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Making a difference : NGO's making a difference?

30 Nov 2006

April 2006 ! In terms of the results of the Hong Kong Ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Third World Network4 claimed there was little to celebrate in results of the meeting. [...] At the Millennium +5 Summit, John Bolton, US Ambassador to the UN tied up the delegates with many last minute changes to the document and the US tried to derail the discussions on the Kyoto Protocol and the Climate Change Convention in Montreal in December. [...] Commenting on the impact of growth in India and China the World Watch Institute in its 2006 State of the World Report notes: 5. The growing economic power of India and China and the environmental and political implications of this growth are noted by many commentators. [...] April 2006 4. There are increasing tensions between the Muslim World and the West8 There is little understanding in the West of the broad historical, political and religious traditions of Islam, nor of the particular role of fundamentalist movements within Islam. [...] She feels a combination of outstanding work on the part of the Canadian Environment Minister and public servants, strong and effective participation on the part of NGOs, which had been supported by the Canadian government, including luck, were responsible for the very positive outcomes and the ability of the conference to outflank the Americans.
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Authors

Plewes, Betty

Pages
20
Published in
Canada

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