This side event to the 48th Commission for Social Development, held at the FES office in New York, will look at the current situation of civil society organisations during the economic crisis and ways to strengthen their operating capacity during crises.
This video aims to explain a complex situation like the credit crisis to those unfamiliar and unitiated.
The global economy is passing through a period of profound change. The immediate concern is with the financial crisis. Simultaneously, climate change remains unchecked, with the growth in greenhouse gas emissions exceeding previous estimates. Finally, malnutrition and hunger are on the rise, propelled by the recent inflation in global food prices. These three crises interact to undermine the prosperity of present and future generations.
Thematic Forum on Alternatives to Financial Crisis is taking place in Mexico City, as part of World Social Forum actions and events for 2010.
An international conference of leading academics on the challenges posed by the increasing role of finance to the global economy.
An academic panel exploring the issues of financialisation and their impact on developing countries.
In the run-up to the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, USA a press conference was held by Social Watch and Third World Network. The call was for greater social investment and more liquidity without policy conditionalities to deal with the current economic crisis in developing countries brought on by the financial crisis in developed countries.
The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Nations Development Programme cordially invite you to an interactive Round Table on: “The Financial and Economic Crisis and the Implications for Balanced and Sustainable Development” in the Millennium UN Plaza Hotel New York, Ballroom One United Nations Plaza, 44th Street between First and Second Avenue.
ITUC Statement to the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development.
Want to know what's really going on behind the scenes as major countries debate how to solve the financial crisis? Want to hear from one of the world's leading economists and thinkers on economic and social affairs? What to know what happened at the UN summit on the financial crisis? This event is looking for answers to these questions just in time for the upcoming UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development.
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