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Opinion
Live8, the G8 and Africa: How
bold will Japan be? (
24kb), Opinion piece by Julius Court in The Daily
Yomiuri, Tuesday 5 July 2005
With Live 8, the world has come together with a common voice.
And the message could not be louder or clearer. They want
more to be done to help the world's poorest people. How will
the politicians respond? This week the world's most powerful
leaders are gathering in Gleneagles for the annual G8 Summit.
But the main focus is on the least powerful, Africa's poor,
and how to improve their development prospects. What are the
key issues? How bold will Japan be? More…
Initiatives
Further information
- The 2005 Agenda and Japan's
Aid to Africa: three initiatives focusing on the views
of Japan and the UK on African development and how they
can work together more effectively.
- ODI's
2005 G8 Portal - relevant ODI resources on key issues
collated in the lead up to the summit of G8 leaders in Gleneagles.
- World
Cup Fever: How Sport Can Promote Understanding and Tolerance:
Opinion piece by Julius Court in The Daily Yomiuri,
17 June 2006.
With the start of the World Cup, the world's attention has
turned to sport. While most people will be focusing on the
games themselves, the events have a significance that go
far beyond. History shows that sport - and football in particular
- have an extraordinary ability to promote tolerance and
understanding. With an estimated audience of billions, the
World Cup hosts, players and international community should
not miss the opportunity to tap into this power. More
on ODI Blog...
Work on these initiatives was led by Debbie
Warrener and Julius Court. For information on ODI's ongoing
work in this area, please contact David
Booth on d.booth@odi.org.uk
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