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Civil Societies must seek for the permanent forum to combat disasters and safeguard human rights

The focus of this session was on the Cooperation for Development and Empowering Civil Society. The panel discussion included Prof. Jean Pierre Gontard, Graduate Institute for Development Studies, Mr. Traore Wodjo Fini of Club Union Africaine, Mr. Pierre Petita of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and Mr. Ruben Ortiz of Agreotour/Konojel. More

Reconciling the material and spiritual expressions of life

Between humanistic values and structural adjustments

Have we lost our human path? Can we find new ways of implementing equitable and humanistic societies? What role should Civil Society play? Special Representative of the World Bank to the UN and the WTO, Alfredo Sfeir-Younis who has been “espousing the reconciliation of economics and spirituality for a long time” addressed these issues at the Forum. The opportunity for him to present the new paradigm of values rooted in our traditions and identities that he envisions. To explain how, while often virulently criticized – specifically because of structural adjustments – the World Bank can be a development instrument where these values can be expressed. More

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What Happened During this Forum?

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Les volontaires, les autres acteurs du Forum

Le Forum mondial de la société civile n’a pas encore clôt ses travaux que déjà on peut affirmer que l’organisation technique et matérielle est un succès. Un pareil résultat ne peut jamais être atteint sans la contribution physique des bénévoles. L'une des organisations qui a fortement contribué et qui a coordonné les volontaires est l’International Conference Volunteers. Eclairage sur cette ONG Internationale avec un entretien avec sa directrice Viola Krebs, coordonnatrice adjointe du FMSC. Plus

"Il faut plus de représentativité et donner plus de sens a ce forum"

--Dalila Rosa Atalaya Huerta
Instituto de investigacion desarrollo social, Perou.

Dalila Rosa Atalaya Huerta est membre d’une association péruvienne qui s’occupe d’investigation sur le développement social. Elle a assisté aux travaux du forum. Entretien.Plus

It's not goodbye yet!

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