Geldof促请布莱尔领导非洲援助委员会,推动增加援助和减免债务。 Geldof urges Blair to lead African aid commission, pushing for increased aid and debt relief.

以现场援助运动闻名的Bob Geldof敦促托尼·布莱尔领导一个非洲委员会来增加援助并取消债务, 批评非洲领导人软弱无力。 Bob Geldof, known for the Live Aid campaign, urged Tony Blair to lead a Commission for Africa to boost aid and cancel debt, criticizing African leaders as weak. 尽管有政府的一些关切,委员会还是导致在2005年8国集团首脑会议上作出承诺,将援助增加一倍,延长对非洲大陆的债务减免。 Despite some government concerns, the commission led to a pledge to double aid and extend debt relief for the continent, presented at the 2005 G8 summit. Geldof警告说,没有经济机会,非洲人将移居欧洲,造成社会动荡。 Geldof warned that without economic opportunities, Africans would migrate to Europe, causing social upheaval.