COMMENT

Opting for peace in the Middle East

11 JANUARY 2009 

With shock and deep dismay the Socialist International has been following the abhorrent violence in Gaza into which the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has now descended, with the tragic and totally unacceptable loss of human life and the mounting humani- tarian crisis...

MIDDLE EAST

SI President calls for immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access

31 DECEMBER 2008

President of the Socialist International, George Papandreou, calls for immediate cessation of hostilities and immediate humanitarian access to the population in Gaza...

Ghana

SI congratulates Mills on presidential victory, praises Ghana’s democracy

05 JANUARY 2008

The Socialist International congratulates John Atta Mills on his victory in the run-off presidential election in Ghana and commends all the participants and the people of Ghana...

terror attacks

Socialist International condemns terrorist attacks in Mumbai

27 NOVEMBER 2008

The Socialist International strongly condemns the terrorist attacks carried out in Mumbai and calls upon the world community to stand strongly with the people of India and their government in this time...

U.S. elections

Socialist International welcomes Obama victory

05 november 2008

The SI welcomes the victory of Barack Obama in the U.S. elections and sees in it the hope for a world community based...

 

COUNCILS

MEXICO COUNCIL - A Global Social Democratic Response to the World Financial Crisis

17-18 November 2008

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Members of the Socialist International Council from all continents convened in Mexico on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 November, hosted by the organisation’s two member parties in that country...

SI COMMISSION ON GLOBAL FINANCIAL ISSUES

Tackling the global financial crisis: For a new relationship between government and the market

03 November 2008

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Latifa Perry

The SI Commission on Global Financial Issues met in Vienna on 3 November, for the first of a series of meetings, and in advance of the Socialist International Council in Mexico on 17-18 November where tackling the global financial crisis will be at the top of the agenda...

PRESIDIUM

Socialist International leaders address global financial crisis in meeting at United Nations

26 September 2008

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Tackling the global financial crisis was the central concern at the Socialist International Presidium meeting, which counted with the participation of a number of Heads of State and Government and Heads of United Nations agencies, held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 26 September on the occasion of the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly...
The financial crisis deeply affecting the world today...

Commission for a sustainable world society

Commission sets sights on Poznan Conference, Copenhagen and beyond

05-06 September 2008

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Latifa Perry

Members of the Commission for a Sustainable World Society gathering in Stockholm on 5-6 September warned that the worldwide economic downturn could not be allowed to slow down the pace...

 

Member Party Congresses

Dominican Republic
70th Anniversary event of the PRD | 
20-25 JANUARY

Northern Ireland
SDLP Conference,
Armagh
| 23-25 JANUARY

Colombia
PDA's 2nd National Congress Bogotá
26-28 FEBRUARY


Portugal
XVI PS Congress
Espinho | 27, 28 FEBRUARY and 
1 MARCH

Elections

Iraq
Provincial elections | 
31 JANUARY

Israel
Parliamentary elections |
10 FEBRUARY

XXIII Congress