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Meeting of the Speakers of the Lower Houses of the G8, Ottawa, September 9-12, 2010

Final G20 declaration of the Toronto Summit

Chair's report to sherpas on capacity building

2010 Muskoka G8 final communiqué and reports on counter terrorism, the Global Partnership and capacity building

Program for 2010 Muskoka Summit

Who's coming to the Muskoka G8 Summit

Muskoka Accountability Report released, June 20, 2010

Statement by G20 finance ministers and central bankers, Busan, Korea, June 5, 2010

G20 finance ministerial, Gyeongju, Korea, October 22-23, 2010

Statement by G20 finance ministers on euro area measures, May 10, 2010

Statement by G7 finance ministers on European stabilization, May 9, 2010

Statement by G8 leaders on the anniversary of the end of World War II

Canadian foreign minister Lawrence Cannon to address G8 officials, Gatineau, Quebec, May 3, 2010

G8 development ministers meeting chair's summary, Hailfax, April 28, 2010

G20 finance ministers communiqué, April 23, 2010

G20 labour ministers issue recommendations, April 21, 2010

Joint letter from G20 leaders, March 29, 2010

Canadian chair of G8 foreign ministerial statement, March 30, 2010

G8 foreign ministers' statement on nuclear non-proliferation, March 30, 2010

Stephen Harper: Statement to the G8 foreign minsters, March 30, 2010

G8 foreign ministers issue statement on Afghanistan, March 29, 2010

G8 foreign ministers announce Afghanistan-Pakistan prosperity initiative, March 29, 2010

Backgrounders on issues on the G8 foreign ministers' agenda, March 29, 2010

G8 foreign ministers statement on Moscow terrorist attacks, March 29, 2010

G8 development ministers, Halifax, NS, April 26-28, 2010

G7 finance ministerial, Iqaluit, February 6, 2010: Chair's Summary

G20 Seoul Summit, November 11-12, 2010

Stephen Harper: World Economic Forum address, January 28, 2010

Lee Myung-bak: Seoul G20 Summit — Priorities and Challenges

Stephen Harper: Canada's G8 Priorities, January 26, 2010

G20 statement on Haiti, January 14, 2010

G20 summit, June 26-27, 2010, Toronto

G7 finance ministers, February 5-6, 2010, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada

G20 finance ministerial, November 6-7, 2009, Scotland: communiqué and progress report

G8 foreign ministers statement on Afghan elections, November 3, 2009

G8 foreign ministers, March 2010, Gatineau, Quebec

Statement by G7 finance ministers and central bankers, Istanbul, October 3, 2009

G20 Leaders Statement, Pittsburgh, September 25, 2009

Geithner's briefing on the G20, September 24, 2009

G20 banking statement, London, September 5, 2009

G20 finance ministerial statement, September 5, 2009, London

Statements and documents from the L'Aquila G8 Summit, including summary, Major Economies Forum, Heiligendamm Process

List of participants at the G8 L'Aquila Summit

G8 foreign minister statements on Pakistan and Afgianstan, Trieste, June 26-27, 2009

Statement of the chair of the G8 foreign ministers meeting, Trieste, June 26, 2009

G8 finance ministers statement with framework, June 13, 2009

G8 development ministers: chair's summary, 12, 2009

Third G20 summit, Pittsburgh, September 24-25, 2009

G8 energy ministers statements, including joint statements, May 25, 2009

G8 foreign ministers issue statement on Sri Lanka, April 25, 2009

G8 environment ministers summary and biodiversity charter, April 24, 2009, Siracusa

G7 finance ministers and central bankers statement, April 24, 2009, Washington

Statement by U.S. treasury secretary Tim Geithner, April 24, 2009, Washington

2009 G8 summit venue may change, April 23, 2009

G8 agriculture ministers' final declaration, April 18-20, 2009, Treviso, Italy

G8 labour ministers statements, including Brazil, Mexico, India, South Africa and Egypt, Rome, March 28-31, 2009

G20 leaders' communiqué and annexes, London, April 2, 2009

Statement of Brazilian, Chinese, Indian, Russian finance ministers, March 14, 2009

G20 finance communiqué and annex, March 14, 2009

G7 finance ministers and central bankers statement, Rome, February 14, 2009

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Paolo Savona: The euro and the Greek crisis: a new international monetary scenario

Amandine Scherrer: Offshore jurisdictions

Ahmad Muhammad Ali: The role of Islamic finance in the post-crisis world

Muhammad Yunus: Social business and the G8/G20

Domenico Lombardi: The G20, the International Monetary Fund and global surveillance

