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Beyond Live 8 And The G8: Indepth Analysis Of G8 Summit
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(Toronto) – Overshadowed by the tragic terrorist bombings in London, the G8 leaders heralded their final communiqué as a triumph of hope for Africa in the wake of the senseless carnage. Some of the instant analysis that followed picked up on that theme, but behind the scenes there was disappointment from global organizations that have followed and campaigned on the issues for decades. Indepth analysis of the implications of the Gleneagles G8 summit for the world’s poorest countries is now available from KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives.
KAIROS, a partnership of churches and related organizations dedicated to social justice, is recognized as one of the leading experts on debt cancellation among nongovernmental organizations in Canada. Its reflection paper on the Gleneagles G8 Summit summarizes not only the different perspectives from global organizations, but also explains, among other points:
- the damaging conditions attached to the debt cancellation proposals;
- why the debt write off is inadequate and how it will exacerbate poverty rather than end it;
- why one of the least understood and most dangerous of all the pledges made at Gleneagles is trade related; and
- how the summit has fueled debate about the road ahead for the global movement on debt cancellation.
The complete document can be found on the KAIROS website at http://www.kairoscanada.org/e/economic/debt/reflectionsG8summit.asp.
For additional information contact:
Adiat Junaid
Communications Coordinator
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
129 St. Clair Ave. West, Toronto, ON M4V 1N5
Telephone: (416) 463 5312 ext. 223
Fax: (416) 463 5569
E-mail:
ajunaid
Website: www.kairoscanada.org
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