Protesters call G8 leaders for action on poverty

A group from Oxfam wearing 'naked pregnancy suits', Canadian maple leaves in strategic places and masks of world leaders demanded that the politicians face the 'naked truth' and deliver $20 billion needed to reach the $50-billion promised five years ago for the world's poor.

They pointed to the 1,000 children under age five who die every hour from preventable diseases.

Publication Date: 
25 June 2010