Joint Statement from leading charities on David Cameron’s announcement regarding the G8

London | 21st November 2012 - 'Today's announcement by the Prime Minister is very welcome. We have been arguing that tackling hunger and its drivers is one of the most pressing development challenges today; costing millions of people their lives every year.
 
The agenda the PM has set out can change this. The food and nutrition summit is a great chance to champion aid and tackle the root causes of hunger and malnutrition such as land grabbing and biofuels. Cracking down on tax dodging and pushing for greater transparency will also help poor countries feed their people.

If the PM can make real progress on these issues, this G8 will be recognised as one of the most important in recent history. It's an ambitious agenda but if it's taken forward effectively we can see the beginning of a world in which hunger becomes a thing of the past.'

Signed by:

Jean Michel Grand, Executive Director, Action Against Hunger

Justin Forsyth, Chief Executive, Save the Children UK

Penny Lawrence, Acting Chief Executive, Oxfam

Loretta Minghella, Director of Christian Aid

Richard Miller, Executive Director, ActionAid

Justin Byworth, Chief Executive, World Vision UK

Rose Caldwell, Executive Director, Concern Worldwide UK

Chris Bain, Executive Director, CAFOD

Matthew Frost, Chief Executive, Tearfund

Ben Jackson, Chief Executive, Bond

Elisha London, UK Director, Global Poverty Project

Philippa Bonella, Head of Education and Communications, SCIAF