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          Terraviva: World Summit on Sustainable Development - Johannesburg
  
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Johannesburg, 3 September, 2002.  

 

 

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Mugabe Lets the North Have it

In his widely anticipated statement to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe lambasted the North in general and the United Kingdom in particular and vowed to carry on with his contested land distribution policy.

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Walking the Extra Mile?

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan rushing yesterday to meet a deadline. If we believe NGOs and diplomats, there was no spectacular breakthrough in the making, but just more disappointment. As TerraViva writer Qurratul-Ain-Tahmina, from Bangladesh says, delegates have “millions of problems to deliberate on, billions of views to argue, but in the end two deciding factors to consider and compromise on.”

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"Another Call for Action"
(With Thabo Mbeki & Kofi Annan)

Host country South Africa and the United Nations issued a call to action on sustainable development yesterday, urging rich nations to take the lead in implementing a plan that would improve the lives of the world’s poor without damaging the environment.

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NGOs Decry the Puff Pastry Summit

A coalition of more than 10 international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) yesterday collectively declared that the final draft plan of action to be adopted by heads of government Wednesday falls far short of expectations.

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WSSD Commits to Clean Water Targets

The commitment by the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) to halve the number of people without access to adequate sanitation by 2015 can significantly improve the health of poor people in the developing world.

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Big Business Steps Up to Bat

One of the biggest disappointments of non governmental organisations at the World Summit is that calls for stricter regulation of multinational corporations have not been formalised. It also appears to be one of the biggest triumphs of big business.

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