Short round table session with Elisabeth Schroedter MEP, Anelia Stefanova (CEE Bankwatch Network) and Julien Dijol (CECODHAS) in framework of the conference "Climate Proofing EU Structural and Cohesion Funds", hosted by Elisabeth Schroedter.

Financial markets in turmoil, energy price rises, food riots, violent conflicts and environmental disasters. And whatever the disaster, poor and marginalised people are always affected the most.... It doesn't have to be this way.

Meena Raman · Trevor Ngwane · Susan George · Tariq Ramadan · Mark Thomas · Bianca Jagger. Chair: Asad Rehman.

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During the second meeting between the G20 finance ministers in St Andrews on Saturday morning, over 300 protesters gathered on West Sands to share their support for climate change reduction and social justice initiatives. After a photo-op with news outlets, the group marched to the Union to prepare for a counter-summit workshop with speakers from various organizations in the afternoon.

The World Bank has issued a stern warning to Government to safeguard the second phase of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund, NUSAF, that is to cost 100 million dollars.

Bom Dia Brasil - Discurso do presidente Lula no G20

How does the mining sector work in Africa? Our friends at Counter Balance (http://counterbalance-eib.org) have produced another cartoon in their series on the EIB in the Global South, this time about the impacts of resource extraction in developing countries.

CCTV report on the Europe-wide protests on March 28th 2009.

Michael Ellis (1st Secretary for Global Issues - British Embassy Brasília) talks to David Stanton, DFID Deputy for World Bank Reform, about Brazilian perspective on International Financial Institutions.