OECD is 50 now. On its 50th Anniversary it has decided to bring
together world leaders, policy makers and stakeholders from OECD countries and
emerging economies to discuss new sources of economic growth and jobs, gender
equity, rising food and energy prices, and global development.
Created
in 1961 to succeed the Marshall Plan and promote economic cooperation, growth
and development, the OECD has evolved into a forum for governments, business,
labour and civil society from around the world to address common challenges and
agree on policies for better lives.
“OECD 50th Anniversary Week” will
open with the launch of the OECD Better Life Initiative, which takes a new
approach to measuring the progress of societies, and with the OECD Green Growth
Strategy.
On the afternoon of 25 May, the Chair of the Ministerial
Meeting, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the Vice-Chair,
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, will meet with world leaders in a public
commemoration of the OECD’s 50th anniversary.
French President Nicolas
Sarkozy will also address the meeting and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan will
present the current situation in Japan and his assessment of the way forward.
President Barroso of the European Commission will give closing remarks. The list
of heads of state and government ministers attending will be updated on a
regular basis.
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