unjune2009

The Feminist Task Force has been covering the UN Summit on the Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development as part of the 10 Days of Action initiative.

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.

18 and 19 May 2009 will become a landmark, the inauguration dates of a great step taken by the United Nations: the creation of a space for the expression of civil society’s analyses and proposals on the financial crisis, which as from this analysis is known to be a systemic crisis.

The liberalization of economic policies along with globalization and how swiftly this phenomenon took over in the world resulted in the disappearance of the national state.

The public Symposium “Global economic crisis and development – the way forward”, organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in cooperation with the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS), opened today.

Comenzó el Simposio "Crisis económica global, el camino futuro" organizado por Unctad y el NGLS. Las diferentes redes internacionales, organizaciones, plataformas, sindicatos, de la sociedad civil que actúan sobre la cancelación de la deuda, los derechos de las mujeres, el Foro social mundial, el cambio climático, la salud, los derechos de la niñez, etc. se han dado cita en el Palacio de Naciones de Ginebra.

La liberalización de las políticas económicas acompañada de la globalización y la rapidez con la que este fenómeno llevó la vida en el mundo en los últimos años hizo que el estado nación desapareciera.

All GCAP coalitions and constituency groups are urged to put pressure on your Head of State to commit to attend the UN June Summt.  For developing countries, it is of utmost importance to commit early and request Heads of State from developed countries to attend the Summit.