Council meeting of the Socialist International, Paris 15-16 November 2010
The second meeting of the Council of the Socialist International in 2010 will take place on 15-16 November in Paris, as agreed at the previous Council meeting held at the United Nations Headquarters, New York in June.
In accordance with the decision taken at the meeting of the Presidium of the Socialist International held on 20 September, the agenda for this Council meeting will include three main themes, focussing on The Global Economy, Climate Change and the forthcoming COP16, and Resolution of Conflicts.
In the first main theme, under the title The World Economy: mapping out a sustainable recovery that works for all, participants will discuss the latest developments in the global economy, including the G20 Seoul Summit and its outcome. Looking at the recovery from a social democratic perspective, contributions will be heard on ways to ensure that the recovery is fair, equitable and sustainable, and to the benefit of ordinary citizens.
Following this debate, the meeting will turn its attention to the second theme, Facing the Consequences of Climate Change: The urgent need for a meaningful agreement at COP16. With the forthcoming Sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties in Cancún representing another vital opportunity for leaders of the world to unite and take meaningful action on climate change, the International will once more put this theme at the heart of its agenda, to define the social democratic priorities on this most crucial of issues, which will shape the future of our planet.
The discussions on the third main theme, Overcoming Conflict: Strengthening democracy and security, will concentrate on the positive effect that resolving conflicts wherever they occur can have on the ability of a country and a society to have a stable democracy and provide security for all. In 2010, the International has actively promoted conflict resolution in the South Caucasus and the Middle East, continued to develop its platform on disarmament issues, supported democracy in different regions of the world and sent electoral observation missions.
The meeting, to be held at the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, will begin at 10.00 hrs on Monday 15 November and close and 13.00 hrs on Tuesday 16 November. At the opening, following remarks by the SI Secretary General, speakers will include Angel Gurría, Secretary General of the OECD, Martine Aubry, First Secretary of the French Socialist Party (PS) and Prime Minister George Papandreou, President of the Socialist International.
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The second meeting of the Council of the Socialist International in 2010 will take place on 15-16 November in Paris, as agreed at the previous Council meeting held at the United Nations Headquarters, New York in June.
In accordance with the decision taken at the meeting of the Presidium of the Socialist International held on 20 September, the agenda for this Council meeting will include three main themes, focussing on The Global Economy, Climate Change and the forthcoming COP16, and Resolution of Conflicts.
In the first main theme, under the title The World Economy: mapping out a sustainable recovery that works for all, participants will discuss the latest developments in the global economy, including the G20 Seoul Summit and its outcome. Looking at the recovery from a social democratic perspective, contributions will be heard on ways to ensure that the recovery is fair, equitable and sustainable, and to the benefit of ordinary citizens.
Following this debate, the meeting will turn its attention to the second theme, Facing the Consequences of Climate Change: The urgent need for a meaningful agreement at COP16. With the forthcoming Sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties in Cancún representing another vital opportunity for leaders of the world to unite and take meaningful action on climate change, the International will once more put this theme at the heart of its agenda, to define the social democratic priorities on this most crucial of issues, which will shape the future of our planet.
The discussions on the third main theme, Overcoming Conflict: Strengthening democracy and security, will concentrate on the positive effect that resolving conflicts wherever they occur can have on the ability of a country and a society to have a stable democracy and provide security for all. In 2010, the International has actively promoted conflict resolution in the South Caucasus and the Middle East, continued to develop its platform on disarmament issues, supported democracy in different regions of the world and sent electoral observation missions.
The meeting, to be held at the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, will begin at 10.00 hrs on Monday 15 November and close and 13.00 hrs on Tuesday 16 November. At the opening, following remarks by the SI Secretary General, speakers will include Angel Gurría, Secretary General of the OECD, Martine Aubry, First Secretary of the French Socialist Party (PS) and Prime Minister George Papandreou, President of the Socialist International.
http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticleID=2078
