The InterAction G8/G20 NGO Coordination Group believes this year to be a crucial turning point for international environmental, development and economic goals and has produced a series of policy briefs that will be shared within the community, with the U.S. government and international partners.
Canada is the host for the Summits, happening June 25-27. Leaders of the world’s largest economies will convene to discuss some of the most pressing problems facing our planet. The first one and a half days are dedicated to the G8 Summit in Huntsville, Ontario. The G20 Summit will immediately follow, 150 miles south in Toronto. The agendas have not been finalized, but we anticipate the G8 agenda will include maternal and child health; climate change; accountability, including water, AIDS and food security; the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); fragile states; and nuclear non-proliferation. The G20 agenda is expected to include accountability for existing agreements; financial regulation; financial sector reform; exit strategies and stimulus programs; climate financing; trade; protectionism; and growth strategies.
Read more about what the group is doing to prepare for the G8 and G20 Summits.
