Friday, July 08, 2005
BUT THIS IS WHAT WAS SAID WAS NEEDED?
Reuters:
However:
That seems a bit odd, given that Bono himself recently agreed that "about $50 billion" would do the job. ¶ by Robert, Friday, July 08, 2005
Reuters:
World leaders agreed on Friday to more than double aid for Africa to $50 billion, presenting the deal as a message of hope that countered the hatred behind the London bomb attacks.
The announcement was the culmination of a Group of Eight summit of rich nations hosted by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who had been determined to focus on African poverty despite Thursday's attacks, which killed more than 50 people.
"We speak today in the shadow of terrorism but it will not obscure what we came here to achieve," Blair declared, flanked by fellow leaders of the G8 and seven of their African counterparts on the steps of the Gleneagles hotel in Scotland.
"It isn't the end of poverty in Africa -- but it is the hope that it can be ended," he said.
The deal was broadly welcomed by African leaders and some high-profile activists including singer Bob Geldof, who organized the massive Live 8 rock concerts around the world to pressure the G8. They said it could save countless lives. . .
The announcement was the culmination of a Group of Eight summit of rich nations hosted by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who had been determined to focus on African poverty despite Thursday's attacks, which killed more than 50 people.
"We speak today in the shadow of terrorism but it will not obscure what we came here to achieve," Blair declared, flanked by fellow leaders of the G8 and seven of their African counterparts on the steps of the Gleneagles hotel in Scotland.
"It isn't the end of poverty in Africa -- but it is the hope that it can be ended," he said.
The deal was broadly welcomed by African leaders and some high-profile activists including singer Bob Geldof, who organized the massive Live 8 rock concerts around the world to pressure the G8. They said it could save countless lives. . .
However:
. . . But others said the deal fell far short of the hopes of millions inspired by the global Make Poverty History campaign and the concerts. . .
That seems a bit odd, given that Bono himself recently agreed that "about $50 billion" would do the job. ¶ by Robert, Friday, July 08, 2005
