[WSIS CS-Plenary] UK Govt: Hold us to account on African poverty

[Carlos Afonso]

The real concern of Mr Brown and the G8 is really "breaking down trade 
barriers" and make sure tied "aid" is increased -- the rest really 
stinks of demagoguery...

--c.a.

Adam Peake wrote:

> http://politics.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5080707-110366,00.html
>
> Hold us to account on African poverty, Brown tells aid agencies
>
> Larry Elliott, economics editor
> Wednesday December 8, 2004
>
> The Guardian
> Gordon Brown will today urge aid agencies to hold ministers fully to 
> account for progress made in writing off African debt, tackling 
> disease and breaking down trade barriers.
>
> Describing the next 12 months as "a make or break year for 
> development", the chancellor will say that Britain is prepared to be 
> judged on how it uses its c of the G8 industrial nations to tackle 
> poverty in the world's poorest continent.
>
> "The task for government now is to replace talk by action, initiatives 
> by results, and rise to the challenge, pledging to strive for urgent 
> progress both on the priorities of finance and development and trade,"
>
>
> rest at URL above.
>
>
> UK is not just holding the G8 presidency this year, it will also hold 
> the EU presidency during the Tunis Summit.
>
> thanks,
>
> Adam
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