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OneWorld.net note: Get the real scoop from aid groups and civil society activists about what's happening before, during, and after next week's G8 summit of the world's most influential leaders.

• Representatives from non-governmental organizations around the world will come together in Sapporo, Japan at the alternative People's Summit, Jul. 6-8.
  
  
• Aid organizations will be present in Japan to call attention to the most pressing issues facing the world poor, including the global food crisis. "The poorest people are coping by eating one meal daily and by eating famine foods like roots, grass, and mud cakes," says Bread for the World president David Beckmann in one of the blogs opening posts. "The global hunger crisis must be on top of the agenda for the leaders of the G8 countries next week." Get the latest from OneWorld partners working on the global food crisis -- and find out how you can help -- here.
  
  
• "The 2008 G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit will bring the world’s wealthiest nations together during a year that marks the halfway point to both the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the G8 Gleneagles promises to Africa," says David Lane, CEO of the One coalition. Lane calls this summit, "The Midpoint Moment."

NGO Report: G8 Blog

From: InterAction

© Hokkaido Toyako G8 Summit 2008InterAction — the largest coalition of U.S.-based international relief and development organizations with members working in 199 countries — will be on the ground in Hokkaido, Japan 7-9 July 2008 for the 34th G8 Summit alongside heads of state, development experts and representatives from humanitarian assistance organizations. Our NGO Report:G8 team will provide timely international coverage of the Summit’s discussions, official pronouncements and scuttlebutt from civil society activists through this site.

Most of the blog entries will be written by InterAction staffers on the ground in Japan, our members, and our international partners. We welcome other original posts and comments that offer a first-person account or your organization’s take on any aspect of the G8 Summit, including climate change, development and Africa, the continuing global food crisis, and HIV/AIDS.

Click here for Interaction's NGO Report:G8 Blog.