Globalization

Sustainable Development Agenda Risks Being Hi-Jacked, Say Greens/EFA

THE GREENS/EFA IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT | PRESS RELEASE - Brussels | February 13, 2002 Commission Communication on External Dimension of Sustainable Development

NGOs Call for Greater Corporate Accountability at Johannesburg

Johannesburg Summit release | January 31, 2002 Even as leaders of non-governmental organizations express their anger against the corporate leaders who are meeting at the World Economic Forum they say there are also reasons to be hopeful about the World Summit on Sustainable Development that will take place in Johannesburg from 26 August to 4 September.

WHO: Global Food Safety Rules Needed

Associated Press GENEVA (AP) -- The world needs new food safety rules because increased global food trade means health problems can spread rapidly from country to country, the head of the U.N. health agency said Monday.