2 April 2009
The leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies, recognizing that the global financial crisis has "a disproportionate impact" on vulnerable people in poor countries, have promised to make hundreds of billions of United States dollars available to these countries as part of a $1.1 trillion plan to rescue the world economy.
In a communiqué released by the Group of 20's London Summit on Thursday, the leaders announced what they called "a global plan for recovery on an unprecedented scale."
They said the rescue package would include resources totalling $850 billion, to be channelled through global financial institutions, "to support growth in emerging market and developing countries by helping to finance counter-cyclical spending, bank recapitalisation, infrastructure, trade finance, balance of payments support, debt rollover, and social support."
Outlining allocations for materially poor nations, they promised:
In a section of the communiqué dealing with the reform of international financial institutions, the leaders said that "emerging markets and developing countries, which have been the engine of recent world growth, are also now facing challenges which are adding to the current downturn in the global economy. It is imperative for global confidence and economic recovery that capital continues to flow to them."
The leaders re-stated what they said was their "historic commitment" to meeting the Millennium Development Goals and to fulfilling pledges made, particularly to sub-Saharan Africa, on aid, debt relief and trade at the 2005 summit of the Group of Eight nations in Gleneagles, Scotland.
They also agreed to give emerging and developing economies a greater voice and representation in international financial institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank, and to introduce "an open, transparent, and merit-based selection process" for their leaders.
They said they "remain committed" to finalising the Doha Development Round of world trade talks by reaching "an ambitious and balanced conclusion" to negotiations. "This could boost the global economy by at least $150 billion per annum," they declared.
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"prem" of the rhodie AllAfrica.com is again first to comment - with nothing worthwhile and no different or fresh perspective on the topic at hand but - for just the sheer, cursed rhodie mischief of muddying up the place for everyone else.
With respect to what I have posted regarding the criminal activities - indeed, crimes against humanity - committed in Africa by the IMF and World Bank over the decades, here is another perspective:
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Whitewashed Crimes of the Know-Nothing IMF and World Bank?
" .. A few days ago, Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva said that the global economic crisis "was fostered and boosted by irrational behaviour of people that are white, blue-eyed, that before the crisis looked like they knew everything about economics."
‘Now they have demonstrated that they don’t know anything about economics," said Lula, adding that "no black man or woman, no indigenous person, no poor person" can be held responsible.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1165089/White-blue-eyed-b ankers-brought-world-economy-knees-What-Brazilian-President-told-Gordon-Bro wn.html
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[That is, more money and power to a criminal syndicate just means more mayhem and crimes and human misery ...]
There’s the on-going legacy of Slavery which has taken on another form lynchings, murders, rapes, etc..
Be careful what you ask for..God is Listening to you “ Robbers of our People “ ; as Daniel 11:14 says.
HERE’S JUST A LITTLE OF THE BLOODY TRAIL EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE LEFT UPON BLACK AFRICA.
PART I : BERLIN CONFERENCE ( General Act Of Berlin )
Saturday Novemeber 15, 1884 to Feb, 1885 according to the book “King Leopold’s Ghost “ (1998) Adam Hochschild
1884 - In November 14 European nations (Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey) and the US meet at the Conference of Berlin, called to carve up central Africa among them.
1885 - The Conference of Berlin concludes in February. France is given 670,000 square kilometres on the north bank of the Congo (modern Congo-Brazzaville and the Central African Republic) and Portugal 910,000 square kilometres to the south (modern Angola).
Over the next 23 years Léopold will amass a huge personal fortune by exploiting the Congo directly and by leasing concessions to private companies prepared to pay him 50% of their profits. The period will witness some of the worst atrocities ever committed on the African continent. However, Léopold will never visit the region, ruling instead by decree from Belgium.
