G8 Leaders Commit to Previous Goals
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Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
The leaders of the world's most powerful economies ended their first day of discussions at the G8 summit in Italy with a reaffirmation of their commitment to working together on the world economic crisis, climate change and development aid to the world's poorest regions, in particular Africa. But, as VOA's Sonja Pace reports from the summit site at L'Aquila, those goals have already come under criticism by aid agencies.