InterAction and Oxfam were mentioned in news clip about G20 outcomes.

http://www.haixiainfo.com.tw/166004.html

Sam Worthington quoted in article.

Sam Worthington quoted.

A proposal for a financial transaction tax to raise new new funding for poor countries failed to win the backing of the G20 although France President Nicolas Sarkozy said he planned to still pursue the idea.

Sam Worthington quoted.

Sam Worthington quoted.

CANNES, Nov 4 (IPS) - While the Greek bailout and stimulus package dominated discussion among the Group of 20 (G20) major industrialised and emerging market economies at the high-level summit in Cannes, France, this week, the proposed financial transactions tax (FTT) received meagre attention.

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.

John Ruthrauff, InterAction's Director of Intl Advocacy, was interviewed about the G20.

http://english.cntv.cn/program/newshour/20111103/110252.shtml

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.

InterAction News Release: G20 leaders meeting in Cannes tomorrow must not solve the sovereign debt crisis on the backs of the world’s poor and should take the lead on fulfilling previous commitments, particularly on food and agricultural assistance, said the largest alliance of U.S.-based international NGOs.

Late last week, the Obama administration announced that it has sent a “small number of U.S. military advisors” to central Africa to assist forces in the region that are pursuing the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).

At the G-8 summit in France, Obama wins support for aid to shore up emerging democracies and movements. Aid groups are skeptical, noting that the G-8 is behind on previous financial pledges.

InterAction News Release: The selection of the next leader of the International Monetary Fund should be done in a transparent and inclusive manner, said the U.S-based NGO alliance, InterAction, whose work focuses on the world’s most poor and vulnerable populations.

In preparation for the November G20 summit’s consideration of innovative financing a number of leading institutions have produced analyses of financial transaction tax options (the IMF having done two).

Our thoughts are with those in Japan and other countries across the Pacific Ocean that have been affected by the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami. InterAction member organizations have strong partnerships with civil society groups in Japan that are responding.

U.S. Department of State fact sheet on an agreement to develop the North Industrial Park in Haiti to create 20,000 permanent jobs.

 A policy report on the steps needed to finance global adaptation to climate change. Recommends a $12.5 billion to $21.5 billion per year contribution by the U.S. for international adaptation. This report also comments on the raising, channeling, and spending of these funds. 

Statement from Rev. David Beckmann, President of Bread for the World, on the Faith Leaders Summit, convening in Pittsburgh in advance of the G-20 Summit.

InterAction applauds the G20 leaders for their re‐commitment to the achievement of the MDGs and calls for the immediate development and implementation of a transparent accountability mechanism to monitor decisions, pledges, and disbursements as agreed to at the Summit.

InterAction's policy statement on the global financial crisis for distribution and discussion at the September 2009 G20 Summit in Pittsburgh.

Response from InterAction to the 2009 G8 Summit Declaration and Preliminary Accountability Report

 Text of the Final Communique issued by leaders of the G20 member states

Approximately 75 million children—55% of which are girls—lack access to quality, basic education. This education deficit effectively cripples the ability of these countries to participate in the global economy, build stable and democratic government systems, and protect their citizens from abuse and ill health.

Although the recognition of the critical need for water and sanitation has been included in many communiqués from G8 Summits, there has been a notable lack of follow-up by the G8 countries on these commitments.

This policy brief is part of a larger series in InterAction’s 2009 Foreign Assistance Briefing Book.