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G8 Day Three: Anti-poverty campaigners frustrated by shaky G8
"In our view the G8 fails dismally to provide the global leadership the word is expecting from them. In light of the scale of global challenges we face right now, it’s a real shame" (Toko Tomita, TICAD IV NGO Network and Hunger Free World)
On their third day in Japan, civil society groups reflected on the outcomes of the first day of the official G8 summit. Members of GCAP reacted to the final communiqués on food security, climate change, development & Africa, with a mix of disappointment and frustration.
Here's some quotes from campaigners on the day.
On the environment and climate change:
“There is no urgency in the 2050 emissions target. We wanted a clear baseline for this and a 2020 target, not a deadline that's set for when these leaders will be consigned to history” Chona Ramos, GCAP South East Asia.
On food security:
“Tragically, market-driven development, one of the principal causes of the present food crisis, appears to be the solution offered by the present G8 leaders. This is appalling” Dian Kartika, GCAP Indonesia
On education:
“The journey to school for the world’s poorest people has been set in slow motion. Whilst we welcome the pledge of $1 billion to education, its less than 10% of what they ought to pay for everyone to have a quality education” Alex Kent, Global Campaign for Education.
On Africa:
"If the G8 can find one trillion dollars to bail out their banks in the past six months, then we have to ask why they will not meet the 50 billion dollar 2010 target, needed to save millions of lives in Africa." Kumi Naidoo, GCAP
Read the full reaction: Global anti-poverty campaigners say G8 come out shaky on climate, food, development and Africa
