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UN Conference on Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development
The United Nations convened a three-day summit of world leaders from 24 to 26 June 2009 at its New York Headquarters to assess the worst global economic downturn since the Great Depression. The aim was to identify emergency and long-term responses to mitigate the impact of the crisis, especially on vulnerable populations, and initiate a needed dialogue on the transformation of the international financial architecture, taking into account the needs and concerns of all Member States.

CIVICUS covered certain aspects for the summit right here.

Statement by CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation at Round Table 4 of the UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development
Ingrid Srinath, Secretary General, CIVICUS

For civil society the events of the past 10 months evoked first shock - not at the events themselves, which many of us saw as utterly predictable, but at their pace and scale. Then some faint hope as world leaders promised support to the most vulnerable. Then disappointment as actions failed to live up to the promises made. And finally, outrage at the concerted attempts to block any efforts at substantive change to return instead as quickly as possible to business as usual. Read more...

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About CIVICUS

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is an international alliance established in 1993 to nurture the foundation, growth and protection of citizen action throughout the world, especially in areas where participatory democracy and citizens' freedom of association are threatened. For more information, click here.

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Do you believe that the UN Conference on the Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development was…

	a step in the right direction but we’ll have to see if anything actually comes of it
	a step closer to rule by the powerful (G20) and away from a legitimate forum (the UN)
	a waste of time and an insult to the citizen around the world suffering during the current crisis