Dossier: G8-Präsidentschaft Deutschlands

4. Rückschau: G8-Treffen 2001 - 2005 (Gipfeldokumente)

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At the Evian Summit, G8 Leaders committed to further action on:

meeting the timelines and objectives of the Doha Round WTO negotiations;
implementing sound macro-economic policies and structural reforms to promote growth and economic development;
strengthening the international framework for financial crisis prevention and resolution;
implementing the New Partnership for Africa's Development and the G8 Africa Action Plan;
supporting a range of global health initiatives, including combating HIV/AIDS, polio and SARS and improving developing countries' access to affordable drugs and treatments;
addressing the challenge of global poverty;
assisting Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) to achieve lasting debt sustainability through continued implementation of the HIPC initiative;
promoting the e-government model in developing countries to encourage efficiency and transparency;
promoting human security;
strengthening international efforts to tackle the problem of illegal logging;
preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related technologies and materials;
strengthening standards to ensure the security of radioactive sources to prevent radiological terrorism;
preventing the use of man-portable defence systems against civil aviation;
reducing the traffic in small arms.

Highlights of Sea Island Summit outcomes include:

noting the need for structural reform in G8 economies along the lines achieved in Canada over the past 10 years;
welcoming recommendations by the Commission on Private Sector and Development and adopting an ambitious action plan;
approving the Plan of Support for the Broader Middle East and North Africa, which reflects Canadian priorities in the region such as microfinance and education, including the G8 commitment to help 20 million more people become literate by 2015;
supporting the need for a donor's conference on Haiti, as proposed by the Prime Minister after describing the desperate humanitarian and security situation in that country; and
approving the Secure and Facilitated Travel Initiative (SAFTI), which builds on the Transport Security commitments reached at the Kananaskis Summit and which is inspired by the Canada-U.S. Smart Border agreement.

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Highlights of Gleneagles Summit outcomes include:

A joint statement by G8 Leaders and the Leaders of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa on their resolve to confront and defeat terrorism.
A resolution to take urgent action to address climate change as a serious and long-term challenge and to initiate a Plan of Action, while ensuring secure, reliable and affordable energy sources.
A reaffirmation of the partnership with Africa in support of Africa's development and an agreement to double aid for Africa by 2010.
An endorsement of the on-going efforts regarding the Middle East Peace Process, particularly with respect to withdrawal from Gaza and parts of the West Bank, and support for the Palestinian Authority.