The Leaders of the top eight economies in the world came to the G8 Summit in Deauville, France this year with a lot of explaining to do. Oxfam was there.
2011 G8 Summit in Deauville, France
The G8 leaders made a promise to the world’s poorest people to halve poverty by 2015 and to put people first. With only four years to go on that commitment, the G8 must enact an emergency plan to deliver the aid they have promised, and invest in reducing hunger, health and education and take action to stop rich companies avoiding taxes in poor countries.
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G8 Attempts to Fix Broken Promises with Private Sector Partnership
“This new alliance – is a nice complement at best, a deflection at worst. The role of the private sector is important, but they will not be able to make up for the G8’s broken promises,” said Ndiaye. “Smallholder farmers need the freedom to pursue their own growing strategies, not take overly-prescriptive tips on farming from G8 leaders, or one size fits all technologies from far away CEOs.”
Photo Credit: Victoria Marzilli / Oxfam
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G8 Attempts to Fix Broken Promises with Private Sector Partnership
“This new alliance – is a nice complement at best, a deflection at worst. The role of the private sector is important, but they will not be able to make up for the G8’s broken promises,” said Ndiaye. “Smallholder farmers need the freedom to pursue their own growing strategies, not take overly-prescriptive tips on farming from G8 leaders, or one size fits all technologies from far away CEOs.”
Photo Credit: Victoria Marzilli / Oxfam
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G8 Attempts to Fix Broken Promises with Private Sector Partnership
“This new alliance – is a nice complement at best, a deflection at worst. The role of the private sector is important, but they will not be able to make up for the G8’s broken promises,” said Ndiaye. “Smallholder farmers need the freedom to pursue their own growing strategies, not take overly-prescriptive tips on farming from G8 leaders, or one size fits all technologies from far away CEOs.”
Photo Credit: Victoria Marzilli / Oxfam
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G8 Attempts to Fix Broken Promises with Private Sector Partnership
“This new alliance – is a nice complement at best, a deflection at worst. The role of the private sector is important, but they will not be able to make up for the G8’s broken promises,” said Ndiaye. “Smallholder farmers need the freedom to pursue their own growing strategies, not take overly-prescriptive tips on farming from G8 leaders, or one size fits all technologies from far away CEOs.”
Photo Credit: Matthew Hale / Oxfam
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G8 Attempts to Fix Broken Promises with Private Sector Partnership
“This new alliance – is a nice complement at best, a deflection at worst. The role of the private sector is important, but they will not be able to make up for the G8’s broken promises,” said Ndiaye. “Smallholder farmers need the freedom to pursue their own growing strategies, not take overly-prescriptive tips on farming from G8 leaders, or one size fits all technologies from far away CEOs.”
Photo Credit: Matthew Hale / Oxfam
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G8 Attempts to Fix Broken Promises with Private Sector Partnership
“This new alliance – is a nice complement at best, a deflection at worst. The role of the private sector is important, but they will not be able to make up for the G8’s broken promises,” said Ndiaye. “Smallholder farmers need the freedom to pursue their own growing strategies, not take overly-prescriptive tips on farming from G8 leaders, or one size fits all technologies from far away CEOs.”
Photo Credit: Matthew Hale / Oxfam
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G8 Attempts to Fix Broken Promises with Private Sector Partnership
“This new alliance – is a nice complement at best, a deflection at worst. The role of the private sector is important, but they will not be able to make up for the G8’s broken promises,” said Ndiaye. “Smallholder farmers need the freedom to pursue their own growing strategies, not take overly-prescriptive tips on farming from G8 leaders, or one size fits all technologies from far away CEOs.”
Photo Credit: Matthew Hale / Oxfam
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G8 Attempts to Fix Broken Promises with Private Sector Partnership
“This new alliance – is a nice complement at best, a deflection at worst. The role of the private sector is important, but they will not be able to make up for the G8’s broken promises,” said Ndiaye. “Smallholder farmers need the freedom to pursue their own growing strategies, not take overly-prescriptive tips on farming from G8 leaders, or one size fits all technologies from far away CEOs.”
Photo Credit: Matthew Hale / Oxfam
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G8 Leaders look lost looking for food security
G8 Leaders look lost looking for food security -- signs for shortcuts and silver bullets distract them from the path.
