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BERLIN, June 4, 2007—In recent months, the international debate on climate change has gained momentum. We welcome the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) summary reports from Working Groups 2 (impacts and adaptation) and 3 (mitigation options) and applaud the leadership shown by the European Union (EU), under the presidency of Chancellor Merkel, at the Spring Council.    » read more »

World Bank finds donor nations lag on promises on greater aid, freer trade

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2007 – Two years after pledging a doubling of aid for Africa and new opportunities for African exports, donor nations are falling behind in fulfilling their promises, according to the World Bank. The assessment comes ahead of a meeting of the G8 in Heiligendamm, Germany, from June 6 to 8.    » read more »

04 June 2007 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set Wednesday to host the annual summit of the G8 leading industrial democracies plus Russia. VOA's Barry Wood reports a recent sharp deterioration in western relations with Moscow is casting a chill over the meeting that will take place at a Baltic Sea resort in eastern Germany.    » read more »

June 4, 2007 -- MS.PERINO: Good morning. We're on our way to the first leg of the President's and Mrs. Bush's trip to Europe. I brought two guests with me today: the Sherpa for this trip for the President and Deputy National Security Advisor, Dave McCormick, and then National Security Advisor, Stephen Hadley. They're going to have brief comments for you and then they'll take questions, and I'll wrap up at the end with anything else.    » read more »

31 May 2007 -- President Bush is focusing on U.S. aid to Africa in the days leading up to the Group of Eight Summit in Germany. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House.

One day after urging a major increase in a U.S. program to fight AIDS, the president announced a new initiative to help African entrepreneurs.    » read more »

29 May 2007 -- Ministers from around 60 nations, meeting at two separate conferences, have failed to make progress toward an agreement on combating climate change.

EU and Asian diplomats are discussing climate change for a second day Tuesday in Hamburg, Germany, ahead of the G8 (Group of Eight industrialized nations) summit in Germany next week.

The EU has been unable to convince China and the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to commit to reductions in greenhouse gases after the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012.    » read more »