The G8 Summit met this past summer in Gleneagles, Scotland in July for a week long summit in order to address pressing world issues. The BBC describes the G8, "With no headquarters, budget or permanent staff, the Group of Eight is an informal but exclusive body whose members set out to tackle global challenges through discussion and action," (Profile:G8). The forefront issue of the summit this year pushed especially by British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, was helping African countries through debt forgiveness, and aid. Among the goals set by the G8, was the pledged to give $50 billion in aid by 2010, and debt forgiveness for Africa's poorest 18 nations. (For a complete list of all the pledges see endnotes)
The majority of the goals were focused around the African continent. It called for debt forgiveness, a big boost in aid, improved access to HIV drugs, and encouraged African leaders to commit to democracy. A new element helped to push the awareness of the pressing needs in......
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