G20
The G20 summits
Since 2008 the group of 20, the G20, has been meeting at Head of Government level. Before 2008 the G20 was a negotiating forum for the finance ministers and central banker governors from the world's 20 biggest economies.
There have been six Leader-level G20 Summits to date:
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November 2008: Washington, USA
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April 2009: London UK. Ahead of the Summit in London, Bond chaired the Put People First Platform unique civil society alliance consisting of more than 160 development NGOs, trade unions, domestic poverty groups, environmental groups, faith based groups and many more calling on G20 leaders to "Put People First - Jobs, Justice, Climate"
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November 2009: Pittsburgh, USA
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June 2010, Toronto, Canada. Read more about the Toronto G20 Summit outcome here
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November 2010, Seoul, South Korea. Read more about the Seoul G20 Summit here
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The G20 is chaired by France in 2011 and a Summit was hosted in Cannes in November 2011.
- The 2012 G20 will be chaired by Mexico and the summit will be hosted in June 2012.
The G20 includes the G8 countries plus the European Union, Brazil, India, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Argentina, South Korea, Turkey and Australia. Spain has observer status and has attended all five leader-level G20 Summit. Other countries are invited by the Chair of the G20 and most recently, the following countries were invited to attend the Seoul G20 Summit: Malawi (Chair of the African Union), Ethiopia (Chair of NEPAP), Singapore (Chair of Global Governance Group) and Vietnam (Chair of Association of Southeast Asian Nations).
Bond G20 engagement
The G20 continues to be seen by civil society in the UK and around the world as an influential decision making process. Decisions made by the G20 have far reaching implications, beyond the G20 countries themselves.
UK civil society is active in monitoring, influencing and reacting to G20 activities, as well as coordinating with civil society in other G20 countries.
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Bond convenes collective advocacy in advance, during and following G20 Summits.
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Bond liaises with civil society groups in other G20 countries to plan and coordinate international civil society efforts towards G20 Summits.
For more information on Bond G20 advocacy work, please contact International Advocacy Officer, Joanna Rea on +44 (0) 20 7520 0255 or jrea@bond.org.uk
