Calendar of Events

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2010  
January 1 Canada begins chairing Group of Eight; South Korea begins chairing G20
http://g8.gc.ca and http://www.g20.org
January 26 Public launch of Canadian civil society policy platform for the G8/G20 (Ottawa, Canada)
http://atthetable2010.org/sites/halifaxinitiative.org/files/documents/CANADIANG8G20PLATFORMFINAL190210EN.pdf
February 5 - 6 G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada)
http://www.g7.gc.ca/news-nouvelles-eng.html
February 12 Launch of the UN Secretary General's Report on MDG Summit
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/64/665
February 23 - 25 High Level Group on Education for All (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001871/187149e.pdf
February 27 - 28 Meeting of Finance Ministry and Central Bank Deputies (Songdo, Incheon, Korea)
Press Release: http://www.korea.net/news.do?mode=detail&thiscode=eng022002&guid=43817
March 18 - 19 G20 Sherpa Meeting (Canada)
March 23-24 High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development (New York)
http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/hld/HLD2010/index.htm
March 29 - 30 G8 Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gatineau, Quebec, Canada)
http://g8.gc.ca/ministers-meetings/foreign-ministers/
April 20 - 22 G20 Labour Minister's Meeting (Washington DC, USA)
http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/events/G20_ministersmeeting/results.htm
April 20 - 22 The Montreal Millenium Summit (Montreal, Canada)
http://www.millenniumsummit.ca/
April 23 G20 Finance Ministers Meeting (Washington DC, USA)
hhttp://g20.org/Documents/201004_communique_WashingtonDC.pdf
April 24 - 25 World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings (Washington)
http://www.imf.org/external/spring/2010/index.htm
April 26 - 28 G8 International Development Ministers (Halifax, Canada)
http://g8.gc.ca/ministers-meetings/development-ministers/
April 29 - 30 14th meeting of the Africa Partnership Forum (Toronto, Canada)
http://www.africapartnershipforum.org/pages/0,2987,en_37489563_37489442_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
May G20 Conference on Financial Regulation (Berlin, Germany)
May 24 - 25 G20 Sherpa Meeting (Canada)
June 4-5 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (Busan, Korea)
http://g20.org/Documents/201006_Communique_Busan.pdf
June 15 BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit (Brasilia, Brazil)
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjdt/2649/t688366.htm
June 18 South Korean People's G20 Response Preparation Committee Meeting (South Korea)
June 24 - 25 G20 Sherpa Meeting (Canada)
June 25 G8 Summit (Huntsville, Ontario, Canada) 
http://g8.gc.ca/g8-summit/summit-documents/
June 25 - 27 Interfaith Leaders Summit (Winnipeg, Canada)
http://www.faithchallengeg8.com/home_en.html
June 26 - 27 G20 Leaders' Summit (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 
http://g20.org/Documents/g20_declaration_en.pdf
July G20 Sherpa Meeting (South Korea)
July 4 AU Maternal and Child Health Summit (Kampala, Uganda)
http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/conferences/2010/july/summit/15thsummit.html
July 7 - 8 International Workshop of the Korea Civil Society Network on Financial Reform (Seoul, South Korea)
July 15 Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) South Korea Development Workshop
http://www.whiteband.org/regions/asia/kor
July 29 - 30 Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) SouthEast, North and Central Asia (SENCA) International Workshop (South Korea) http://www.gcap-senca.net/
September Meeting of Finance Ministry and Central Bank Deputies (Gwangju, Korea)
September G20 Sherpa Meeting (South Korea)
September 20-22 General Assembly High Level meeting on the MDGs (MDG+10 Summit) (New York, USA)
http://www.un.org/en/mdg/summit2010/
October Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (Washington DC, USA)
mid - October Civil G20 Dialogue
October 9 - 11 World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings (Washington)
October 22 - 23 Finance Ministers' Meeting (Gyeongju, Republic of Korea)
November G20 Deputy - Finance Ministers Meeting (South Korea)
November G20 Sherpa Meeting (South Korea)
November 6 - 13 People's Joint Action Week - Forum, Rally, Events (Seoul, South Korea)
November 11-12 G20 Leaders Summit (Seoul, South Korea)
http://www.seoulsummit.kr/main.g20?menu_seq=main
November 14 Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (Yokohama, Japan)

