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News & Events
OECD attaches great importance to co-operation with business, labour, parliamentarians, civil society and the general public. They make an important contribution to the work of the OECD. This co-operation builds trust in public institutions and promotes understanding of economic and social change.
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04-Oct-2005
I. Feature Article: The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness -- Reaching towards the MDGs
II. OECD Forum 2005-- Listening to the views of Civil Society
III. Bulletin board: coming and recent OECD activities with civil society
IV. Selected reading: OECD publications regarding civil society
The Newsletter has been prepared by the Public Affairs Division of the OECD for the purpose of informing the public of OECD cooperation with civil society. OECD staff who are in contact with civil society through consultations, workshops or other activities contribute to this newsletter.
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31-May-2005
Special to the 2005 OECD Ministerial Council and OECD Forum. Making globalisation work for all by Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden; The energy challenge, by Secretary-General Donald J. Johnston; On development aid by Professor Jagdish Bhagwati; Is it Africa's moment? by Myles Wickstead, UK Commission for Africa; Can the Middle East and North Africa project work? by Crispin Hawes, political risk consultant. Also, Spain's economy: can it catch up?; Russian reforms. Regular features: databank, new books, calendar and friendly URLs.
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BIAC and TUAC Statements to the OECD Meeting of the Council at Ministerial Level 2005
03-May-2005
Each year the OECD Meeting of the Council at Ministerial Level begins with consultations with the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) and the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC). Read the BIAC statement and the TUAC statement.
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15-Apr-2005
The OECD has achieved much in the past 45 years with the help of the world’s political leaders – many of whose faces are on the cover of this book – but there are always new challenges, whether ageing populations or the sometimes painful adjustments to globalisation. This Annual Report looks at how the OECD is helping governments meet these challenges and deal with new issues as they arise.
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02-Feb-2005
CivSoc is the new OECD civil society newsletter to inform you of upcoming and recent activities of the organisation with civil society. It includes a list of recent articles and publications of interest to civil society, and feature articles that hone in on particular aspects of OECD/civil society co-operation.
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14-Oct-2004
OECD in Figures is an original, simple to use, pocket data book. It is a primary statistical source. As with all OECD data, it is compiled and checked by our experts, so that decisionmakers in government, research and business know they can rely on it. Thanks to the web edition, OECD in Figures is now more than ever the public gateway to one of the richest and most respected economic, financial, social and environmental databases around.
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21-Apr-2004
The OECD workshop on 27 May took the view that there is much to be gained from a completion of the Doha round of negotiations, but that having strong institutions and appropriate flanking policies beyond the field of trade is equally important as they can help to smooth the transition to a more global economy.
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01-Apr-2004
On 24 & 25 March, the OECD and the German Ministry for Economics and Labour met in Berlin with representatives from business, labour, civil society and the media to bring an international perspective to the reform agenda that is currently in the forefront of the German policy discussion. OECD Secretary-General Donald J. Johnston and German Minister for Economy and Labour, Wolfgang Clement, opened the Forum, which looked at progress in economic reform that Germany has already made, steps that still need to be taken, and what can be learned from the experiences of other OECD countries.
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22-Mar-2004
Representatives from the International Commission on Mathematic Instruction, the National Parents Council Primary, the European Parents Association, the International Council of Associations for Science Education and the International Union of Students took part in the OECD Forum on Education and Social Cohesion in Dublin 18 March 2004. Participants discussed the growing ethnic diversity of populations and how to ensure that a high quality education is available to all.
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06-Feb-2004
Comments were received on the draft revised text of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance from more than 70 individuals, national and international organisations, including the International Corporate Governance Network, Standard and Poors, the International Federation of Accountants, Institutes of Internal Auditors, and others. The comment period is now over. Comments received can be downloaded.
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