Economic Crisis 2009

Abouharb, M. Rodwan, David Cingranelli. 2009. “Human Rights and Structural Adjustment.” Perspectives on Politics (2009), 7 : 441-442 Cambridge University Press

Anderson, Sarah, et al September 2009. "Executive Excess 2009: America's Bailout Barons." Institute for Policy Studies. The 16th annual IPS "Executive Excess" report details this year's windfalls for top financial bailout recipients.

Balakrishnan, Radhika, Diane Elson and Raj Patel. January 2009. “Rethinking Macro Economic Strategies from a Human Rights Perspective." US Human Rights Network.

Balakrishnan, Radhika and Diane Elson. 10 October 2008. “The U.S. Financial Crisis is a Human Rights Issue.” US Human Rights Network.

Balakrishnan, Radhika and Diane Elson 1 July 2008. “Auditing Economic Policy in the Light of Obligations on Economic and Social Rights.” Essex Human Rights Review. Vol. 5 No. 1.

Balakrishnan, Radhika, James Heintz, and Stephanie Senguino. June 2008. “A Human Rights response to the Economic Crisis in the U.S.”

Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko, Margot E. Salomon. 4 May 2009. “A Human Rights Analysis of the G20 Comminique: Recent Awareness of the 'Human Cost' Is Not Quite Enough.” Carnige Council.

International Federation for Human Rights. 10 February 2009. “Contribution to the EU Multi-stakeholder Forum on CSR”.

Jubilee South. 28. November 2008. “Alternative Financing for the Development of People, not Profits.” Doha, Qatar.

International Trade Union Confederation. March 2009. “A Recipe for Hunger: How the World is Failing on Food.” Brussels, Belgium.

McCord, Anna and Milo Vandemoortele. August 2009. "The Global Financial Crisis: Poverty and Social Protection, evidence from10 country case studies." Briefing Paper. Overseas Development Institute.

Nolan, Aoife. 2009. “Addressing Economic and Social Rights Violations by Non-state Actors through the Role of the State: A Comparison of Regional Approaches to the ‘Obligation to Protect’.” Human Rights Law Review. 9: 225-255.

Payne, Caroline, 28 August 2008"Bringing Home the Bacon or Not? Globalization and Government Respect for Economic and Social Rights" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the APSA 2008 Annual Meeting, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

Saiz, Ignacio, “Rights in Recession? Challenges for Economic and Social Rights Enforcement in Times of Crisis.” Journal of Human Rights Practice 2009 1(2). p. 277-293

Social Watch, October 2008. “Report 2008: Rights is the Answer.”

Wood, Ellen Meiksins. May/June 2009. “Getting What's Coming to Us: Capitalism and Social Rights.” Against the Current 140. p. 28-32.

World Health Organization. 19 January 2009. “The Financial Crisis and Global Health.”

Briefs & Background Information

Amnesty International. 2005. “Human Rights for Human Dignity: A Primer on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.” London, UK.

ESCR-Net General Assembly. 1-4 Decebmer 2008. “Summary of Working Sessions on Trade, Investment, Finance and Human Rights.” from Challenging Poverty and Inequality through Human Rights: International Strategy Meeting on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Nairobi, Kenya.

United Nations. “Civil Society Background Document on the UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development”.

United Nations General Assembly. 30 October 2008. “The Interactive Panel of the United Nations General Assembly on the Global Financial Crisis.” New York, NY.

WIEGO, SEWA and Realizing Rights. 2009. “The Global Economic Crisis and the Informal Economy.”

World Bank Group. 29 November 2008. “The Implications of the Global Crises on Developing Countries, The Millennium Development Goals, and Monterrey Consensus.” Background paper.

Treaties, Declarations and Official Statements

Financing for Development. 15 May 2009 "Gender in Financing for Development"

Global Social Movement Gathering. 1-5 Decebmer 2008. “The Nairobi Declaration”.

High Commissioner for Human Rights. 1 July 2009. “Human Rights and the Global Economic Crisis.”

