Events

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today convened the inaugural meeting of a high-level task force of senior United Nations officials aimed at addressing the food crisis, noting that there was an urgent need to help the millions of people already suffering. The crisis threatens gains made in achieving 1, which focuses on hunger and extreme poverty.

http://www.cadtm.org/spip.php?rubrique2
http://www.jubileesouth.org/

Tōyako, Hokkaidō, Japan

EU-Central Africa Technical and Senior official negotiations

7-18 July, Brazzaville

In September 2008, ministers from over 100 countries, heads of bilateral and multilateral development agencies, donor organizations, and civil society organizations from around the world will gather in Accra for the Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (2-4 September). Their common objective is to help developing countries and marginalized people in their fight against poverty by making aid more transparent, accountable and results-oriented

Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness

Accra, Ghana

EU-Pacific Technical negotiations

15-26 September, Brussels (date to be confirmed)

EU-EAC Technical negotiations

16-18 September, Bujumbura (to be confirmed)

The European Social Forum is an annual conference held by members of the alter-globalization movement. It aims to allow social movements, trade unions, NGOs, refugees, peace and "anti-imperialist" groups, "anti-racist" movements, environmental movements, networks of the excluded and community campaigns from Europe and the world to come together and discuss themes linked to major European and global issues. In order to coordinate campaigns, share ideas and refine organizing strategies.

www.esf2008.org

KICK OFF EPA WEEK with a stunt in Strasburg on 23 September targeted at the EP; presence of ACP civil society people; speaker tour.

EU-Central Africa Technical and Senior Official negotiations

Brussels (date to be confirmed)

Summit of Head os State and Governments, Accra on 30 september.

www.acpsec.org

EU-SADC Technical and Senior official negotiations

Brussels (date to be confirmed)

On October 7 2008 the trade union movement is organising a World Day for Decent Work. This is an unparalleled opportunity for trade unions and organisations interested in Decent Work all around the world to join a broad global mobilisation involving a large number of people and a wide range of activities. A successful day will focus attention on the urgent need for a new globalisation.

http://www.wddw.org/

The months of September and October 2008 present many unique political opportunities for GCAP and have together been identified as a peak period of mobilisation. In order to bring all these activities under the one GCAP banner the period is referred to as “50 Days of Action against Poverty and Inequality” in communications with civil society organisations globally.This will run from 1 September to 20 October 2008.

Global campaigning and mobilisation 2008

http://www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action

Annual Meeting of World Bank and IMF 2008

Washington, D.C.

http://www.imf.org/external/am/index.htm

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2008

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty has been observed every year since 1993, when the General Assembly, by resolution 47/196, designated this day to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution in all countries, particularly in developing countries - a need that has become a development priority.

http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/poverty/index.html

EU-West Africa Technical and Senior Official negotiations

Ouagadougou (confirmed)

EU-Central Africa Technical and Senior Official negotiations

27 October - 1 November, in Central Africa(date and venue to be confirmed)

European Development Days, 15-17 November, Strasburg

"Where Davos meets Porto Alegre": the 3rd edition of European Development Days will take place from 15 to 17 November 2008 in Strasbourg, France. With more than 1200 development-related organisations represented, EDD is the premier European professional event for international cooperation actors.

http://www.eudevdays.eu/Public/index_en.html

16th EU-ACP Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Port Moresby