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2003 Evian Summit

2003 Evian Summit

What did Leaders accomplish at the Evian Summit?

At the Evian Summit, G8 Leaders committed to further action on:

• meeting the timelines and objectives of the Doha Round WTO negotiations;
• implementing sound macro-economic policies and structural reforms to promote growth and economic development;
• strengthening the international framework for financial crisis prevention and resolution;
• implementing the New Partnership for Africa's Development and the G8 Africa Action Plan;
• supporting a range of global health initiatives, including combating HIV/AIDS, polio and SARS and improving developing countries' access to affordable drugs and treatments;
• addressing the challenge of global poverty;
• assisting Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) to achieve lasting debt sustainability through continued implementation of the HIPC initiative;
• promoting the e-government model in developing countries to encourage efficiency and transparency;
• promoting human security;
• strengthening international efforts to tackle the problem of illegal logging;
• preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related technologies and materials;
• strengthening standards to ensure the security of radioactive sources to prevent radiological terrorism;
• preventing the use of man-portable defence systems against civil aviation;
• reducing the traffic in small arms.

Summit Documents

• June 3, 2003 - Chair's Summary
• June 2, 2003 - Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction - a G8 Action Plan
• June 2, 2003 - Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction - G8 Senior Officials Group - Annual Report
• June 2, 2003 - Building International Political Will and Capacity to Combat Terrorism - a G8 Action Plan
• June 2, 2003 - Enhance Transport Security and Control of Man-portable Air Defence Systems - MANPADS - a G8 Action Plan
• June 2, 2003 - Non Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction - a G8 Declaration
• June 2, 2003 - Non Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Securing Radioactive Sources - a G8 Statement
• June 2, 2003 - Non Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Securing Radioactive Sources - a G8 Action Plan
• June 2, 2003 - Water - a G8 Action Plan
• June 2, 2003 - Health - a G8 Action Plan
• June 2, 2003 - Science and Technology for Sustainable Development - a G8 Action Plan
• June 2, 2003 - Action Against Famine, Especially in Africa - a G8 Action Plan
• June 2, 2003 - Marine Environment and Tanker Safety - a G8 Action Plan
• June 2, 2003 - Fostering Growth and Promoting a Responsible Market Economy - a G8 Declaration
• June 2, 2003 - Fighting Corruption and Improving Transparency - a G8 Declaration
• June 2, 2003 - Co-operative G8 Action on Trade
• June 1, 2003 - Implementation Report by African Personal Representatives to Leaders on the G8 Africa Action Plan

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2011-12-12