|
|
G20 London Summit > Hot Issues
|
Zoellick urges G20 leaders not to forget poor(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-04-01 11:03 LONDON - Leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) developed and emerging economies should not forget the world's poor population when they meet in London later this week, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday.
"In London, Washington and Paris people talk of bonuses or no bonuses. In parts of Africa, South Asia, and Latin America, the struggle is for food or no food," Zoellick said in a speech ahead of the G20 summit, which was released in London.
It was estimated that economic growth in developing countries would slow sharply to 2.1 percent in 2009, a more than three percentage point decline from last year, while the world economy would contract by 1.7 percent this year compared to growth of 1.9 percent in 2008, the first global decline since the Second World War. Growth would actually decline in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. About 53 million more people would be trapped in poverty this year, subsisting on less than US$1.25 a day, because of the crisis. Zoellick said world leaders should learn from previous economic crises in Latin America in the 1980s and Asia in the 1990s and not repeat the mistake of ignoring the plight of the most vulnerable. Developing countries needed to be part of the global solution to the global crisis. "Isn't it time to institutionalize support for the most vulnerable during crises, especially those not of their own making?" said Zoellick, who has proposed that developed countries allocate 0.7 percent of the stimulus packages to a fund for developing countries. "A commitment to put in place structures to support and fund safety nets for those most at risk would go a long way to show that this G-group will not endorse a two tier world, with summits for financial systems, and silence for the poor." he added, calling for market economies with a human face. As global trade in goods and services was predicted to fall six percent this year, the largest decline in 80 years, Zoellick in particular called on G20 leaders to back a new 50-billion-dollar fund for trade support. The fund will combine a 1-billion-dollar investment from the World Bank with financing from governments and regional development banks. These public contributions can be leveraged by a risk-sharing arrangement with major private sector partners. "G20 backing will help us gain more momentum, thereby increasing support," Zoellick said. The World Bank chief said many of the immediate challenges of the crisis could be addressed if the G20 reformed and empowered existing international institutions to help resist protectionism, evaluate the effectiveness of stimulus packages and monitor banking reforms. "If leaders are serious about creating new global responsibilities or governance, let them start by modernizing multilateralism to empower the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to monitor national policies," Zoellick said. "Bringing sunlight to national decision-making would contribute to transparency, accountability, and consistency across national policies," he added. |
||||||
       |
主站蜘蛛池模板： 日本国产亚洲一区二区| 精品欧美一区二区三区久久久| 日韩美少妇大胆一区二区| AV在线亚洲欧洲日产一区二区 | 国产二区三区不卡免费| 另类 亚洲 图片 激情 欧美| 伦精品一区二区三区视频| 无码熟妇人妻av影音先锋| 欧洲精品码一区二区三区| 自拍偷在线精品自拍偷99| 成人福利国产午夜AV免费不卡在线 | 久久综合色之久久综合| 99久久精品午夜一区二区| 国产精品普通话国语对白露脸| 国产又爽又猛又黄视频| 亚洲成色精品一二三区| 强被迫伦姧高潮无码bd电影 | 野外做受三级视频| 亚洲国产一线二线三线| 国产成人99亚洲综合精品| 性做久久久久久久久| 国产高清精品在线91| 亚洲最大成人网色| 国产欧美日韩视频怡春院| 成人国产精品中文字幕| 成人影院免费观看在线播放视频| 久久天天躁夜夜躁狠狠820175| 精品久久丝袜熟女一二三| 亚洲欧美日韩精品久久| 久久综合色一综合色88欧美| 不卡无码AV一区二区三区 | 亚洲精品在线视频自拍| 国产AV福利第一精品| L日韩欧美看国产日韩欧美| 亚洲国产中文综合专区在| 国产欧美亚洲精品a第一页| 国产不卡一区二区三区视频| 国产精品日日摸夜夜添夜夜添2021| 亚洲国产精品人人做人人爱| 色哟哟国产成人精品| 日韩在线一区二区每天更新|
