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Participation matters! Get your country's voice at the UN Summit in June
All heads of state and finance ministers, from northern and southern countries alike, should take part at the upcoming UN High Level Conference on the global financial and economic crisis and its impacts on development.
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.
Please feel free to use this sample letter to send to not only your Head of State, but also to encourage Ministers of Finance, Trade, Development Cooperation, Commerce, as well as Foreign Affairs to attend the Summit.
- Draft letter to lobby governments to take part in UN Summit on Financial Crisis.doc
- Draft letter to lobby governments to take part in UN Summit on Financial Crisis - Spanish.doc
- Draft letter to lobby governments to take part in UN Summit on Financial Crisis - Arabic.doc
- Draft letter to lobby governments to take part in UN Summit on Financial Crisis - French.doc
- Draft letter to lobby governments to take part in UN Summit on Financial Crisis - Portuguese.doc
FOR LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, a special appeal was made by the President of the General Assembly.
This report by GCAP Peru compiles news and updates on the financial crisis (in Spanish)
Official UN Summit Civil Society Registration - May 13th
UN-NGLS has launched the registration process for civil society participation in the UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development which will take place at UN Headquarters in New York from 1-3 June 2009. All civil organizations previously accredited to the Financing for Development process or in consultative status with ECOSOC are allowed to attend. In order to attend, please complete the registration form as soon as possible as the Conference is fast approaching.
The registration deadline is 13 May 2009. The form can be found at: http://www.un-ngls.org/juneconfernce
More information on the background of the June Conference can be found in the first issue of the NGLS Bulletin
Other useful information can be found on the website of the Preisdent of the General Assembly at: http://www.un.org/ga/president/63/interactive/uneconference.shtml
Draft Outcome Document
The Conference draft outcome document will be released on May 8th.
For an online briefing by the President of the General Assembly (PGA), please see: UN Webcast Live Schedule for Friday, 8 May 2009: http://www.un.org/webcast
GCAP UN June Summit teleconference
Members of GCAP are meeting on a weekly basis to discuss strategies towards the UN Summit. The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 12, 1 GMT. Please join us for the next call.
For information about accessing this call, please email Helena Suarez (helena.suarez[at]whiteband.org)
For more information, write to Rosa Lizarde (rosaencasa[at]aol.com)
