UN Economic Conference Offers Hope to Developing World

25 June 2009, Washington D.C, By Joe De Capua -  Many ngo and humanitarian organizations are following developments at the UN economic conference this week, waiting to see what will be done to help developing nations. 
Among them is the Catholic development organization, CIDSE, which has presented a report on the crisis.  The report – funded by the Dutch government — outlines the effects the downturn is having on developing countries.  See full text

• High hopes for development financing forum
  24 June 2009 - MEDIAGLOBAL: As the current financial and economic crisis deepens, developing countries and many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are calling for immediate action from the international community to help poorer countries recover from the crisis. This week’s Conference on World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, is the first opportunity that developing countries and many NGOs have had to be at the table with representatives of the G-20 to discuss the current crisis and its impact on their countries.
• UN Takes the ball on global economic policy, say Catholic development agencies on UN response to the financial crisis
  24 June 2009, New York,  CIDSE  -  The UN agreement on response to the financial crisis takes important steps toward a global consensus on response to the crisis, according to CIDSE, an international alliance of 16 Catholic development agencies working together for global justice.
• UN economic conference unable to secure financing for developing countries
  26 June 2009 - Xinhua. The inability to secure funding for low-income countries is the most unfortunate development to come out of the ongoing United Nations conference on the financial crisis, said Martin Khor, the head of an influential think tank of developing countries, here on Thursday.