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About the Workshop
The Regional Conference on the Impact of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis to the Vulnerable Sectors in the Region: Civil Society Voices and ASEAN was held on July 28-29, 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The regional dialogue sought to strengthen a constructive civil society interaction with ASEAN and policy makers in confronting the challenges of the global financial crisis. At the end of the workshop, the following results were expected:
Improved and shared understanding of the impact and challenges of financial crisis in the region particularly to the poor and marginalized sectors.
Generated concrete policy recommendations and clear action points in addressing the financial crisis both for the national and regional level
This event was made possible through the active partnership of AFA, AsiaDHRRA and UNIAPRO/ASETUC, with funding support from Oxfam HK and GTZ and in cooperation with ASEAN.