your if g8 campaign toolkit - Unicef UK

THE BIG ISSUES
Clamp down on tax
havens and you can
tackle hunger
IF big global companies stop avoiding the tax they owe
in countries such as India, where one in three of the
world’s malnourished children lives, the money could
be used to help feed children like Sehriya (left).
Governments must act to close the loopholes that allow
companies to get away with not paying what they owe.
One in five of the world’s tax havens are under UK
jurisdiction, so the UK government is uniquely placed to
take action and close the tax havens where money that
flows out of developing countries is hidden. They must
use the opportunity of the G8 to take action and close
tax havens.
Photo: Sarah Filbey: Christian Aid: If Campaign
Stop landgrabs
driving hunger
An area of land the size of London is being bought up
every six days.
The poorest farmers are losing their land to big companies,
leaving families unable to feed their children. Stopping
these land grabs would help millions of people get enough
to eat.
Companies are also increasingly growing crops for fuel
rather than food. This madness is driving up food and
petrol prices. Every year the UK burns enough of these
crops, known as biofuel, to feed 10 million people.
The UK government should put the issue of large-scale
corporate ‘land grabs’ in developing countries on the G8s
agenda, and take action to stop this happening.
There must be safeguards to ensure that the poorest
people, who could often use this land to grow food, don’t
lose out.
Keep our promises
on aid
Earlier this year, the government’s historic decision to
keep its promises to the world’s poorest people and
spend 0.7% of national income on life-saving aid was a
major breakthrough in the IF campaign.
We became the first G8 country to keep this promise,
sending a signal for other rich countries to do the same.
Now we need to ensure that this money is used to make
strides towards a world free from hunger and malnutrition.
By committing to fund nutrition programmes in the worst
affected countries, the UK and other G8 leaders can help
millions of children currently suffering from malnutrition
survive and reach their potential.
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YOUR IF G8 CAMPAIGN TOOLKIT