It hasn't just been Civil Society and UN officials criticizing the G8 outcomes. Around the globe, newspapers' opinion pages have had harsh words for the G8 leaders.
Financial Times (Editorial), June 8
"Instead of making pledges they may or may not keep, G8 members should focus on the lower-key job of providing consistent support and improving co-ordination in aid delivery."
Washington Post, Ann Applebaum (Opinion), June 9
"The world's divided attention proves once again that global Internet access and global television have not created anything resembling a global conversation."
The Guardian (London), Larry Elliot (Economics editor), June 11
"With little new aid and a lot of familiar rhetoric, the G8's promises are looking empty."
International Herald Tribune, Abdoulaye Wade (Opinion), June 8
"Once our G-8 partners redefine ''global'' to include Africa as an equal partner, old self-interests may soon become new shared interests."
The Observer (Opinion), June 10
"Seen from the perspective of Gleneagles, and the high hopes of the anti-poverty campaign, last week's summit was a disappointment. But it is worth pausing for historical perspective, remembering how the world's economic power brokers used to do business. That longer view gives real grounds for optimism."
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Re: Roundup of G8 Opinion Articles
he Rich World continue to used the International Monetary Funds(IMF) and the World Bank to supress poor countries to open their markets. Poor Countries are forced to followed the demand of these institutions in order to get debts reliefs.
These Institutions set inhumane rules that is increasing the Suffering and the Deaths of Millions of Poor Countries Citizens.In 2003, The Ghana Government decided to Protect its Rich growers from import of Rich Countries ,including the United States Of America. with in days , the IMF had forced Ghana to backdown , it rice farmers could not be protected . Ghana own production has collapsed, local rice farmers in Ghana can no longer make a living.
Zimbia was forced by the IMF to Open up it cotton Import. In 2003, the Zimbia President said conditions imposed by IMF had brought Economic Calamity and Increase Poverty. Since 2000, Kenya lifted restriction on sugar import, local market has been flooded with cheap imports. As a result , local sugar processing factories have closed ,workers been laid off and lcoal farmers brought to total bankrupacy.
In my war ravaged country Liberia , President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Unity Party led Government came from t he belly of IMF and World Bank. Majority of her Senior Ministers are former Exective of World BAnk and IMF. These Officials are heavily arm with IMF and WB policies . According to the Human Development Report 2006 on Liberia , nearly 80 percent of the population is living in chronic poverty . Liberia own local production has collapsed . Local Markets has been flooded with Cheap imports goods from Rich Countries . this has led to massive rural to urban migration. Youth and other rural dwellers now see the Urban Areas as the refuge to escape Chronic Poverty.
Since most of them can not compete with the urban life , Majority of them now seek their living by Stealing, selling harmful drugs, engaged in prostutions, arm robbers, and engaged in Confilct as we now witness in neighboring Ivory Coast.
The International Day For the Eradication of Poverty is a great Opportunity for Excluded groups to demand IMF and World Bank Change their Policies toward poor countries . G8 Countries must not use IMF and World Bank as tools to against poor countries.
Zolu Gobah
Liberia
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