Tell the G8 to follow through...

The Financial Times ran an article yesterday with a lead that could =
hardly be more alarming: "Leaders of the Group of Eight rich nations are =
set to backtrack on their landmark pledge at the Gleneagles summit in =
2005 to increase development aid to Africa to $25bn a year."

It is astonishing that there is even debate within the G8 as to whether =
or not they should keep their promises. But the fact that there is a =
debate adds urgency to our call to the G8 to deliver on their =
commitments.

Tell the G8 to follow through on their promises, click below to sign our =
petition:
http://www.one.org/2008g8/o.pl?id=3D389-23978-3sH2D_x =
 &t=3D2

Petition text:

We call upon you to build on recent success in fighting extreme poverty =
by delivering your commitments on healthcare, agriculture and education =
and by helping citizens in developing countries in their efforts to =
improve governance and fight corruption.

This potential reversal comes at a time when we are seeing results from =
investments in development. For example, thanks to distribution of bed =
nets and increased access to anti-malarial drugs, in Rwanda both deaths =
and cases of malaria have dropped by two-thirds since mid-2006.

As malaria still kills around one million people a year, it is clear =
that we must replicate success stories like this. But it won=E2=80=99t =
happen if the G8 backtrack on their commitments.

Please tell the G8 leaders that aid works and is desperately needed:
http://www.one.org/2008g8/o.pl?id=3D389-23978-3sH2D_x =
 &t=3D3

Thank you for your voice,

Josh Peck, ONE.org