Juan Somavia: Generating Jobs, Sustaining Growth

Paul Martin: Making Globalization Work

Robert Fauver: Prospects for Global Growth

Sir John Holmes: Building effective humanitarian responses for the 21st century

Angel Gurria: Sustaining Global Growth — A Strategic Approach to Development

Sylvia Ostry: Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will

William White: The Importance of Collective Action and Strong Policy Frameworks

Ban Ki-moon: Keeping the Promise of the Millennium Development Goals

Robin Lennox: G8 Initiative on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Fails to Eliminate Global Gap

Japanese-language publications on the G8 and the G20

Peter Hajnal: The World Religions Summit – the Interfaith Leaders in the G8 Nations, Notes of an Observer

John Kirton: In Substance, the Summits Were a Success, Toronto Star

Plans and preparations for the G20 summit (as of July 22/10)

John Kirton: The G20 and Multilateral Reform

John Kirton, James Orbinski and Jenilee Guebert: The Case for a Global Health Strategy for Canada

Tu Xinquan: China's Role in a World in Crisis (in English and Chinese)

Fact Sheet: G8 and G20 summit costs over the years (updated July 5, 2010)

Report on 2010 G8/G20 summit security costs from Canada's Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer

Now available: G8 & G20: The 2010 Canadian Summits, by John Kirton and Madeline Koch

Sara Shearkhani: Iran's Response to the G8 Muskoka Leaders Declaration

2010 Muskoka Country Assessment, Issue Assessment and Extended Dialogue Report now available

Susan Khazaeli: Reflections on Iran's Nuclear Program at the 2010 G8 Muskoka Summit

Alan Alexandroff: Still, A Part-Time Leader

John Kirton: From Muskoka to Toronto to Seoul in G8-G20 Global Health Governance

Caroline Bracht: Taking Stock of Accountability at the 2010 Muskoka Summit

Jenilee Guebert: What Happened to Maternal and Child Health Initiative at the 2010 G8 Muskoka Summit?

Money mobilized by the Muskoka Initiative on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

John Kirton: A Big Baby Step Forward – The Muskoka Initiative on Maternal, Newborn and Children's Health

Naoto Kan: Japan's Responsibilities – G20, G8 and APEC (in English, French, Korean, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, German, Indonesian, Arabic, Turkish)

Barack Obama: From Crisis to Recovery (in English, French, Korean, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, German, Indonesian, Arabic, Turkish)

Lee Myung-bak: The G20 – A Timely Forum (in English, Korean, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Indonesian, Arabic, Turkish)

Harry Skinner: G8 Ocean Governance, 1975-2010

Civil Society activities: statements from 2010 Interfaith Leaders and Forum International de Montréal

Fact Sheets: G8 and G20 data on climate change control and on energy

Progress through Partnership: Prospects for the 2010 Muskoka-Toronto Summits, by John Kirton (draft of June 24/10)

Plans and preparations for Canada's 2010 Muskoka Summit (as of June 23/10)

G8 Muskoka Summit program

Compliance report on G20 Pittsburgh commitments, from HSE

Coverage of G8 Research Group's press conference on compliance report.

Janice Stein and John Kirton on the G8 and G20 (click on "G8/G20 Insights")

G8 Research Group final compliance report on 2009 commitments now available

Stephen Harper, Canadian prime minister: Recovery and New Beginnings [English, French, Korean, Japanese, Turkish, Arabic, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Indonesia, Japanese, Chinese]

Lee Myung-bak, Korean president: The G20: A Timely Forum

Lee Dong-hwi: A Nuclear-Free World and Korea

David Shorr: A Bigger Table, A Broader Agenda

Trevor Findlay: The Contributions and Challenges of Nuclear Energy

Watch the address by The Honourable Lawrence Cannon here

Watch the address by The Honourable Peter Van Loan here

CORRECTION: G8 compliance report will be released on June 21, 2010

Watch the address by Senator Mike Duffy on "The G8, the G20 and Canada's Agenda; How Canadian Public Policy
Contributes to the Summits of 2010
"

Watch the address by the Hon. Bev Oda, Canada's Minister of International Cooperation, on the Role of the G8 in International Development

Report on economic impact of the 2005 Gleneagles Summit

Find a Munk School expert on the G8 and G20 here

Beaver at the 1988 G7 Toronto Summit, and other archival video footage

Fact Sheet: Economic Benefits of Hosting G8 and G20 Summits

Policy briefs on the G8 Muskoka Summit (updated)

Assessment of G8 commitments on maternal and child health

Alan Alexandroff, David Shorr and Wang Zaibang — Leadership and the Global Governance Agenda: Three Voices

Paul Martin speaks on the G20 at the Empire and Canadian Clubs, June 2, 2010

John Kirton: The G20's Approach to Financial Risk and Risk Management

Africa Progress panel releases report on the G8 and Africa

ONE releases report on the G8 and Africa

John Kirton: The G20 Summit as International Negotiation Process

Fact Sheets: G8 and development, G8 and G20 economic indicators, G8 and G20 global health indicators

