Smuggling corporations in…
Popular story has it that a custom officer was obsessed with finding out what the old man was hiding, as he crossed the border every day with a donkey loaded with hay. Never able to discover anything unusual in the forage, one day he announces: - I have just retired and I have no authority any more, but I will not die in peace if I do not get to know what your business really…
Mujica: The UN needs to leave the usual track
Uruguayan president José Mujica meets with international civil society during a "strategy meeting" organized by Social Watch and demand action from the powerful governments of the world. February 2014, Montevideo. See the video here. To see the English subtitles, press on the CC at the bottom right of the video.
Realizing the Right to Development
The event “Realizing a vision for transformative development” was held in commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development. Roberto Bissio, ITeM's Executive Director, who participated in the event, highlighted that removing the obstacles for development cooperation is essential. The launch of the publication “Realizing the Right to Development: Essays in Commemoration of 25 Years of the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development” was held on…
Walking an Economic Tightrope with No Safety Net
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 2013 (IPS) - With the richest one percent of the population now owning 40 percent of global assets, and the bottom half sharing just one percent, inequality is fast being recognised as a stubborn underlying obstacle to development. In recent decades, despite steady economic growth, inequality has risen in most countries and in nearly every region of the world. It takes various forms, from income gaps to unequal political access. And it…