Development is a fundamental human right and development is the most secure basis for peace. The concept of development and decades of effort to reduce poverty, illiteracy, disease and mortality rates are great achievements of the century. But sustainable development as a common cause is in danger of fading from the forefront of our agenda. The charter of UN makes possible a maturing elaboration of the crucial idea of development, but it has been left to us in ...
The charter of UN makes possible a maturing elaboration of the crucial idea of sustainable development, but it has been left to us in the last decades of the twentieth century to try to bring the concept of development of fulfillment. In the light of the new vision of development that is emerging, an alternative to the UN in development simply does not exist. The UN is a forum where the voice of all States, great and small, can be heard with equal clarity, and ...
The current situation calls for wider intellectual understanding, deeper moral commitments and more effective policy measures. Without them, a half century of considerable progress could be undermined. Worse, all people of the world will live on a deteriorating planet, and will increasingly lose the ability to shape their destiny in a coherent way. The charter of UN makes possible a maturing elaboration of the crucial idea of sustainable development, but it has ...
A year ago Outlook Traveller Getaways brought you 75 Holidays in the Hills. Traffic to the hills saw an increase as readers took their pick from out list of old favourites and a few unheard of places. Feedback poured in as readers shared their experiences of these hill holidays with us. Then came the happy news that 75 holidays in the Hills had won the prestigious PATA Gold Award for travel guides in 2004-an all-Asia honour. You can’t ...
The poorest nations fall further behind. Nations in transition from command to open economies face immense hardships. Nations that have achieved prosperity see their success accompanied by a new array of problems like social, environmental, cultural and economic, and many are consequently reluctant even to pursue their assistance policies at former levels. The current situation calls for wider intellectual understanding, deeper moral commitments and more ...