The 2009 G8 Leaders' Summit
The Leaders’ Summit event takes place every year. Between summits, members hold meetings to discuss their agenda. The most recent Leaders’ Summit took place in L’Aquila, Italy, between 8 and 10 July 2009. This year’s agenda included debates on the following issues:
- Responding to the current economic and financial crisis
- Restoring grassroots confidence
- Boosting economic growth
- Creating new, shared rules for economic activities
- Exploring the social side of employment
- Helping weaker sectors of society in both wealthier and poorer countries
- Developing poorer countries and combating poverty
- Ensuring food safety and security
- Improving access to water
- Reducing infant mortality and death during childbirth
- Combating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis
- Addressing climate change
- Discussing current political issues such as nuclear power, terrorism, and the situations in Iran, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan and North Korea.
