[3] The June 24–26, 2002 conference focused on poverty and on implementing the commitments made of the Monterrey Consensus from March the same year.

It was originally planned to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, but was moved to Oslo so as not to interfere with the 2002 Swedish general election.

[8] Einar Braathen and Reidun Heiene of ATTAC Norway and the Oslo 2002 network also criticized the bank for believing too much in market-based solutions.

The previous year's World Bank conference in Barcelona had to be cancelled and held online instead.

The police primarily feared that unofficial protests after the large march would become violent, especially the anarchist Blitz movement.

After the demonstration reached the end, at least ten stones were thrown towards a McDonald's restaurant, but without consequence.

[1] Later in the evening was an unorganized after party in a central city park, which was also peaceful except for a quarrel between youths, apparently over a personal conflict rather than for political reasons.

"[4] The Open Forum aimed to share experiences by various social organizations, national and international NGOs, Jubilee South, the Norwegian Cancel the Debt Coalition (SLUG), ATTAC; peace- and human rights organisations, anti-globalisation initiatives and World Bank critics like SAPRIN.

[15] Attac also organized a debate evening at University of Oslo where some World Bank representatives and critics met and discussed.

[2] In his closing speech of the ABCDE conference David Hulme from Manchester University called (somewhat jokingly) for a "strategy for reduced arrogance".