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This website was active from January to April 2009 as the home for official information and debate in the lead up to the London Summit. More about this website.


The debate

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A round up of the discussions about the economic challenges facing our world in the lead up to the G20 London Summit.


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Watch the highlights from the London Summit

London Summit press conferences on demand

You can watch highlights from the London Summit from video-on-demand. Streamed video of proceedings at the G20 meeting and events involving the world leaders gathered in London are available. Footage includes Prime Minister Gordon Brown and President Barack Obama's press conferences.

Global plan for recovery and reform: the Communiqué from the London Summit

World Leaders at the London Summit (ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)The decisions made by the leaders of the world's largest economies at the London Summit have now been published in the Global plan for recovery and reform: the communiqué from the London Summit. To find out more about the decisions on issues such as financial regulation, economic growth, global trade and helping the world’s poorest, read this explanatory guide.

Miliband on the challenges facing the G20 and the role of the new digital diplomacy

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The London Summit has resulted in real commitments to help deal with the global crisis and demonstrated the value of the G20, says David Miliband. In an exclusive interview, the UK Foreign Secretary says that digital diplomacy played a role: 'You can't solve global problems by governments alone – you need to engage citizens and businesses.'

 

World leaders welcome Summit outcome

The communiqué of the London Summit has been acclaimed by the G20 leaders – from developed, emerging and developing economies – as well as the regional organisations and international institutions that participated in the meeting.




Multimedia from the London Summit

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Summit round up

On the 2 April 2009 world leaders gathered in London to address the global financial crisis.
 

Editors' blog

The Road to Copenhagen

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Ed Miliband on the prospects for the first truly global deal to stop climate change by the end of the year.