2009  
January 1 Italy takes over the Chairing of the Group of Eight (G8)
http://www.g8italia2009.it
January 5 - 6 First plenary session of UN Commission of Experts on the financial crisis (New York)
http://www.un.org/ga/president/63/commission/firstmeeting.pdf
January 8 - 9 Conference convened by Sarkozy and Blair on Financial Crisis "New World - Values, Developments, Regulations" (Paris)
http://www.colloquenouveaumonde.fr/home/
January 10 - 11 European cross sectoral civil society meeting for a common response to the crisis (Paris)
http://www.eurodad.org/whatsnew/articles.aspx?id=3237
January 20 US presidential inauguration (Washington DC)
January 27 – February 2 World Social Forum (Belem)
http://www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br/?set_language=en
January 26 – February 13 UN Commission of Experts - consultations with civil society
http://www.un-ngls.org/cfr and Report on CSO consultation http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article745
January 28 Announcement of modalities of the UN Conference on the Global Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impacts on Development
http://www.un.org/ga/president/63/letters/ffd28109.pdf
January 28 - February 1 World Economic Forum (Davos)
http://www.weforum.org/en/events/AnnualMeeting2009/index.htm
February 1 G-20 Finance Deputies meeting (London)
February 2 - 3 First G8 Sherpa meeting (Naples, Italy)
http://www.g8italia2009.it
February 13 - 14

G7 finance ministers (Rome, Italy)
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/g8/ministerials-ministerielles/2009-02-14%20-%20FinMin.aspx

February 16 - 19 Euro-IFI Watchers meeting (Brussels). Will include two days of panels and discussion on climate change and the financial crisis. Euro-IFI strategy meeting on Feb 17 and 18.
February 22 Coordination meeting of European governments in G20 (Berlin)

Outcome of the meeting, http://www.bundesregierung.de/nn_6538/Content/EN/Pressemitteilungen/BPA/2009/2009-02-22-outcome.html
Summary by the chair, Chancellor Angela Merkel, http://www.bundesregierung.de/nn_6538/Content/EN/Pressemitteilungen/BPA/2009/2009-02-22-chair-summary.html

