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African Partnership for Development – Promoting Good Governance: 0.75
Postscript: Score [0.75] The G8 renewed its commitment to transparency and good governance as key drivers of progress. It affirmed its ongoing support for democratic reform around the world, including Sub-Saharan Africa, and declared that, “democracy lays the best path to peace, stability, prosperity, shared growth, and development”. To this end, the G8 welcomed the spread of [...]
Read more →United States: Partnership with Africa (0.75)
According to the 2011 G8 Deauville Declaration, Member States took a considerable step forward by crafting the G8/Africa Joint Declaration titled, Shared Values, Shared Responsibilities. Specifically related to the Partnership with Africa, this joint declaration affirms the important of economic development, as outlined within the NEPAD framework. Indeed, G8 Leaders agreed that the “challenge today [...]
Read more →CANADA – Regional Security SCORE: 0.75
The Peace and Security section of the 2011 G8 Declaration, “Renewed Commitment for Freedom and Democracy,” begins with strong statements on the situation in Libya. The G8 declared that Qadhafi and the Libyan government have lost all legitimacy and that “he must go.” The declaration demands the cessation of the use of force against civilians [...]
Read more →CANADA – Nuclear Proliferation SCORE: 1
The 2011 G8 Declaration ‘Renewed Commitment for Freedom and Democracy’ highlighted the importance of discussing issues relating to nuclear proliferation. Specifically, G8 leaders commended the ratification by the United States and the Russian Federation of the new START Treaty and noted that the treaty’s entry into force was significant for the overall progress of disarmament. [...]
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