| What is the G8 doing? G8 have now promised to double aid to Africa, increasing aid to the continent by $25 billion a year by 2010. This is part of an estimated $50billion a year in extra aid worldwide by 2010, of which around $16billion will be available in 2006. And in June, G8 Finance Ministers agreed a deal to address the debts of the poorest countries, which will mean up to $55billion worth of debt relief for these countries.
These resources, and the strong political commitment to that goes with them, will be used to boost action in many areas. These include: Ensuring that by 2015 all children have access to free primary education of good quality and have access to basic health care (free wherever countries choose to provide this). Making sure that every country with a proper education strategy gets the resources needed to carry it out. Eradicating polio worldwide. Getting as close as possible to universal access to AIDS treatment by 2010. Enhancing the African Union's ability to deploy its forces to prevent and resolve conflicts by training 20,000 troops. This is part of a G8 commitment to train 75,000 troops by 2010. Preventing malaria by providing 85% of the vulnerable with bed nets and drugs. This will save 600,000 children's lives a year by 2015. Supporting the African Peer Review Mechanism, to encourage African countries to improve the way they run their countries. Helping to make African countries better places to start and run businesses, helping to create jobs. Building Africa's capacity to trade. Leaders also agreed to set a credible end date for export subsidies and recognised poor countries' need to determine their own economic and trade policies.
The G8 also called for significant improvements in standards of governance, transparency and accountability, pointing out that only Africans can lead and shape Africa's development.
In 2002, under the Canadian Presidency, the G8 introduced the Africa Action Plan (AAP). This was the G8’s response to NEPAD. The AAP laid out commitments by G8 countries under specific areas of work to assist development in Africa, following the NEPAD agenda. |
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