By its , the General Assembly established an ad hoc open-ended working group to follow up on the issues contained in the . The President of the General Assembly appointed Ambassador Morten Wetland, Permanent Representative of Norway, and Ambassador Lazarous Kapambwe, Permanent Representative of Zambia, to serve as its Co-Chairs. During the meetings of the Group held on 11 September 2009 and 11 February 2010, Member States provided inputs on substantive and procedural issues. In addition, the Co-Chairs held informal consultations with all regional groups and key stakeholders on the work programme of the Group. Based on those consultations, the Co-Chairs organized a series of six substantive meetings of the Group from April to June 2010. The outcome of these meetings was included in the (A/64/884), presented by the Co-Chairs to the President of the 64th General Assembly.
Documentation
Report
Letters by the Co-Chairs
- Letter of 16 July 2010
- Letter of 14 May 2010
- Letter of 28 April 2010
- Letter of 24 March 2010
- Letter of 3 February 2010
- Letter of 8 September 2009
Inputs by Member States
- G77 Statement of 28 July
- EU Speaking points of 28 July
- G77 and China position paper of 23 June 2010
- Letter of 4 March 2010 from the Chair of G77
Background documentation
- Letter of 10 June 2010 from the President of the Human Rights Council
- Summary by the Secretariat of the Human Rights Council panel discussion on the impact of the global economic and financial crises on the realization and effective enjoyment of all human rights (A/HRC/14/CRP.2)
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12 April
“The impact of the crisis on debt sustainability of developing countries”
- Tentative programme (with links to bios, presentations and statements)
- Informal summary by the Secretariat
23 April
“Mobilization of additional resources to mitigate the impact of the crisis on the most vulnerableā
- Tentative programme (with links to bios, presentations and statements)
- Informal summary by the Secretariat
- āThe global financial crisis and sub-Saharan Africa: The effects of slowing private capital inflows on growthā by JosĆ© Brambila Macias and Isabella Massa
- UN-ECA āThe global financial crisis: impact, responses and way forwardā
(E/ECA/COE/28/6) - UN-ECA āAfrica and The Global Financial Crisis: Towards A āJust Bargainā at the G20 Summitā
- European Commission “Spring Package”:
- “Financing for Development – Annual progress report 2010 Getting back on track to reach the EU 2015 target on ODA spending?”
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30 April
āAccess to credit and concessionary finance; fiscal space for countercyclical policies; and the current global reserve systemā
- Tentative programme (with links to bios, presentations and statements)
- Informal summary by the Secretariat
- Letter of 28 April 2010 by Co-Chairs
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3 May
āImproved financial regulation and supervisionā
- Tentative programme (with links to bios, presentations and statements)
- Informal summary by the Secretariat
- Letter of 28 April 2010 by Co-Chairs
- āThe regulatory reform agenda – status and implicationsā by Aditya Narain, IMF
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26 May
āReform of the international financial and economic system, including voice and participation of developing countries in the Bretton Woods institutionsā
- Tentative programme (with links to bios, presentations and statements)
- Informal summary by the Secretariat
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- UNCTAD, G-24 Discussion Paper Series āReforming the IMF: Back to the Drawing Boardā
- Third World Network Briefing Paper 44 āReform of the international financial architectureā
- South Center Policy Brief 1 āThe Role of the 51³Ō¹Ļ in Global Economic Governance”
- World Bank “Voice Reform and Capital Increase” presentation by Ms. Lisa Finneran
- IMF āBriefing on Outcome of the April 2010 IMFC Meetingā presentation by Mr. Elliott Harris
2 & 4 June
āStrengthening the role of the 51³Ō¹Ļ in Global Economic Governanceā
- Tentative programme (with links to bios and statements)
- Informal summary by the Secretariat
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