Key Points From Final Communique

To reduce poverty by maintaining a strong, dynamic, open and growing global economy.

To reduce poverty by maintaining a strong, dynamic, open and growing global economy.

To foster open, democratic and accountable systems of governance, based on respect for human rights and the rule of law.

To combat transnational organised crime.

Recognising debt relief is valuable a contribution to the fight against poverty, to see it as only one of the steps needed to stimulate faster growth in poorest countries.

To urge countries affected by conflict to turn away from violence.

To launch with the UN Secretary General a new "global fund" of $1.3 billion to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.

To work intensively to reduce greenhouse gases and improve environmental and agricultural conditions.

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