G8 Members Usually Keep Their Promises, But Not Always
According to the “2010 Muskoka G8 Summit Final Compliance Report,”
just published by the G8 Research Group at the Munk School of Global Affairs
at the University of Toronto, show that the G8 as a whole lives up to its
priority promises about 73% of the time. Canada and Russia are in the lead,
with the United States in second place. Germany and the United Kingdom are
in third place, followed by France and the European Union in fourth place,
and then Japan and Italy.
The report assesses the progress made by the G8 on 18 selected promises the
leaders made at the 2010 Muskoka Summit hosted by Canada last June.
On the Muskoka Initiative on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Canada and
Germany are the only countries that have made significant contributions to
date. The G8 will need to more than quintuple its funding by the end of 2011
in order to meet this key summit target from a year ago.
The G8 is doing well in meeting its commitments on official development
assistance, regional security issues such as Afghanistan and civilian
security systems, non-proliferation and terrorism. But it is doing less well
on climate change and trade.
The full “2010 Muskoka G8 Summit Final Compliance Report” is available for
download.
The G8 Research Group is available at the International Media Centre at Deauville,
where the G8 Research Group has a team of experts and analysts.