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Process
FFD MULTI-STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS ON SYSTEMIC ISSUES
November 16-17, 2004
Washington, DC
Co-sponsored by:
Foreign Ministry of Sweden, UN Financing for
Development Office, UN Foundation, New Rules for Global
Finance Coalition
Ground Rules
The
Ground Rules for this Multi-stakeholder Consultation on Systemic Issues are as
follows:
The
purpose of this event is to engage in an informal dialogue to explore
implementation of the various issues contained in Systemic Issues, Section F, of
the Monterrey Consensus Document.
This is
an informal dialogue. No institution will make commitments during the dialogue,
nor will any report interpret any participant’s statement as committing either
him/herself or committing his/her institution.
Speakers
will speak in their personal capacity, regardless of their place of employment.
Statements by all speakers will be “not for attribution.” Reports, oral and
written, can identify participants in the event, but not identify by name what
any individual participant said.
Proceedings may be recorded for the sole purpose of assisting those people
preparing reports of the discussions. Upon completion of the reports those
tapes will be erased.
Summary
reports of the discussions will be prepared by the Civil Society conveners,
i.e., New Rules for Global Finance Coalition, and, together with any conclusions
or recommendations, will be the sole responsibility of the Coalition.
Rapporteurs’ reports and other documents will be shared electronically through
the New Rules’ website (www.new-rules.org)
which is also linked with the United Nations’ Financing for Development Office
website (http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/).
There will be opportunity for feedback from participants and from the public on
the New Rules’ website. The feedback will be presented in the name of the
sender, or feedback may be summarized and collated by the website host.
Overall Format:
This is
a round table gathering experts from several stake-holder groups: national
governments, staff and management of the World Bank, IMF and economic
standard-setting bodies, UN agencies, civil society including think-tanks and
academics, and the private sector. Everyone present is encouraged to speak.
Everyone has an important role. A few people have been invited to lead off the
conversations and to facilitate the conversations. Their roles are described
below.
Moderators:
The
Moderators will ensure that many or all of the topics identified in the Systemic
Agenda are discussed. They will identify speakers, encourage participants to be
brief, summarize points of agreement and disagreement. They will also remind
participants to focus on proposals and solutions. The emphasis will remain on
well-researched policy proposals that could be implemented and thereby
accomplish goals as identified in the Session Title, i.e., Crisis Prevention,
Credit Provision in Times of Crisis, Mechanisms to Manage Risk, and Governance.
Overview Expert:
This
person will provide a brief map of the issues included in the Session Topic.
This person will speak for at most 8 minutes. Again this dialogue will focus on
positive proposals to move forward toward the overall goals identified in the
Session Titles.
Expert:
This
person will direct the spotlight toward one specific area within the range of
topics identified in the Systemic Issues Agenda. The planners recognize the
breadth of issues. Therefore, at each of the series of meetings—in Washington,
Lima, Nairobi and New York—different sub-topics will be highlighted. This
expert will speak for 15-20 minutes, again with the purpose of identifying
positive proposals that are well-researched, and that if implemented, could
accomplish the goals identified in the Session Titles.
Participants:
All
present are key to this process. All invitees are recognized experts whose
views are highly valued. All are asked to emphasize positive proposals leading
to desired outcomes. The Moderator will encourage participants to be brief,
stay on topic, and focus on policy proposals.
Observers:
In the
interest of having the discussion take place among a relatively small group of
people, the number of participants is deliberately small. However, the
organizers welcome Observers. There may be times when some participants will
“step back” from the table to ensure ample space for interim participants,
especially Executive Directors from the International Monetary Fund and World
Bank.
Rapporteurs:
Notes
will be taken during each session by a designated Rapporteur. A summary of
those notes will be provided during the closing session. These notes will then
form the basis for a single Rapporteur’s Report to be posted on the New Rules
for Global Finance Coalition website: www.new-rules.org with a link to the website of the UN Financing for
Development Office:
http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/.
Appreciation:
The
organizers, New Rules for Global Finance Coalition, wish to express their
appreciation to all who have contributed to this process, including the UN FFD
Office Director and Staff, the Executive Directors and Staff of the World Bank
and IMF, and all who traveled and who contributed their ideas. We especially
recognize the contribution of the Deans of the Boards of the World Bank and IMF,
Mr. Alyahya and Mr. Mirakhor, and their respective designated interlocutors, Mr.
Bhattacharya and Mr. Kiekens, with Mr. Bell.
New Rules for Global Finance
Coalition expresses special appreciation to the Co-Sponsors, the Ministry for
Foreign Affairs of Sweden and the UN Foundation, for their financial support.
New Rules thanks the Ford Foundation for its core support.
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