Enhancing the Democratic
Accountability and Parliamentary Oversight of the International Financial
Institutions
Global Strategy Meeting
Washington, DC
April 10-11, 2007
Democratic Governance and
Parliamentary Oversight (DGPO) Project,
New Rules for Global Finance
Coalition, Secretariat
This meeting is by invitation only.
Please contact
jbaker@new-rules.org for more details.
Preliminary Agenda
Monday, April 9, 2007
Arrival in Washington, DC for out-of-town
participants:
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
9:00 AM- 5:30 PM: Global Strategy Meeting,
Democratic Governance and Parliamentary Oversight
(DGPO) Project
Venue: Action Aid International USA
1420 K Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington DC 20005
Day 1 (April 10, 9:00-5:30 pm) will focus on the
overall framework for the project, get reports from each of the four country
partners (Brazil, Ghana, India, and Indonesia), discuss lessons for building
the global network on parliamentary oversight drawing on perspectives from
other potential partners/countries (Malawi, Mexico, etc.). The emphasis is
on identifying national, regional, and global strategies to strengthen
parliamentary oversight of the international financial institutions.
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Welcome: Setting the Action Agenda
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Overview of the Democratic Governance and Parliamentary Oversight
Project
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Presentation of Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight of the
International Financial Institutions:
a). Brazil – Marcus de Faro*,
Rede Brasil
b). Ghana – Steve Manteaw,
ISODEC
c). India – Smitu Kothari,
Intercultural Resources
d). Indonesia – Don Marut,
International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID)
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Group Comments on Each
Draft Plan of Action
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Identify Comparative
Lessons and Strategies for Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight at the
National, Regional and Global Levels
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Strengthening
Parliamentary Oversight of the International Financial Institutions:
Identifying Strategic Issues for Different Policy Arenas
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Day 2 (April 11, 9:00-5:30 pm) will focus on the
various pieces for moving forward with Phase 2 of the DGPO project by
discussing and further scoping out of the funding proposal in terms of key
partners for each region, cross-regional and North-South activities,
strengthening the partnership with the IPP initiative, and plans for moving
the Secretariat to a partner in the South.
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Review the Global
Research and Advocacy Agenda of the DGPO Project:
Phase 2
Proposal
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Build on Parallel and
Supporting Initiatives for Public Accountability:
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Develop Plans for Civil
Society Networking & Outreach about the DGPO Project
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Develop Joint Work Plan
for Phase 2 Proposal and Fundraising
5: 30 PM:
Planning Meeting Adjourns
The New
Rules for Global Finance Coalition, which serves as the Secretariat for the
Democratic Governance and Parliamentary Oversight (DGPO) Project, oversees
the project’s agenda and administration on behalf of a collaborative network
of leading civil society organizations from the Global South and North.
Member organizations of the project’s Executive Committee include: ActionAid
International USA; the Bank Information Center (USA); the Bretton Woods
Project (UK); Intercultural Resources (India); New Rules for Global Finance
(USA); and Rede Brasil (Brazil).
For more
information about this project, please contact:
Democratic
Governance and Parliamentary Oversight (DGPO) Project
New Rules
for Global Finance Coalition
2200 Wilson
Boulevard, Suite 650
Arlington,
VA 22201 USA
Phone:
301-277-9390
Fax:
703-841-0050
E-mail:
jvriker@aol.com
