merkel's moment...

is the title of our G8 report. When ActionAid drafted it we were still optimistic that we can interpret this title positively as the German Chancellor could make use of this years G8 summit to crucially deliver on HIV/AIDS promises the heads of G8 announced already in 2005. However, latest information from government officials indicate that several G8 countries, including Italy and Canada, are blocking the negotiations. Crucially, G8 leaders want to water down the univerals treatment target from treating 10 million people by 2010 to only come up with enough money to cover 5 million people. Faced with 8.000 HIV deaths daily the G8 enter the league of shame.