G8 leaders reach $60bn Aids deal

Article title:G8 leaders reach $60bn Aids deal
Journal: BBC
published:2007/06/08 16:21:20 GMT
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G8 leaders have vowed to deliver on pledges to Africa with agreement on a ＄60 bn package for fighting Aids, malaria and TB. However, Bob Geldof, who is an anti-poverty campaigner, said "This wasn't serious, this was a total farce" with disappontment. Because the fact is that it's not the first pledges to help African countries. The G8 nations had pledges in 2005, but they hadn't met their commitment. So the anti-porverty campainers said that instead of re-committing to the promises made two years ago, the G8 leaders had to get serious and deliver.