Gleneagles

G8 miss mark as 'new' announcements disguise overall failure

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:27:18 +0000

G8 leaders are leaving Germany today having failed to do enough to shore up their wavering credibility or guarantee that they will keep their promises to Africa, said international a

Oxfam response to G8 statement on Africa

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:37:16 +0000

G8 leaders announced $60 billion in funding for AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis today, trumpeting it as a promise fulfilled.

Oxfam welcomes German announcement of more aid for Africa; Calls on other G8 countries to meet the challenge

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:48:37 +0000

International agency Oxfam today welcomed the German government’s announcement ahead of the G8 summit of an increase in overseas aid of €750m (US$1b) a year for four years

G8 finance ministers try to duck discussion of their failure on aid to Africa

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 21 May 2007 15:01:39 +0000

G8 Finance Ministers are desperately trying to avoid any discussion of their failure to deliver promised aid to Africa, says international agency, Oxfam ahead of the G8 Finance Minis

Vulture fund must not take cash from Zambia, say campaigners

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:43:52 +0000

In what is likely to be a welcome surprise to Zambia, the Royal Courts of Justice today ordered that the country should pay a much-reduced sum (to be decided next month) to US compan

Oxfam calls on G7 to deliver for Africa

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:10:19 +0000

G7 finance ministers meet in Germany.

Oxfam welcomes German G8 agenda on Africa

Elena Cornellana — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:38:48 +0000

Oxfam welcomes the German cabinet’s announcement today that it will use its G8 presidency in 2007 to continue the fight against poverty in Africa.

The View from the Summit

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:26:44 +0000

The July 2005 G8 summit in Gleneagles delivered promises on debt, aid, trade, security and climate change. This report examines progress one year later.

UK Government makes major contribution to education in poor countries; other G8 countries challenged to follow through on their

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:12:13 +0000

Maputo, Mozambique - In Mozambique today (April 10) the UK government will announce that they will provide $15 billion in funding over ten years to ensure free education to the world

Making Trade Work for Development in 2005

Alex Segrt — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 12:17:45 +0000

This year the UK government is in a unique position to ensure that international trade is driven by sustainable development, and not simply by the economic interests of rich countries.