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Department for International Development
The department leading the British government's fight against world poverty

The British G8 page
The UK's G8 Presidency website, with links to previous summits

Live 8
The official webiste for the 2005 campaign and concert

G8 2006
The official site of the last meeting of the G8 which took place in July 2006 in St Petersberg

Make Poverty History
The official site from the coalition of Non Governmental Organisations which campaigns to eradicate world poverty

Jubilee 2000
The website for the Jubilee Debt Campaign, which is working for an end to the scandal of poor countries paying money to the rich world. Jubilee 2000 wants 100% cancellation of unpayable and unfair poor country debts

Unicef
The United Nations Children's Fund provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

Fairtrade
The Fairtrade mark on products as an independent guarantee that disadvantaged producers in the developing world are getting a better deal.

Producer organisations that supply Fairtrade products are inspected and certified. They receive a minimum price that covers the cost of sustainable production and an extra premium that is invested in social or economic development projects.


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