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Follow civil society activities around UN Conference in New York
[24/06/2009]
Read the latest activities happening in the 10 Days of Action: Countdown to Commitments, the civil society mobilisation around the UN Conference on the crisis and its impact on developing countries taking place from 24-26 June in New York.
Including a press release from the Civil Society Forum in which SOLIDAR is participating:
MAJOR SURGERY, NOT COSMETIC FACELIFT, MUST BE AT CENTER OF UN CONFERENCE ON ECONOMIC CRISIS
New York, June 23, 2009-- In the midst of the global economic crisis, ongoing negotiations at the UN over the Outcome Document for the conference on the Financial and Economic Crisis, June 24-26th, 2009 are betraying age-old power fault lines. Rich, industrialized countries are attempting to underplay the legitimate role of the United Nations in the ongoing process of global economic system reform.
According to the Global Social Economy Group (GSEG) industrialized country governments are fudging the hard issues at the UN and instead utilizing forums such as the G8 and the G20 to make decisions affecting millions of people, rendering those worst affected by the crisis voiceless. Read the rest of the press release...
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