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United Nations Conference
on The World Economic and Financial Crisis
and its Impacts on Development
From 24 to 26 June 2009, the UN convened the High level Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impacts on Development. H.E. Miguel D'escoto Brockmann, UN General Assembly says: "We must take decisions that affect us all collectively to the greatest extent possible, including the broad community of life and our common home, Mother Earth." Read more… Leer mas…
'We Must Disarm Declaration' Today!
We, VIVAT International, believe that the world has reached a moment of both opportunity and urgency on the issue of nuclear weapons. We fully support United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to mark the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace and take up his challenge to build on the momentum on the part of world leaders to address the issue of nuclear weapons. We join him in the 100 days leading up to the International Day of Peace on September 21, 2009, to send a clear signal that we can no longer afford nuclear weapons — they threaten our existence and drain resources. The time to act is now. We Must Disarm NOW! Read more…
Statement on the negotiations
about
the outcome of the UN Conference
on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development
The global financial crisis is biting hard. The crisis affects billions of people all over the world, pushing many millions of them into unemployment and poverty, and violating their economic, social and cultural rights. While at first it was rich countries that felt it most, middle income and poor countries have now begun to feel the crunch, and it is likely to have an even greater disproportionate impact on them in the months and years to come. Read more…
General Assembly Holds Three Day Interactive Dialogue on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development
Concrete action was needed to address and contain the complex economic breakdown unfolding around the globe, the President of the General Assembly, Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, said... Read more...
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