G8/G20 Summits

The G8 Summit

On June 17-18, leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the U.K. and the U.S. met in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland for the 2013 G8 summit. Together they issued the following statements and documents:

Read InterAction's reaction to this year's summit outcomes here. 

Civil Society Recommendations for G8 Summit

With the priorities of the UK presidency in mind, InterAction's G8/G20 Advocacy Alliance wrote a series of policy papers outlining the recommendations for the G8 summit:

Writing about what civil society would like to see out of the G8 summit, InterAction members and partners published a series of blogs on the Huffington Post. There is one blog from each of the G8 countries:

For more coverage of the G8, click here.

Background on U.K. Priorities: 

In an open letter to other G8 leaders, Prime Minister David Cameron outlined his country’s priorities for the 2013 G8 summit, indicating a focus on three main areas:

  1. Trade Liberalization: The Prime Minister wants to "push for more openness on trade" and to work through the WTO to help "sweep away trade bureaucracy." 
  2. Tax Reform: The UK plans to lead efforts to strengthen international tax standards to help address tax evasion and avoidance. 
  3. Transparency and Accountability: Cameron will advocate for greater transparency in land ownership, in extractive industries, and in beneficial ownership of companies in order to help forward the G8 development agenda. 

Nutrition for Growth Event

The U.K. also organized an event on nutrition on June 8, a little more than a week before the G8. The event brought together politicians, scientists, business leaders and civil society representatives to tackle nutrition. At this event, InterAction announced its $750 million nutrition pledge. Leading up to the hunger summit, InterAction members wrote a series of blogs about why tackling nutrition is important, check out the blogs here.


    In the latter half of the year, leaders from around the world will come together for the G20 summit. It will be hosted by President Vladimir Putin of Russia at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg on September 5-6. A full schedule of G8/G20 events, along with additional background information, will be maintained here.

    The Russian Presidency has also announced a number of agenda items to be addressed, all of which fall under three broad categories:

    1. Growth through Quality Jobs and Investment
      • Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth
      • Jobs and Employment
      • Development for All
        • Food security
        • Infrastructure
        • Human capital
        • Financial Inclusion
        • Post-MDGs
    2. Growth through Trust and Transparency
      • International Financial Architecture Reform
      • Fighting Corruption
    3. Growth through Effective Regulation
      • Strengthening Financial Regulation
      • Enhancing Multilateral Trade
      • Energy Sustainability

    The Russians have also released an outline giving a more thorough overview of their plans, along with a collection of official G20 documents.

    In response to the proposed agendas, the InterAction's G8/G20 Advocacy Alliance composed the following recommendations: 

     

    We will continue to update this webpage throughout the year as we receive and publish more information on development-related aspects of the G8 and G20 summits.