Make poverty history!! Halealuya! READ!

Mural · 08-07-2005, 12:14 PM

Finally the long journey to 'Make Poverty History' has begun with the G8 leaders
giving over 80Billion towards the campaign!
Heres what was said :
Prime Minister Tony Blair says the G8 has agreed a $50bn (£28.8bn) aid boost, as leaders sign the communique.

"It isn't all everyone wanted, but it is progress," the prime minister said.

He added that they had also agreed $3bn for the Palestinian authority, a signal for a new deal on trade, access to Aids treatment and debt cancellation.

"It does not change the world tomorrow, it is a beginning, not an end," Mr Blair said, as Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo welcomed the deal.

"The meeting of G8 leaders and African leaders is a great success," the Nigerian president said.

Mr Blair added that the communique also included a promise of a new peacekeeping force for Africa as well as the commitment "in return by African leaders to democracy and good governance and the rule of law".

He added that in the wake of Thursday's attacks, the communique is the "definitive expression of our collective will to act in the face of death".

The communique is set to be published later on Friday.

News from BBC