Yet, even without the gold standard, America s economic might, together with the recycling of petrodollars, kept the dollar on top.

The summit s concluding statement declared that countries with ample finances are prepared to provide economic stimulus if growth weakens.

G 20 summits are more cumbersome as a result, but that simply reflects the reality of the ongoing shift in economic power from West to East.

4. Decides that the Summit, including its preparatory process, should ensure a balance between economic development, social development and environmental protection, as these are interdependent and mutually reinforcing components of sustainable development

For many, the global economic summit held in London in April 2009 marks the point when the US economy turned the corner.

One sign of hope is that, following the recent Franco German summit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the first time did not publicly oppose the idea of a European economic government.

The major United Nations conferences and summits of the past decade that focused on the economic and social fields played an important role in galvanizing support for development.

Fourthly, it had reaffirmed that gender equality was essential for advancing development and expressed a commitment to the integration of gender perspectives into political, economic and social policies and programmes.

Successful implementation of summit outcomes required policy coherence and consistency, as inconsistencies between economic, financial and social policies were key obstacles to objectives being met.

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Our discussion is a fitting complement to the review of the implementation of the Millennium Declaration as well as the outcomes of other major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields.

2. Also decides to call the summit the World Summit on Sustainable Development

The aforementioned issues and the basic objective of integrating economic, social and environmental goals were addressed in depth by the United Nations conferences and summits.

Mr. Ocampo (Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs) said that the World Summit had reaffirmed faith in the multilateral system and expressed a strong commitment to the United Nations development agenda.

The role of the Economic and Social Council in coordinating economic and social bodies, particularly in implementing the outcomes of major United Nations conferences and summits, should be reinforced.

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11. Encourages, at the national level, the active involvement of all Government agencies responsible for economic development, social development and environmental protection, and invites them to provide coordinated inputs and contributions to the preparatory process of the Summit

Not only was it located in one, but, in many ways, it was also dominated by them.

5. Reiterates that the Summit, including its preparatory process, should ensure a balance between economic development, social development and environmental protection since they are interdependent and mutually reinforcing components of sustainable development

3. Welcomes the fact that the ninth summit conference of la Francophonie was devoted to the dialogue of cultures as an instrument of peace, democracy and human rights, for greater solidarity among French speaking countries in the interest of sustainable economic and social development

While poverty is front and centre in development policy and discourse, the other two core issues of the Summit employment and social integration have suffered from a general disconnect between economic and social policymaking.

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SADC welcomed the decisions of the World Summit on the Information Society and the eleventh session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) which had further emphasized that ICTs should be harnessed to economic development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The EU underlined the link between achieving the MDGs and implementing the outcomes of the UN international conferences and summits in the economic, social, environmental and related fields.

And right at the top faith and patience.

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The summit meeting has achieved much.

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Soon after the summit, I was invited to a small, high level meeting to discuss the summit s follow up.

Recalling Resolutions adopted by the Islamic Summit and other Islamic Conferences, in particular the 10th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference and the 31st Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers

Recalling Resolutions adopted by the Islamic Summit and other Islamic Conferences, in particular of the 10th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference and the 31st Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers

Recalling the Resolutions adopted by the Islamic Summit and other Islamic Conferences, in particular the 10th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference and the 31st Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers

For example, at the first trilateral summit, held in May 2008, as the global economic crisis was gathering pace, currency swap arrangements were agreed upon among the three powers.

The outcomes of global United Nations conferences and summits, especially the Millennium Declaration, the Monterrey Consensus and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, have raised the expectations of citizens of Member States regarding inclusive economic and social policies.

In the run up to the 2005 World Summit, much was said in particular by our partners from the industrialized countries about the importance of good governance at all levels for sustainable economic growth and social progress throughout the world.

The regional summits will culminate in the Global Youth Leadership Summit to be held in New York at the end of August 2006.

because the real peak is hidden around the corner.

They're the people who come out the top.

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