Posts Tagged ‘United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development’

United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development, New York, June 24-26, 2009

Aug 17, 2009

By Fr. Kevin Dance, CP When the governments of the world met in Doha, Qatar in December 2008 to review progress made in the area of financing for development, the first rumblings of financial chaos could be felt. It was decided that the spreading financial and economic global crisis called for a follow up conference ... Read more

In Passion for Justice | Tagged Economi crisis, environmental degredation, g-192, G-20, g-8, green economy, Joseph Stiglitz, Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, NGOs, solidarity, United Nations, United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development

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A Crisis that Affects Us All

Aug 13, 2009

(The following post was offered by Fr. Kevin Dance, CP of Passionist International who attended the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development.) The financial and economic crisis that has swamped the world points to an urgent need to reform the international financial system to meet the ... Read more

In Passion for Justice | Tagged development, Economic crisis, Financial Crisis, IMF, kairos, poverty, United Nations, United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development, World Bank

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