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InterAction News Release:The outcome of the G20 summit in Cannes was mixed, with progress on tax havens but not enough concrete action to ease the burden of the financial crisis on the world’s poor, said InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based NGOs.
Guardian (UK): G20: Protesters go on the march in France – in pictures
Sam Worthington quoted in G-20 photo gallery. ''The fact that it takes a report from Bill Gates to get development back on the agenda speaks volumes about how the G20 needs to shift its focus in the future from not only being in crisis mode but towards building a more inclusive, sustainable global economy"http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/gallery/2011/nov/03/g20-france-protesters-in-pictures#/?picture=381359298&index=9
Sam Worthington quoted in news story published by multiple international outlets including El Mundo (Spain).Several NGOs urge the Heads of State and Government meeting in Cannes (France) for the G20 summit, not to sacrifice development aid under the guise of the European financial crisis and especially the Greek."The solutions to the Greek situation cannot be loaded on backs of the poorest," said Samuel Worthington, president of the Inter American NGO Action, in a press briefing shortly before the opening of the Summit of the top twenty economic powers in the world.
Sam Worthington quoted in news story published by multiple media outlets including Germany's Greenpeace magazine.What are the Greek debt as compared to the tens of thousands dead with famine in the Horn of Africa? What a couple of billion euros aid flows more or less mean in comparison to the likely consequences of a drastic climate change? For international aid organizations and environmentalists, the French G20 is already on its end a bitter disappointment. At least as important issues such as the European sovereign debt crisis remain in their opinion on the track.
Sam Worthington quoted.G-20 leaders must not make the sovereign debt crisis, which currently engulfs Europe, as reason for not delivering on their pledges to provide food security and agricultural assistance to poor countries, according to InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based aid non-governmental organizations.
InterAction News Release: G20 leaders meeting in Cannes should heed recommendations by philanthropist Bill Gates today in his innovative funding report and invest in inclusive and sustainable growth, said the largest alliance of U.S.-based international NGOs on Thursday.
China Network News: G20 Coverage
Sam Worthington quoted in Chinese news clip. http://news.china.com.cn/2011-11/02/content_23799833.htm
Sam Worthington quoted in this news story that was published in multiple French newspapers including L'Express.Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have argued Wednesday that the G20 continues to mobilize for development despite the crisis and expressed hope that the summit in Cannes does not block the implementation by some countries in the transaction tax financial.
Sam Worthington quoted in articleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global development groups on Friday called on G20 leaders to step up to their commitments to tackle global food security and come up with new ways to boost world growth that also benefit the poorest.With Europe's sovereign debt crisis set to dominate the G20 summit on November 3-4 in Cannes, France, there is concern leaders will avoid firm decisions to address increased global food price volatility and new ways to finance development.
NGO alliance InterAction applauds the recent introduction of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 by Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA).
