention to place global health at the centre of the 2008 G8 Summit. To read the full statement, please see below
New Year’s greetings with a difference
AIDS campaigners hope Japanese government will help G8 keep their promises in 2008.
Prime Minister Fukuda reinforces commitment to global health
In a special address at the World Economic Forum this month, Prime Minister Fukuda discussed, among other things, his intention to focus on health at the G8 Summit., stating, “The G8 Summit, under the theme of development, will take up development issues around the globe, including those of Africa. At the turn of the century, international society set forth the Millennium Development Goals to fulfill its high ideals. This year marks the halfway point for achieving those goals, which are to be realized by 2015. From the perspective of "human security," I intend to focus on health, water, and education at the G8 Summit. “
Civil Society Representatives for the Civil G8 Dialogue in Japan Announced
Below you will find an announcement from the the Civil G8 Dialogue Selection Committee regarding the civil society representatives chosen to attend the Civil G8 Dialogue meeting in the run up to the G8 summit.The Civil G8 Dialogue is the meeting between global civil society and the G8 Sherpas to discuss the agenda of the G8 Summit. Health is one of the main agenda items of the G8, and it will be one of the main topics to be discussed in the event.
Delivery and Accountability at the 2008 G8 Summit
The following paper calls on 2008 G8 leaders to deliver on the existing promises they have made in order to achieve universal access by 2010. With only two years until 2010, barely one in four people people have access to the HIV medicines they need to stay alive, and just one in five have access to basic prevention services. These statistics represent failures by G8 governments individually and collectively to not only hold themselves to their commitments, but to agree on mechanisms for monitoring and delivery on what has already been promised. Now is the time for G8 leaders to make good on the commitments they have already made.
These are:
- Ensure achieving universal access to AIDS services is on the G8 agenda
- Agree and publish firm plans and timetables to deliver existing commitments
- Establish a process to track and monitor delivery of these commitments
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.
Unions Target Japanese Embassies: “Keep G8 Promises for AIDS & Health"
The Global Unions will be carrying their campaign for a new G8 AIDS mechanism to Japanese embassies world-wide from April 28th, through to the Global AIDS Week of Action and onto the G8 summit. Encouraged by the progress made towards establishing a mechanism at the last G8 the Global Unions are appealing to the World AIDS Campaign constituencies and others in civil society to join the 2008 effort.
Women Won't Wait Statement to the G8
Below you will find the statement from the Women Won't Wait Campaign to the G8 regarding the need to seriously address the feminization of the AIDS epidemic.
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.
UNFPA: G8 must address population, family planning to tackle climate change and maternal death
TOKYO, 2 July 2008—The Group of Eight (G-8) should seriously factor in population issues when it deliberates on food security, climate change and maternal health during its upcoming Summit, said UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, at a global meeting of lawmakers here today.
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