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Essays and statements
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Democratic Reform of the Security Council
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Global Policy Forum: Reform Not a Quick Fix
Global Policy Forum has published a new position paper on Security Council reform that sharply criticizes current reform proposals and argues in favor of regional representation as a future path to Council renovation.
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Debunking a Dam Legend
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New Book on India's Bhakra Dam
By Ann Kathrin Schneider
Dharmadhikary reminds us that in making choices about agriculture and food in India, the choice is between “spectacular” and “sustainable” growth. “Unravelling Bhakra” shows that the “spectacular” option has high social and environmental costs that are difficult if not impossible for future generations to manage. The “sustainable” option, like the tortoise in his race against the hare, can keep going for generation after generation, and ultimately, wins the day.
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On the Eve of MDG+5-Summit: The State of ODA
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By Jens Martens
This statement, made at the NGO Hearings of the General Assembly in June 2005, addresses the state of Official Development Assistance (ODA) on the eve of the Millennium +5 Summit. While rich nations claim that increasing ODA is impossible due to budgetary constraints, Martens points out that global arms spending topped $1 trillion last year. Martens also criticizes the proposed International Finance Facility (IFF) because it does not incorporate the voices of poor countries, and he concludes that the only feasible way of implementing the IFF is in combination with global taxes as a means for refinancing.
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Gender Perspectives in the 21st Century
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Special Issue No. 5-6/June 2005:
Femme Globale I: Gender Perspectives in the 21st Century
Contributions by Barbara Unmüßig, Charlotte Bunch, Christa Wichterich, and Gitti Hentschel
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Germany makes or breaks the summit
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Germany makes or breaks the success of the MDG+5 Summit in September
Interview with Eveline Herfkens
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Food Security and Policy Coherence
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Seminar on the subject: "How to achieve food security: a major challenge for policy coherence", Luxembourg, 21st-23rd March 2005
Chairman's conclusions and recommendations (documentation)
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The Neoliberal Offensive
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Introduction
From the book Devastating Society. The Neo-Conservative Assault on Democracy and Justice
Edited by Bernd Hamm
PDF Download >>> here [230 KB]
Flyer >>> here [614 KB]
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Biopirates in the Kalahari
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Slimming with Hoodia – to whose advantage?
The Benefit Sharing Agreement between the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the San people
By Uwe Hoering
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Precarious "Partnerships"
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Six Problems of the Global Compact between Business and the UN
By Jens Martens
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The Post-Cancún Debate
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Options, Views, and Perspectives From South and North
Ed. by Rainer Falk
(=Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: Global Issue Papers, No. 6, Feb. 2004)
English Version: PDF Download >>> here [265 KB]
Versión Castellana: >>> PDF Download [286 KB]
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The Reform of the IMF
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The Reform of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A Provisional Appraisal and Perspective on the International Debate
By Rainer Falk
PDF Download >>> here [319 KB]
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 Internationale Steuern / Debunking a Dam Legend
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