International Federation for Human Rights. February 2009. “Open Letter to Commissioner on External Relations Mrs Ferrero-Waldner.”

International Federation for Human Rights. October 2008.”Economic Development or Human Rights: Assessing the Impact of Kenya's Trade and Investment Policies and Agreements on Human Rights.”

International Labour Conference. 2009. “Proposed Text: Recovering from the Crisis: A Global Jobs Pact.” Provisional Record of the 98th Session.

International Labour Organization. “Decent Work Pathways to Sustainable Development.” Doha Review Conference on Financing for Development.

International Network for Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR – Net). “Collective Statement on the Financial Crisis and Global Economic Recession: Towards a Human Rights Response”

Robinson, Mary. 4 June 2009. “Remarks to the 98th Session of the International Labour Conference.”

United Nations. “Outcome of United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development”. 24-26 June 2009.

United Nations. “Civil Society Key Recommendations for the UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development and its follow-up”

United Nations: President of the General Assembly. 30 October 2008. “Report by the Office of the President of the General Assembly on the InterActive Panel on the Global Financial Crisis.” New York, NY.

News Stories

Amnesty International. 28 May 2009. "Economic Crisis Reveals Deeper Human Rights Problems."

Annan, Kofi. October 2008. “The Way Forward”. New York Times.

Annan, Kofi, Michael Camdessus and Robert Rubin. 30 October 2008. “Amid the Turmoil, do not Forget the Poor.” Financial Times.

Charbonneau, Louis. 26 June 2009. "NGOs Slam Results of UN Financial Crisis Meeting." Reuters.

Diouf, Abdou. 14 November 2008. “Is the International Community Likely to Forget the Food and Energy Crises in the Rush to Deal with the Financial One?” Ideas for Development.

Gonneratne, Ayesha. 26 June 2009. "Development: Not Another Missed Opportunity, Civil Society Urges." Inter Press Service.

Jenson, Bentley. 30 July 2009. "UN Official says Economic Crisis an Opportunity to Nations to Develop Social Safety Nets." United Nations ESCAP. Press Release No: G/51/2009.

Natour, Faris. Spring 2009. “Realizing Our Full Potential: In Conversation with Mary Robinson.” Leading Perspectives on Business & Human Rights. P. 5-9.

One World UK. 7 July 2009. “North Korea Food Aid Slashed.”

Shafik, Minouche. 26 January 2009. “Can We Manage this Crisis Differently? Bailing Out the Poor, Not Just the Banks.” Ideas for Development.

United Nations. 2 December 2008. “Follow-up International Conference Ends with Adoption of Text Calling for Further Meeting on World Financial Crisis.” Press release DEV/2721.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 3 March 2009. “Global Crisis Hits Most Vulnerable.” Press release, Paris.

United Nations Human Rights. 20 February 2009. “A Human Rights Response to the Global Economic Crisis.”

United Nations Millennium Campaign. 6 July 2009. “Economic Crisis Imminently Threatens Economic Survival of Poor Countries.”

United Nations Millennium Campaign. 23 June 2009. “Financial Industry Receives 10 Times More Money in 1 Year than Poor Countries Receive in 49 Years.”

United Nations News Centre. 18 February 2009. “Global Financial Crisis May Pose Greater Risks for Migrants, UN-backed Meeting Hears.”

World Bank. 12 February 2009. “Crisis Hitting Poor Hard in Developing World, World Bank says”. David Theis, press release.

Xuequan. 27 June 2009. "Civil Society Calls for More Resources for Developing Countries." China View.

Other Databases / Bibliographies

Economics of Crisis.

Economists for Full Employment.

Financing for Development: Civil Society Engagement.

International Labour Organization. ILO Global Job Crisis Observatory.

International Trade Union Confederation. Financial Crisis Unions' Watch.

Inter Press Service. Financial Meltdown.

UNESCO Future Forum. 2 March 2009. “The Global Financial Economic Crisis: What Impact on Multilateralism and UNESCO?”

UNESCO Future Forum. March 2009. Background documents.

United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Outreach.