J8 Beginning Impressions

Avani interviews Ishkhan, Wilson and Miho about their impressions of the beginning of the J8.

The Junior 8 Summit, or 'J8', is an annual parallel event to the Group of 8 (G8) Summit where young people from around the world meet and discuss global issues, sharing their solutions with G8 leaders and the world community.

Teams of four young people from each G8 country, as well as one young person from each world region make up the participants of the 2008 J8 Summit. This year delegates from Barbados, Cote D'Ivoire, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, and South Africa are representing each world region. At the end of their week of deliberations, representatives of the J8 Summit take their recommendations, in the form of a J8 Declaration, to G8 leaders during a face-to-face meeting.

This year's J8 Summit is being held in Chitose City, Hokkaido, Japan from 1-10 July.

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