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G8 encouraged to do more for AIDS

    JOHANNESBURG

    Although encouraging developments have been made in Africa over the past few years, British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the problem of HIV/AIDS still remains.

    This was the reason why the UK had made Africa - along with climate change - one of two priorities during its chairmanship of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations.

    Blair commented on the continent's poor financial status and said all the G8 members had a responsibility to assist Africa in tackling the pandemic.

    A Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail, quoted Blair as saying: "It is my view that ... we have not done enough. We cannot carry on as we are; we must act now, and follow through."

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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