John Kirton: The G8-G20 Role and Relationship

Fact Sheets: G8 and G20 military capabilities and demographics

Jenilee Guebert on the G8 and global health in Paul C. Webster's CMAJ article

Accountability record of the G8 and G20 on development, April 2010

Canada-Korea High-Level G20 Seminar: Report 2010

Jenilee Guebert and John Kirton: Accountability Report on Arms Control and Non-proliferation: The G8’s Compliance Record from 1975 to 2009

John Kirton: Why the World Needs G8 and G20 Summitry

Alan S. Alexandroff: Challenges in Global Governance: Opportunities for G-x Leadership

2009 G8 Interim Compliance Report released

G8 summit conclusions on Iran

Jennifer Gronau: G7/G8 Artifacts and the Politics of Self-Representation

Martin Nonhoff, Jennifer Gronau, Frank Nullmeier and Steffen Schneider: The Politicization of International Institutions — The Case of the G8

John Kirton and Jenilee Guebert: The Climate Change–Health Connection

John Kirton: Assessing G8 and G20 Performance, 1975-2009

John Kirton on BNN (tv) on the Iqaluit G7 finance ministerial

Background papers on children's and maternal health (Conference: Accountability, Innovation and Coherence in G8 Health Governance: Seizing Canada's G8 Opportunity)

G8 summit conclusions on reform of international financial institutions, and on development

Erin Fitzgerald: G8 Research Group student leader wins Rhodes scholarship

G8 summit conclusions on macroeconomics from 1975 to 2009

John Kirton's The G20: Representativeness, Effectiveness and Leadership in Global Governance

G8 commitments on health, 1975-2009

G8 summit conclusions on natural disasters

All G8 commitments from 1975 to 2009

Compliance with G8 Commitments on Maternal and Children's Health, 1975-2009

John Kirton: A Committed Contributor – Japan in G8 and G20 Governance

G8 summit conclusions on financial crises, China, energy, migration, children, the Balkans and more

Just published: Making Global Economic Governance Effective, edited by John Kirton, Marina Larionova and Paolo Savona

John Kirton and Jenilee Guebert: Health Accountability: The G8's Compliance Record from 1975 to 2009

John Kirton and Jenilee Guebert: Climate Change Accountability: The G8's Compliance Record from 1975 to 2009

G8 conclusions on climate change, 1975-2009

Peter Hajnal: Civil Society at the 2009 G8 Summit in L'Aquila

Peter Hajnal: Civil Society and the 2008 G8 Hokkaido Summit

Ulrich Schneckener: The Opportunities and Limits of Global Governance by Clubs

Jennifer Gronau and Steffen Schneider: Metaphorical Concepts in the Construction of International Legitimacy

Congratulations to the 2009 Catherwood Scholars

Conclusions on food and agriculture in G8 documents

Lee Dong-hwi: The G20 in Korean Diplomacy

John Kirton and Jenilee Guebert on "Bringing Health into the Climate Change Regime: The Opportunity for Copenhagen 2009 and Muskoka 2010"

Town of Huntsville launches G8 website

John Kirton, Fen Hampson and Shauna Sylvester on Canada and the G8/G20 (The Agenda on October 13)

Domenico Lombardi on the G8 and the G20 on TVO's The Agenda

John Kirton and Madeline Boyce: Making History: G20 Governance from Pittsburgh to Muskoka

The G20 Pittsburgh Summit 2009, edited by John Kirton and Madeline Koch (full pdf now available!)

G20 documents and articles now available in Chinese

John Kirton: "Coexistence, Cooperation, Competition: G Summits," Aspenia

Recent writings on the G8 by Dries Lesage et al., Skander Nasra et al., and Katharina Gnath and Niklaus Reimers

Judith Huigens and Arne Niemann: The EU within the G8, EU Diplomacy Papers 5/2009

John Kirton — The Performance of the G8 at L’Aquila 2009: A Summit of Solid Success, July 13, 2009

Julie Feinberg and John Kirton: Promoting Democracy in Iran, July 9, 2009

George von Furstenberg on the G8 leaders declaration on the economy, July 9, 2009

Madeline Boyce: G8 Climate Governance, 1975-2008

G5 compliance report with 2008 statement

George von Furstenberg: Economic Issues Fit for the L'Aquila G8 Summit, July 8, 2009

John Kirton: Prospects for the G8 L'Aquila Summit, July 6//09

Canada's Harper: "La contribution du sommet du G8 en 2010" "L'Apporto del Vertice 2010" "Beitrag zum G8-Gipfel 2010" Also in Russian and Chinese and Spanish and Japanese

Berlusconi's From La Maddalena to L'Aquila in Russian and Chinese (from "G8 2009")

John Kirton: Prospects for the 2010 Muskoka Summit

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