PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS Organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union Geneva, 7 and 8 May 2009 |
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Updated on 18 August 2009 | ||
SESSION DOCUMENTS | ||
Summary records of proceedings | [English] [French] | |
Closing statement by the President of the Conference, Dr. Theo-Ben Gurirab | [English] [French] | |
Speech at the inaugural session by the IPU President, Dr. Theo-Ben Gurirab | [English] [French] | |
Message of the United Nations Secretary General | [English] [French] | |
Introductory video presentation by Mr. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute, Columbia University (USA) | [English only] | |
PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development (United Nations) | [English only] | |
PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Jan Kregel, Chief Rapporteur, Commission of Experts of the President of the UN General Assembly on the Reform of the International Monetary and Financial System | [English only] | |
Transcript of the speech of Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, UNCTAD Secretary-General | [English only] | |
Speech of Mr. Juan Somavía, ILO Director-General | [English only] | |
Transcript of the speech of Lord Malloch-Brown, Minister of State (United Kingdom) | [English only] | |
Transcript of the speech of Mr. Ben Turok, MP (South Africa) | [English only] | |
List of participants | [bilingual] | |
Programme | [English] [French] | |
Background information document "G20 London Summit – Leaders' Statement" | [English] [French] | |
Background paper "Key issues in the reform of the international financial architecture" | [English] [French] | |
Background paper "The global economic crisis: the crucial issues" | [English] [French] | |
Invitation letter | [English] [French] | |
Practical information note | [English] [French] | |
Note on the accreditation procedure | [English] [French] | |
Registration form | [bilingual] | |
Hotel reservation form | [bilingual] | |
On-line hotel reservation through Geneva Tourist Office | [English] [French] | |
RELATED SITES AND DOCUMENTS | ||
Speech of the IPU Secretary General at the Sixth OSCE PA Economic Conference (Dublin, 27-28 May 2009) | [English] [French] | |
IPU policy brief on the mobilization of parliaments as part of the global response to the financial and economic crisis (26 May 2009) | [English] [French] | |
Official website of the UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development (New York, 24-26 June 2009) | [English] [French] | |
Outcome of the Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development | [English] [French] | |
Map of the United Nations Office at Geneva | ||
Recommendations of the Commission of Experts of the President of the General Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System | [English] [French] | |
Resolution of the 120th IPU Assembly "The role of parliaments in mitigating the social and political impact of the international economic and financial crisis on the most vulnerable sectors of the global community, especially in Africa" | [English] [French] | |
Resolution of the 119th IPU Assembly "The role of parliaments in containing the global financial crisis and its economic impact, both on developing and developed countries" | [English] [French] | |
Summary report on the Parliamentary Hearing held by the IPU at the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus (Doha, 28 November 2008) | [English] [French] | |
Doha Declaration on Financing for Development | [English] [French] | |
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Updated on 8 May 2009 | |
PROGRAMME | |
WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY | |
10:00 - 19:00 | Registration of participants (United Nations Office at Geneva and IPU Headquarters) |
THURSDAY, 7 MAY | |
08:30 - 18:00 | Registration of participants (United Nations Office at Geneva) |
10:00 - 10:40 | Inaugural session |
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10:40 - 11:00 | Introductory video presentation |
Cascading failures: the genesis of the crisis | |
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Theme 1: | Macroeconomic policies to stimulate the global economy |
11:00 - 13:00 | Interactive panel discussion |
Creating jobs and warding off social recession | |
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13:00 - 15:00 | Lunch break |
15:00 - 16:00 | Question-and-answer session |
Finding a new path to stability and growth: conclusions of the G20 | |
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16:00 - 18:00 | Interactive panel discussion |
Mitigating the impact of the crisis on development | |
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18:00 | Reception at UNOG |
FRIDAY, 8 MAY | |
10:00 - 10:30 | Keynote presentation |
Gender aspects of the economic crisis | |
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Theme 2: | Reform of the international financial system |
10:30 - 13:00 | Interactive panel discussion |
Achieving financial stability | |
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13:00 - 15:00 | Lunch break |
15:00 - 16:00 | Thematic debate |
Principles of the reform: towards a new Bretton Woods? | |
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Theme 3: | Elements for a parliamentary strategy |
The way forward | |
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17:50 - 18:00 | Closing session |
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