http://www.piango.org/about-piango.html The Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO) is a regional network of NGO focal points or coordinating bodies known as National Liaison Units (NLU) based in 21 Pacific Island countries and territories en-us http://www.piango.org/News/Secretariat/2011/Newsletter/Nov/newsletter_nov2011.html PIANGO November Newsletter is now online with articles on Non Government Diplomacy Exercise on Climate Change; PIANGO's Climate Change Advocacy and Communication Workshop; Busan Partnership meeting; PIANGO's meeting with the French President with other international NGOs; the Eurozone crisis and how it overshadowed the G20 Summit; the Rio +20 and the need to broaden the Climate Change Debate. http://www.piango.org/CapacityBuilding/workshops/ClimateChange/climate_change.html Piango Regional Climate Change Advocacy meeting presentations on-line http://www.piango.org/News/Secretariat/2011/Speeches/Emele_Duituturaga_Busan_closing_ceremony_address.pdf PIANGO News - 4 December 2011. Ni sa Bula vinaka and warm Pacific Island greetings. On behalf of the 300 Civil society representatives at this Forum, we thank the Government and the people of the Republic of Korea for your warm hospitality and standards of excellence in the arrangements for this meeting. Our participation as global citizens has often been marred by detentions of civil society leader at airports, not being allowed to board planes or get past immigration officials. But the smooth entry into Korea was the first good omen that our journey to Busan for a Better world was not in vain.... http://www.piango.org/News/Secretariat/2011/PR/PR_PIANGO_Busan_111201.pdf PIANGO News - 1 December 2011. “By participating in high level negotiations on aid and development for the first time, people’s organizations can take credit for cementing democratic ownership and human rights in the Busan O utcome Document – but more works needs to be done on advancing favorable conditions forcivilsociety,” said Open Forum co-chair Emele Duituturagain response to the newly agreed Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation... http://piango.org/News/Secretariat/2011/PR/PR_PIANGO_G20_111104.pdf PIANGO Press Release - 4 November 2011. The Eurozone debt crisis has overshadowed development issues as leaders of the world’s leading economies continue their talks at the G20 Summit, ending today in the French resort city of Cannes. Yesterday, President Barack Obama said the European Union had taken “important steps” to address its debt problems and said he hoped that the heads of the world’s leading developed and developing countries could “flesh out” details of a comprehensive strategy to resolve the crisis... http://piango.org/News/Secretariat/2011/PR/PR_PIANGO_Sarkozy_meets_NGOs_111102.pdf PIANGO Press Release - 2 November, 2011. French President, Nicolas Sarkozy met in Paris today with representatives of 26 Non Government Organisations, on the eve of the G20 Summit, opening in Cannes tomorrow. The French Head of State met with NGO representatives from the Pacific Islands, Africa, Brazil, France, India, the United Kingdom and the United States at the Elysee Palace in Paris this morning. The Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) was among those present at the meeting. “President Sarkozy had a very candid conversation with the international NGO community and addressed questions on agriculture and food security, climate financing, the financial transaction tax and tax havens,” said Debbie Singh, PIANGO’s Communications and Advocacy Coordinator. “The President also promised that the final Communiqué at this year’s G20 Summit would be “naming and shaming” at least 11 countries which have been acting as tax havens.”.....