2009/06/24
Press conference by global social economy group
Voicing the interests of civil society a day before the United Nations begins a three-day summit on the world financial crisis, the Global Social Economy Group called today for sweeping reform of international financial and economic institutions and practices that had contributed to the current global economic turmoil.

2009/06/24
High hopes for development financing forum
As the current financial and economic crisis deepens, developing countries and many non-governmental organizations [NGOs] are calling for immediate action from the international community to help poorer countries recover from the crisis.

2009/06/24
Press conference by global social economy group
June 24- Voicing the interests of civil society a day before the United Nations begins a three-day summit on the world financial crisis, the Global Social Economy Group called today for sweeping reform of international financial and economic institutions and practices that had contributed to the current global economic turmoil.

2009/06/23
World Bank, IMF Heads Skip Summit on Global Crisis
When a major international conference on financing for development took place in the Qatari capital of Doha last November, the heads of both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) skipped the meeting.

2009/06/15
10 days of action: countdown to commitments
The 10 Days of Action: Countdown to Commitments is a mobilization tool to help raise awareness, build momentum and deliver key civil society messaging around the UN Conference on the Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development, scheduled for 24 – 26 June, 2009, at the UN Headquarters in New York City. The 10 Days of Action would be launched as a virtual action on Tuesday, 16 June, the Global Day of the African Child, which would serve as a bookend to the ten days, and culminate on the closing day of the UN Conference, 26 June. A daily notice would be disseminated widely through the main information listservs.

2009/06/11
Citizens must engage and respond to new global crises
A two-day consultation between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and 25 representatives of civil society organizations and foundations took place in New York on June 5 and 6, 2009. The summary of the points raised by civil society organizations in that consultation is being prepared and will be posted here soon.

2009/06/04
Developing countries fight for say at UN crisis meet
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 3 (IPS) - The postponement of a major U.N. General Assembly conference to address the global economic crisis and its impact on development is seen by some civil society groups and analysts as a sign of the conflicting interests between the world's richest and poorest countries.

2009/05/25
New Social Watch publication: Learning from Successful Experiences
Summary of the Analysis of Four Case Studies from the Social Watch National Coalitions

2009/05/15
In solving the global financial crisis, rights must occupy a central position: A review of the 2008 Social Watch Report
The global financial crisis is biting hard. While at first it was rich countries that felt it most, middle income and poor countries have now begun to feel the crunch, and it is likely to have an even greater disproportionate impact on them in the months and years to come.

2009/05/15
Civil society wants substance, not procedural delays at UN Conf on crisis
A statement calling upon governments not to take procedural arguments as an excuse to further delaying the substantive negotiations on the urgently needed global policy responses to the current crisis is being circulated to negotiators at the UN.