G8 summit: stunts, rallies and new faces – in pictures
In the rough: protesters disguised as the G8 leaders play a round of golf during a protest on the sidelines of the G8 summit at Lough Erne. The leaders of the UK, US, Canada, Japan, Italy, Germany, France and Russia began their two-day discussions in Northern Ireland on MondayPhotograph: Mark Pearce/EPAWaters of change: demonstrators from the IF campaign wearing masks depicting G8 leaders protest against tax avoidance in Enniskillen. Photograph: Bertrand Langlois/AFP/Getty ImagesTalking big: a young girl runs past a word sculpture calling for an end to hunger, near where the G8 summit is being held in Lough Erne. The summit, hosted by UK prime minister David Cameron, is being held in Northern Ireland for the first time Photograph: Press Eye Ltd/Rex Features
Indigestible truths: volunteers for the NGO Oxfam wear masks depicting the G8 leaders around a large cauldron to draw attention to the issue of world hunger outside City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on SundayPhotograph: PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty ImagesPeople brave the rain at Belfast Botanic Gardens, where a rally, organised by the IF campaign, was held on SaturdayPhotograph: Ben Birchall/PAEnglish actor Jim Broadbent performs a poem onstage at Belfast Botanic Gardens as part of the IF rallyPhotograph: Paul McErlane/EPANew faces on the world stage at the IF rally. But the US and Italian leaders manage to save face …Photograph: Ben Birchall/PAHigh five: protestors dressed as businessmen on the 'Isle of Shady Tax Haven' in London on Friday. Campaigners are calling for a crackdown on tax avoidancePhotograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty ImagesIn contrast to the rain in Belfast, supporters of the IF campaign basked in the sunshine at the London rally, held on 8 June in Hyde Park. Earlier that day, world leaders agreed commitments of more than $4bn to tackle malnutritionPhotograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPAWhere's Wally? Comedian David Walliams joined schoolchildren outside 10 Downing Street in support of the IF campaign on 7 June. David Cameron, who posed with them, chaired the nutrition for growth summit in London the next dayPhotograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
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