At the 2009 World Bank/ IMF Annual Meetings on The Fourth Pillar Consultation with Civil Society on Governance Reform
Date: October 1, 2009
Time: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Venue: Istanbul, Turkey
In September 2008, Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), set out a four-pillar approach to broaden the inputs to reform the governance structure of the IMF:
1st Pillar: The 2008 report of the IMF’s Independent Evaluation Office;
2nd Pillar: The work of the Executive Board Working Group;
3rd Pillar: A committee of eminent persons, chaired by Trevor Manuel;
4th Pillar: The consultation with civil society organizations (CSOs).
Over the last few months (June 1-Sept 1, 2009), New Rules for Global Finance has facilitated “The Fourth Pillar” Consultation with civil society on IMF Governance Reform. The text of discussions and videoconferences are all available at www.thefourthpillar.org and linked below.
Deliverables from the Consultation:
- Consultation Terms of Reference [English, Spanish, French]
- Preliminary summary of the principles, recommendations and issues submitted to the Executive Board prior to its July 21, 2009 discussion of IMF Governance. [
English / Spanish / French]. - 6 Videoconferences with civil society 1) Nairobi and Johannesburg ; 2) Lima and Montevideo ; 3) Mexico City and Buenos Aires; 4) Bishkek and Almaty ; 5) Ghana ; and 6) Jakarta and New Delhi. Transcriptions are in English
- Final CSO paper for the Fourth Pillar Consultation on the Reform of IMF Governance [ English / Spanish / French], which was recently discussed by IMF Executive Directors.
In Istanbul we invite you as a member of civil society to participate in a discussion with the IMF Managing Director to discuss the recommendations in the Final CSO paper.
There is limited space for this event. Seating will be available in the order in which we receive your response. RSVP is required to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We ask that organizations send only one representative. The meeting will be conducted in English, with simultaneous translation in French and Spanish, in a roundtable format.
We look forward to receiving your response and to participating with you in this important and timely discussion.
Sincerely,
Jo Marie Griesgraber, Executive Director, New Rules for Global Finance Coalition
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