February 23 - 24 First meeting of Heiligendamm Steering Committee (G8+O5) (Rome?)
March 9 - 10 Second plenary session of UN Commission of Experts on the financial crisis (Geneva). Third session to be held later in the month in New York.
March 14 Meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers (London)
http://www.fin.gc.ca/n08/09-030-eng.asp
March 15 ECOFIN Meeting of EU Finance Ministers
March 19-20 EU Heads of State Summit (to decide on position going into G-20)
March 23- 24 Second meeting of G8 Sherpas (Rome?)
March 25-27 General Assembly interactive thematic dialogue on the Economic Crisis and Its Impacts on Development
http://www.un.org/ga/president/63/interactive/worldfinancialcrisis.shtml
March 28 G-20 mass mobilization march for jobs, justice and the planet/climate (London)
http://www.putpeoplefirst.org.uk/
March 30 - April 1 Alternative ECOFIN Conference (Prague)
http://www.glopolis.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=38&Itemid=58
April 1 Global day of action against the G-20 (World)
April 2 G-20 Heads of State Summit (London)
http://www.londonsummit.gov.uk/en/
April 3 – 4 European Union informal (held out of Brussels) EcoFin meeting (Czech Republic)
April 17 - 19 Summit of the Americas (Trinidad and Tobago)
http://www.summit-americas.org/
April 22 - 24 G8 Environment Ministers (Siracusa, Italy)
April 25 - 26 Spring Meetings of World Bank and IMF (Washington DC)
http://www.imf.org/external/spring/2009/index.htm
April 27 or 28 ECOSOC/UNCTAD/ BWIs/WTO interactive dialogue
April 29 Recommendations of the Commission of Experts of the President of the General Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/63/838&Lang=E
May 4 - 5 Third meeting of the G8 sherpas (Rome) and Civil G8 will take place hosted by the mayor of Rome
May 18 Draft outcome document [rev1] 18 May 2009
http://www.un.org/ga/president/63/interactive/financialcrisis/outcomedoc180509.pdf
May 21 - 23 G8 Development Ministers (under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (Pecara, Italy) - Chair's Summary
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/g82010/ministerials-ministerielles/2009/2009-06-11_Rome-DevtMin.aspx
May 23 - 24 Second meeting of Heiligendamm Steering Committee (G8+O5) (Rome?)
June 12 - 13 G7 Finance Ministers (Venice, Italy)
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/g82010/ministerials-ministerielles/2009/2009-06-13_Lecce-FinMin.aspx
June 15 - 18 Eurodad biennial conference, including focus on the global financial crisis. (Barcelona)
June 24 - 26 UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impacts on Development (New York)
http://www.un.org/ga/econcrisissummit/
June 24 – 25 Fourth meeting of the G8 sherpas (La Maddalena, Sardinia)
June 26 G8 Foreign Ministers (Trieste, Italy)
July 8-10 G8 Summit (La Maddalena, Italy)
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/g82010/summit-sommet/2009/chair_summary-resume_de_chaise.aspx
September 15 Start of 64th session of the General Assembly (New York)
 
September 21 Final report of the UN Commission of Experts released
http://www.un.org/ga/president/63/PDFs/reportofexpters.pdf
September 23-25 G-20 Heads of State Summit (Pittsburgh)
http://www.g20.org/pub_communiques.aspx
October 6 - 7 World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings (Istanbul, Turkey)
http://www.imf.org/external/am/2009/index.htm
November Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Trinidad and Tobago)
http://www.chogm2009.org/home/
November 17 G20 Finance Ministers Meeting (St. Andrews, Scotland)
December 7 – 18 The United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP 15, and meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), Copenhagen, Denmark.
http://www.denmark.dk/en/menu/Climate-Energy/COP15-Copenhagen-2009/cop15.htm

The Copenhagen accord
http://www.denmark.dk/en/menu/Climate-Energy/COP15-Copenhagen-2009/Selected-COP15-news/A+Copenhagen-Accord-it-is.htm

2008  
October 15 G8 leaders statement on the global economy
http://www.imf.org/external/np/cm/2008/101508.htm
October 2 Announcement by UN General Assembly President of Commission of Experts on the financial crisis (New York)
http://www.un.org/ga/president/63/commission/financial_commission.shtml
October 22 Announcement by US President George Bush of G-20 meeting (Washington DC)
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/g8/summit-sommet/g20/washington_102208.aspx?lang=eng
October 28 Launch of statement on the Proposed “Global Summit” to reform the international financial system
http://www.choike.org/bw2/
October 30 Interactive panel of the United Nations General Assembly on the Global Financial Crisis
http://www.un.org/ga/president/63/interactive/gfc.shtml
November 8-9 G-20 meeting of Finance Ministers (Sao Paulo)
http://www.g20.utoronto.ca/2008-communique-081109.pdf
November 11 G-77 introduces a resolution in the General Assembly to have a UN conference on the financial crisis (New York)
November 15 G-20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy (Washington DC)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/11/20081115-1.html
November 29 - December 3 Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus (Doha, Qatar)
http://www.un.org/ffd
December 1 – 12 The United Nations Climate Change Conference - Conference of the Parties (COP) 14, (Poznań, Poland)
http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop_14/items/4481.php
December 9 GCAP UK Campaigning Meeting re crisis (London)
December 15 Joint workshop with London University SOAS, NGOs and other stakeholders (trade unions and others) to work on joint policy asks