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Commonwealth Secretariat press release

Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting London, 24-26 September 2002

14 August 2002

Attention: News Desk and Financial Editor

Note on Media Accreditation

The United Kingdom will host the annual meeting of Commonwealth Finance Ministers from 24 to 26 September 2002.

The meeting, to be held at the Commonwealth Institute in London, will bring together Ministers and delegates from 52 member countries. A special theme for one of the main sessions will be 'Delivering the Monterrey Consensus'. Ministers will consider a Commonwealth Action Plan formulated to help deliver the growth and poverty reduction goals outlined in the Monterrey Consensus.

The discussions will begin with a presentation by Nobel Economics Laureate Professor Amartya Sen. Ministers will also hear the outcomes of a series of civil society consultations on the Consensus.

The consensus reached at the UN Financing for Development Conference in Monterrey, Mexico, in March 2002 marked an important watershed in the process of global development. It created a new partnership designed to help meet the Millennium Development Goals including reduction of poverty and hunger, and universal primary education.

Other topics to be discussed at the meeting include the current world economic situation including volatility of financial markets and the progress made by Heavily Indebted Poor Countries on debt reduction. New mechanisms for attracting private investment to small and developing countries, and a review of the progress of the Gender Responsive Budget Initiative are also on the agenda.

This ministerial meeting is usually held just before the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, and Ministers and senior officials will have the opportunity to exchange views on subjects that are likely to be on the IMF/World Bank agenda.

Journalists wishing to attend the Commonwealth meeting in London should complete the attached accreditation form and return it to the Communications and Public Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat by Friday, 6 September 2002. Your application must be accompanied by a hard copy letter on an original company letterhead indicating your role, signed by a senior editor, confirming the applicant has been assigned to cover the meeting.

For information please contact:
Minelle Fernandez
Communications and Public Affairs Division
Commonwealth Secretariat
Marlborough House
Pall Mall
London
SW1Y 5HX
Tel : 020 7747 6383
Fax: 020 7839 9081
E-mail: mailto:m.fernandez@commonwealth.int

Additional information on the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting is available from http://www.cfmm2002.org/

Media Facilities and Accreditation

Media representatives wishing to cover the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting must be accredited in order to have access to the facilities. Passes will be issued by the Communications and Public Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat and distributed on-site in the Garner Room of the Commonwealth Institute between 2-5 p.m on Tuesday 24 September. The Garner Room is located just inside the West Entrance to the Commonwealth Institute.

Accreditation is open to all bona fide news organisations. Freelance media represented must be sponsored by a recognised news organisation and must attach a letter of assignment to the accreditation form.

Media representatives are required to book and pay for their own accommodation. A hotel guide is available on the British Tourist Authority website: http://www.britishtouristauthority.org/

Media arriving in the United Kingdom are reminded that they must hold a valid passport and visa.



Please send by Friday, 6th September 2002 to:

CFMM Accreditation
Communications and Public Affairs Division
Commonwealth Secretariat
Marlborough House, Pall Mall
London SW1Y 5HX
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7747 6380; Fax:+44 (0)20 7839 9081
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