2009 G20 London summit
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| Date | April 2, 2009 |
| Location | London |
| Participants | G-20 |
The second G-20 Leaders Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy is scheduled to take place on April 2, 2009. It follows the first G-20 Leaders Summit, that took place in Washington D.C. on November 14-15, 2008.[1] The venue of the Summit will be at the ExCel Centre[2]
Heads of government from the G-20 countries are expected to attend, including Barack Obama.
G-20 Agenda
As hosts, the UK Treasury produced an extended agenda pamphlet proposing the issues to be covered at the London summit:[3]
- Coordinated macro-economic actions to revive the global economy, stimulate growth and employment - review measures taken and possible further steps
- Reform and improve financial sector & systems - continue to deliver progress on the Washington Summit action plan
- Reform international financial institutions (IFIs) - International Monetary Fund (IMF), Financial Stability Forum (FSF) and World Bank
Protests at the G20
A number of protests are planned during the G20 leaders meeting in London
March 28th, a "Put People First" March, organised by labour movements and NGO's
April 1st, a Climate Camp in London's square mile -- a G20 protest organised by the Camp for Climate Action
April 2nd, Stop the War and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) are organizing a march
Put People First
In response to the summit, a civil society coalition called 'Put People First' has formed, calling for democratised economic institutions, secure jobs and a Green New Deal.
It is backed by major trade unions, international development NGOs and environmental organisations. [4] This will include a demonstration in central London entitled 'March for Jobs, Justice and Climate' on 28 March 2009.
The official website for the platform is http://www.putpeoplefirst.org.uk
Climate Camp in London's square mile
The UK based Camp for Climate Action is staging a camp on April 1 2009 to focus attention on the economic drivers of climate change. They are organising the camp outside the European Climate Exchange - a carbon trading market, at noon on April 1st[5].
On February 24th, the Camp for Climate Action lodged a press complaint[6] against the Evening Standard and Daily mail, for their article "Anarchists plan City riots for G20 leaders' arrival in London" by Robert Mendick and Nigel Rosser,
The official website for the platform is here
See also
References
- ^ Announcement of summit date from Number 10, the British Prime Minister's office
- ^ http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKTRE51552R20090206
- ^ "Managing the global economy through turbulent times" (PDF). ISBN 9781845325404.
- ^ List of members: http://www.bond.org.uk/pages/platform-members.html, Put People First Q and A: http://www.bond.org.uk/pages/economic-crisis-campaign.html
- ^ http://www.cliamtecamp.org.uk/g20 and http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/11/emissionstrading-carbonemissions
- ^ http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/g20-complaint