COUNCIL

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COUNCIL: At a turning point for a sustainable future - the Social Democratic Way Forward

23-24 November 2009

The Socialist International’s second Council meeting of the year is being held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on 23 and 24 November hosted by its member party, the Dominican Revolutionary Party...

Disarmament

SI Committee on Disarmament meets in New York

17 November 2009

Members of the Socialist International Committee on Disarmament convened at the United Nations in New York on 17 November 2009, to discuss two themes which are central to the SI's agenda today: `Strengthening the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and Nuclear Disarmament' and `Missile Defence and new Arms Control...

Committee on Economic Policy, Labour and National Resources

SI Committee discusses Informal Labour at ILO in Geneva

05-06 November 2009

The Socialist International Committee on Economic Policy, Labour and National Resources met on 5-6 November at the headquarters of the International Labour Organisation ILO in Geneva, focussing its discussions on Informal Labour...

Mediterranean

Calling for ‘a single shore’, the SI Mediterranean Committee meets in Barcelona

05-06 October 2009

With the vision of ‘a single shore’ for the Mediterranean, members of the SI Committee for that region convened in Barcelona on 5-6 October, to further discussions on a range of issues affecting the Mediterranean, under the two main themes...

ELECTION

Socialist International celebrates George Papandreou’s victory

The Socialist International celebrates the victory of its President George Papandreou, Leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, PASOK, in elections held in Greece on Sunday, 4 October. The SI member PASOK obtained 43.92% of the vote and a total of 160 seats in the 300 member Greek Parliament – an absolute majority. George Papandreou was sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece on Tuesday 6 October 2009.

SI Presidium at the UN in New York

SI Presidium: The way forward on climate change and tackling the financial crisis

23 September 2009

Holding its second yearly meeting in conjunction with the opening of the general debate of the General Assembly at the United Nations, the Presidium of the Socialist International...

Commission on the Global Financial Crisis

Meeting of the Commission on Global Financial Issues in New York

21 September 2009

In advance of the meeting of the Presidium of the Socialist International at the headquarters of the United Nations, the Socialist International Commission on Global Financial Issues held a meeting on 21 September at the University of Columbia in New York with the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh and the current phase of the global financial crisis as the central theme of its discussions...

MONTENEGRO COUNCIL

MONTENEGRO COUNCIL - Working for a new global framework for the world economy, peace and security, democracy and the environment

29-30 June 2009

Under the main theme "Working for a new global framework for the world economy, peace and security, democracy and the environment", the SI Council met in Budva, Montenegro, on 29-30 June 2009, bringing together delegates from member parties and...

Africa

From a time of crisis to a new era of inclusive partnership: SI Africa Committee meets in Dakar

19-20 June 2009

In advance of the Council meeting in Montenegro, the Socialist International Africa Committee met in Dakar, bringing together representatives from member parties across the African continent and from European member parties ...

Committee on Economic Policy, Labour and National Resources

Global Welfare Statehood - the Nordic Experience: discussions of the SI Committee on Economic Policy, Labour and National Resources in Stockholm

11-12 June 2009

Members of the SI Committee on Economic Policy, Labour and National Resources met in Stockholm on 11-12 June 2009 to examine the example of the Nordic experience...

Committee on Social Cohesion, Poverty and HIV/AIDS

Meeting of the SI Committee on Social Cohesion, Poverty and HIV/AIDS in Vienna

22 May 2009

Following its establishment at the last Socialist International Council meeting in Mexico, the SI Committee on Social Cohesion, Poverty and HIV/AIDS, held its first meeting in Vienna, in the Austrian Parliament.

Commission for a Sustainable World Society

SI discussions on sustainable development with China

14-15 May 2009

Under the heading ‘High-Level Talks on Sustainable Development’, members of the Socialist International Commission for a Sustainable World Society held discussions with the Chinese Communist Party...