PART II : BRUSSELS CONFERENCE
November 18, 1889 to July 2, 1890 a total of 16 Nations met :
A) Their cover story for meeting was : SUPRESSING THE SLAVE TRADE
B) Their secret agreements were on dividing up Black Africa among themselves
C) It took 33 sessions to reach agreement between these nations Heads Of States Names are inserted as they were in charge at the time of these plots :
1) Austria-Hungary - Francis Joseph I Charles - August 18, 1830 -
2) Belgium - King Leopold II – April 9, 1835
3) Denmark - Frederik VIII - June 3, 1843
4) France - Marie François Sadi Carnot – August 11, 1837 -
5) Germany - Wilhelm II -– January 27, 1859
6) Great Britain - Queen Victoria – May 24, 1819 – British Ruler – 2nd
7) Holland –William III – February 19, 1817
8) Italy - Umberto I - March 14, 1844 -
9 & 13 - Norway & Sweden - Oscar II – January 21, 1829
10) Portugal - Carlos I - September 28, 1863
11) Russia - Alexander III – March 10, 1845
12) Spain - Alfonso XIII – May 17, 1886
14) Turkey - Abdülhamid II, - September 21 or September 22 - 1842 -
15) United States - Benjamin Harrison – August 20, 1833 -
16) Persia (Iran) - Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar – July 16, 1831 -
1889 - On 18 November the 15 signatories to 1885's 'General Act of Berlin', along with Persia, gather on Léopold's invitation at the 'Conference of Brussels' to discuss further measures for the suppression of the slave trade on the African continent.
1890 - After 33 sessions the Conference of Brussels concludes on 2 July with the participants declaring they are "animated by the firm intention of putting an end to the crimes and devastation engendered by the traffic in African slaves, of protecting effectually the aboriginal populations of Africa, and of insuring for the vast continent the benefits of peace and civilisation."
The general act ratified by the conference includes an article binding the signatories to "support and, if necessary, to serve as a refuge for the native populations; ... to diminish intertribal wars by means of arbitration; ... to raise them by civilisation and bring about the extinction of barbarous customs, such as cannibalism and human sacrifices; and, in giving aid to commercial enterprises, to watch over their legality, controlling especially the contracts for service entered into with natives."
[This inspiring poem was featuring in the movie “Coach Carter ”]
Our Deepest Fear Is Not That We Are Inadequate, Our Deepest Fear Is That We Are Powerful Beyond Measure. It Is Our Light , Not Our Darkness That Most Frightens Us.
We Ask Ourselves, Who Am I To Be Brilliant, Gorgeous, Talented, And Fabulous ?
Actually Who Are We Not To Be ? You Are A Child Of God.
Your Playing Small Doesn’t Serve The World.
There Is Nothing Enlightened About Shrinking So That Other People Won’t Feel Insecure Around You.
We Are All Meant To Shine, As Children Do.
We Were Born To Make Manifest The Glory Of God That Is Within Us.
It’s Not Just In Some Of Us; It’s In Everyone.
And When We Let Our Own Light Shine We Unconsciously Give Other People Permission To Do The Same.
And As We Are Liberated From Our Own Fear, Our Presence Automatically Liberates Others
- Marianne Williamson -
[NOTE – BEING AFRAID AND REFUSING TO GET INVOLVED WON’T STOP US FROM DYING. BUT BEING AFRAID CAN PREVENT US FROM LIVING]
(Nkosi Sikeleli Africa )
God bless Africa May her glory be lifted high Hear our petitions .
God bless us, Your children God we ask You to protect our nation Intervene and end all conflicts Protect us, protect our nation, our nation.
From the blue of our heaven, From the depths of our sea, Over our eternal mountain ranges, Where the cliffs give answer.
Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom, In South Africa our land.
[Enoch Mankayi Sontonga]
WAKE UP !!! STAY UP !!!
[http://www.infowars.com/infowars.asx] / [gcnlive.com] Life Is A Game. Have Fun . Luke 18:17 - Isaiah 11:6
The bell in the mountain.
Timid behaviour, recalling the sunshine of a positive sign that now fades away, discover the sadness in a beautiful care....
Francesco Sinibaldi
This is a clarion call to Tsvangirai to hasten the implementation of reforms concerning respect of the rule of law, human rights, the dismantling of Mugabe's police state including the cleansing of the CIO and Army ranks. These concrete reforms will then entitle his GNU to receive badly needed investments and loans to help redress the "failed" Zim state.
Otherwise, it would be a missed opportunity.
But would criminal Mugabe allow Tsvangirai to dismantle what helped keep bloodstained Mugabe in power by hook and by crook? Will criminal Mugabe dig his own grave by allowing Tsvangirai to proceed with the reforms?
Are the days of Mugabe's cronies counted already?
Zimbabwe at its crossroads ? For better or for the worse?
Who said Mugabe was a patriot? This is the time he should act in the right direction! Will he?