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

[Carlos Afonso]

OK, Jonathan, time will tell for sure.

fraternal rgds

--c.a.

Jonathan Cave wrote:

> I'm no great fan of New Labour, nor do I endorse all that HM Treasury 
> does, but I think this is a bit unfair to Gordon Brown. It may be 
> substantially true of the G8 (and also of the EU's trade policy). But 
> Brown's personal involvement is probably the main reason why the HIPC 
> programme continues at all - however flawed it may be) and is 
> foursquare behind the activities of DFID in Africa.
>
> J.
>
>
>
> At 15:10 08/12/2004, Carlos Afonso wrote:
>
>> 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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Carlos Afonso
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Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor - Rits
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Rio de Janeiro RJ - Brasil         CEP 22270-060  
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