PRESIDENT of the 63rd Session
United Nations General Assembly

Interactive Thematic Dialogue of the UN General Assembly on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development

25-27 March 2009, United Nations Headquarters

PROGRAMME

• Programme

DOCUMENTS

• Background Note - UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
• The reference paper prepared by the International Labour Organization (ILO)
• UNCTAD report on the global economic crisis
• The Implications of the Global Financial Crisis for Low-Income Countries - IMF
• World Bank report on the global economic crisis
• The recommendations of the Commission of Experts of the President of the General Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System
  

STATEMENTS

• To the Closing Session of the Interactive Thematic Dialogue on the Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development (27 March)
• To the Opening Session of the Interactive Thematic Dialogue on the Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development (25 March)
• Statements by the Member States and UN Agencies
  

WEBCAST

• 27 March 09, General Assembly: Interactive thematic dialogue on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development.
  [Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 48 minutes]
  [Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 48 minutes]
  • Closing statement by Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann , President of the General Assembly
    [Webcast: Archived Video - 8 minutes ]

• 26 March 09, Press Conference: Joseph Stiglitz, Chairman of the Commission of Experts of the President of the General Assembly on reforms of the international monetary and financial system, to brief on the Commission's recommendations to the General Assembly.
  [Webcast: Archived Video - English: 39 minutes ]

• 26 March 09, General Assembly: Interactive thematic dialogue on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development.
  Morning Meeting:
  [Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 56 minutes]
  [Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 56 minutes]

Afternoon Meeting:
[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 35 minutes]
[Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 35 minutes]

• 25 March 09, General Assembly: Interactive thematic dialogue on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development.
  Morning Meeting:
  [Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 54 minutes]
  [Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 54 minutes]
  • Opening statement by Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann , President of the General Assembly
    [Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes ]

  Afternoon Meeting:
  [Webcast: Archived Video - English: 3 hours and 6 minutes]
  [Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 3 hours and 6 minutes]

LETTERS

• Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations transmitting the reference paper prepared by the International Labour Organization for the interactive thematic dialogue on "The World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development" to be held by the General Assembly from 25 to 27 March, 2009. (23 March)

• Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations transmitting the programme for the interactive thematic dialogue on "The World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development" to be held by the General Assembly from 25 to 27 March, 2009. (20 March)

• Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations transmitting the recommendations of the Commission of Experts of the President of the General Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System. (20 March)

• Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations regarding an extraordinary interactive thematic dialogue on the subject of "The World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development" to be held on 25 to 27 March, 2009.(17 March)

• Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations regarding the Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development with a with a revised draft resolution containing the proposed organization of the conference. (18 February)

• Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations regarding the informal consultations on the world financial and economic crisis and its impact on development on 12 February 2009. (9 February)

• Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations regarding the conference on the world financial and economic crisis and its impact on development with a draft resolution containing the proposed organization of the conference. (28 January)

• Letter to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations transmitting the statement prepared by the Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System following its first meeting in New York, 4-6 January 2009. (7 January)

USEFUL LINKS

• The Commission of Experts of the President of the UN General Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System
• Financing for Development
• The Interactive Panel of the United Nations General Assembly on the Global Financial Crisis

NEWS

• Meeting Summaries
• Press Conference by Commission of Experts
• Press Release
• Media Advisory