Group of Eight

Secretary-General en route to Italy to meet with G8 leaders

8 July 2009
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading today to the Italian city of L’Aquila, where he will meet with the leaders who are attending the annual summit of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations, after wrapping up his first official visit to Ireland.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

G-8 summit good start but further action needed to tackle global crises, says Ban

9 July 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the Group of Eight’s (G-8) statement on climate change, food security and development as a good start for addressing the three interrelated global crises, while stressing the need for speedier action in the days ahead.

As G-8 leaders gather in Japan, Ban urges action on three key challenges

7 July 2008
As the leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) countries gathered in Hokkaido, Japan, today for their summit meeting, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his call for urgent action to tackle three key challenges the world is currently grappling with.
Current global crises demand decisive action

Current global crises demand decisive action, Ban says ahead of G-8 summit

3 July 2008
Ahead of next week’s summit of the world’s leading industrialized nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has issued a call for decisive action to deal with the global food crisis, address climate change and eradicate poverty.