NGO calls for G7 leaders to step up and become world "heroes"

Record ID: 101877

  • Title: NGO calls for G7 leaders to step up and become world "heroes"
  • Date: 26th May 2016
  • Summary: ISE, JAPAN (MAY 26, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CARDBOARD CUTOUT OF G7 LEADERS AS SUPERHEROES CARDBOARD CUTOUT OF BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON (LEFT) AND CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU (RIGHT) CARDBOARD CUTOUT OF FRENCH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION (NGO), WORLD VISION, NOBUHIKO KATAYAMA, SAYING: "Many say that the influence of the G7 and G8 leaders and their countries have weakened, but I feel that they still hold a lot of power in their hands. My hope is that they will build a government or state that will bring change to the world, and truly become heroes. That is our concept for this." CARDBOARD CUTOUTS OF G7 LEADERS AS SUPERHEROES (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION (NGO), WORLD VISION, NOBUHIKO KATAYAMA, SAYING: "Though our problems are focused on the world economy and world politics, we must not forget, for example, the individual children and women in this world suffering from poverty. I have high hopes that (the G7 leaders), with these people in mind, will ambitiously come up with strong policies (during this summit) that will change the world." VARIOUS OF JOURNALIST TAKING PHOTOS OF CARDBOARD CUTOUTS CARDBOARD CUTOUTS OF TRUDEAU AND CAMERON AS SUPERHEROES CARDBOARD CUTOUTS OF GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL, AND ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER MATTEO RENZI AS SUPERHEROES SUPERHERO CARDBOARD CUTOUTS OF G7 LEADERS
  • Embargoed: 10th June 2016 08:01
  • Keywords: Japan G7 superheroes superhero NGO Group of Seven summit leaders hero change World Vision
  • Location: ISE, JAPAN
  • City: ISE, JAPAN
  • Country: Japan
  • Topics: G7,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014JG1W07
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: World Vision, a non-governmental advocacy and development organization, has made the participating leaders of the ongoing Group of Seven Industrialised Nations (G7) summit into cardboard cutouts of superheroes, hoping to encourage the annual meeting to produce positive results.
    The cutouts were displayed at an exhibition site next to the main press centre on Thursday (May 26).
    The national director of World Vision Japan, Nobuhiko Katayama, said he hoped the leaders would step up and "bring change to the world, and truly become heroes".
    "Many say that the influence of the G7 and G8 leaders and their countries have weakened, but I feel that they still hold a lot of power in their hands," he said.
    The cardboard version of each leader is clad in a colourful superhero suit, matching their respective national flags, with the letters "UHC" - standing for Universal Health Care - printed across the chest.
    "Though our problems are focused on the world economy and world politics, we must not forget, for example, the individual children and women in this world suffering from poverty," Katayama added. "I have high hopes that (the G7 leaders), with these people in mind, will ambitiously come up with strong policies (during this summit) that will change the world."
    During the summit, leaders are expected to address global challenges including the global economic slowdown, refugee crisis, and combatting terrorism.
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