Pact of Schokland is attempt to speed up Millennium Goals
In an attempt to accelerate the Millennium Development Goals, the Dutch minister for Development Cooperation Bert Koenders will sign contracts with companies, organisations and knowledge institutes. The so-called Pact of Schokland will be signed on June 30 during a day-long event, in which politicians, musicians, writers [...]
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Pact of Schokland is attempt to speed up Millennium Goals
June 24th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Developing Countries · Sustainable Development
‘We are sitting on top of a volcano’: Pronk
June 10th, 2007 · No Comments
Peace troops in a country without peace, are useless. Regarding the people in the south and the peace process, we are sitting on top of a volcano.
Jan Pronk, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Mission in Sudan
Last saturday’s ‘A Struggle for Peace’ conference in Utrecht, The Netherlands, organized by the [...]
Tags: Actuality · Articles by Christopher Baan · Globalization & Global Culture · Politics & International Relations
China and Africa: How will the Beijing Consensus benefit Africa?">China and Africa: How will the Beijing Consensus benefit Africa?
June 8th, 2007 · No Comments
Throughout Africa, China is challenging the West, not only in terms of economic investments, but also through its development aid.
By Ellen Lammers
China’s growing presence in the global arena is causing alarm in the United States and Europe, for economic and geopolitical reasons. One main issue of interest at the moment is the country’s mounting [...]
Tags: Earth & Environment · Politics & International Relations
“Bush’s policies are accelerating climate change”">“Bush’s policies are accelerating climate change”
June 8th, 2007 · No Comments
Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz talks about the G8 summit, the dark side of globalization and the obstinate U.S. president.
By Hasnain Kazim
Joseph Stiglitz, who teaches economics at Columbia University in New York, was an economic advisor to President Bill Clinton from 1995 to 1997, and chief economist at the World Bank from 1997 to 1999. [...]
Tags: Globalization & Global Culture · Politics & International Relations
How big are the oceans of the world?">How big are the oceans of the world?
June 7th, 2007 · No Comments
Nice infographic about the world and its resources.
Via Anothercompany.
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Tags: Earth & Environment · Science · World
