Live 8, The G8 and Making Poverty History
What's been achieved in the ten years since the G8 agreed to wipe the debts of some of the poorest countries. An agreement made as Live 8 demanded they 鈥楳ake Poverty History鈥�.
Its ten years since some of the world鈥檚 richest nations met in Gleneagles, Scotland. It was there that the G8 agreed to improve trade with developing nations, increase aid, and to wipe the debt of some of the poorest countries. The agreement followed Live 8 where the likes of Bono and Bob Geldof demanded that they 鈥楳ake Poverty History鈥�. Wesley Stephenson and the More or Less team look at what has been achieved during the past decade.
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