The G8 Summit:The Group of Eight (G8) is an international forum for the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, where topics of mutual or global concern are discussed. One key concern is the reduction of poverty in Africa.
Announced $50bn boost to aid for Africa
training 20,000 peacekeepers for Africa
agreed to a $60bn (£30bn) package for fighting Aids, malaria and TB.
make up the $500m shortfall in 2007’s spending for education in Africa
commit US$60 billion in funding to help fight disease in Africa and renewed a commitment made three years earlier to double aid for Africa to $25-billion by 2010 and to consider pledging further assistance after 2010
• Several key issues regarding the world economy were discussed, such as the sustained growth of the world economy, investment, trade, protection of intellectual property rights, emerging economies and natural resources