Follow Oxfam at the 2012 G8 Summit in Camp Davidwww.oxfam.org/g8-2012
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G8 Leaders Lost on the Trail to Food Security
G8 Leaders look lost looking for food security -- signs for shortcuts and silver bullets distract them from the path.
Follow Oxfam at the 2012 G8 Summit in Camp Davidwww.oxfam.org/g8-2012
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G8 Leaders Lost on the Trail to Food Security
G8 Leaders look lost looking for food security -- signs for shortcuts and silver bullets distract them from the path.
Follow Oxfam at the 2012 G8 Summit in Camp Davidwww.oxfam.org/g8-2012
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G8 Leaders Lost on the Trail to Food Security
G8 Leaders look lost looking for food security -- signs for shortcuts and silver bullets distract them from the path.
Follow Oxfam at the 2012 G8 Summit in Camp Davidwww.oxfam.org/g8-2012
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G8 Leaders Lost on the Trail to Food Security
G8 Leaders look lost looking for food security -- signs for shortcuts and silver bullets distract them from the path.
Follow Oxfam at the 2012 G8 Summit in Camp Davidwww.oxfam.org/g8-2012
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G8 Leaders Lost on the Trail to Food Security
G8 Leaders look lost looking for food security -- signs for shortcuts and silver bullets distract them from the path.
Follow Oxfam at the 2012 G8 Summit in Camp Davidwww.oxfam.org/g8-2012
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G8 Leaders Lost on the Trail to Food Security
G8 Leaders look lost looking for food security -- signs for shortcuts and silver bullets distract them from the path.
Follow Oxfam at the 2012 G8 Summit in Camp Davidwww.oxfam.org/g8-2012
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G8 Leaders Lost on the Trail to Food Security
G8 Leaders look lost looking for food security -- signs for shortcuts and silver bullets distract them from the path.
Follow Oxfam at the 2012 G8 Summit in Camp Davidwww.oxfam.org/g8-2012
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G8 Leaders Lost on the Trail to Food Security
G8 Leaders look lost looking for food security -- signs for shortcuts and silver bullets distract them from the path.
Follow Oxfam at the 2012 G8 Summit in Camp Davidwww.oxfam.org/g8-2012
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G8 Leaders Lost on the Trail to Food Security
G8 Leaders look lost looking for food security -- signs for shortcuts and silver bullets distract them from the path.
Follow Oxfam at the 2012 G8 Summit in Camp Davidwww.oxfam.org/g8-2012
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G8 Leaders Lost on the Trail to Food Security
G8 Leaders look lost looking for food security -- signs for shortcuts and silver bullets distract them from the path.
Follow Oxfam at the 2012 G8 Summit in Camp Davidwww.oxfam.org/g8-2012
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#DearG8, we want our children to continue growing these gardens.
Soon there will be nine billion of us on the planet.Our societies must grow to meet our needs, so we can put enough food on the table for everyone.
Already, almost a billion of us go to bed hungry every night. Not because there isn't enough. But because of the deep injustice in the way the system works. And because too many of the ways we grow today are using up and destroying the natural resources on which we all rely.
Join Oxfam's GROW Campaignto ensure that everyone on the planet will always have enough to eat.
This week at the G8 Summit, we're asking world leaders to join smallholder farmers and developing countries to fight hunger by delivering on their previous pledges and recommitting for the future.
www.oxfam.org/g8-2012
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#G8 leaders fail 2 renew global #foodsecurity vows http://t.co/j8rYUPae as challenges facing poor ppl only getting harder #DearG8
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The #G8's New Alliance is a 96% decrease in previous funding levels: from $7.3bn/yr to $300m/yr http://t.co/SEEH1G86 #DearG8 #foodsecurity
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Is the #G8 offering a 'shrinking response' to the growing food problem? http://t.co/ub8y7yTW via @Devex
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RT @ActionAidUSA #G8 summit: lack of new funding to fight #poverty disappoints NGOs http://t.co/nvkwCAgs via @guardian
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European Parliament @Europarl_EN backs #EU-wide financial transactions tax http://t.co/xZRl2s5R #RHT #goodnews v @oxfam_sol
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Overwhelming majority at European Parliament backs #EU-wide financial transactions tax http://t.co/jMiHtOpW @OxfamEU #RHT #FTT
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