DPI/NGO Conference on Global Solidarity."Global Solidarity: The Way to Peace and International Cooperation" was the theme of the 53rd annual Conference organized by the United Nations Department of Public Information in coordination with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which was held 28-30 August in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The three-day DPI/NGO Conference, attended by some 1,700 representatives of 465 organizations from 58 countries, featured plenary panels that examined the working partnerships between civil society, Governments and the UN system, explored ways to implement the action plans adopted at major world conferences of the 1990s, and focused on civil society's involvement in humanitarian intervention Humanitarian intervention is a principle in international customary law, referred to the armed interference in a sovereign state by another with the stated objective of ending or reducing suffering within the first state. , as well as "best practices" and lessons learned from recent experiences. Several United Nations information centres around the world organized parallel conferences which replicated the DPI/NGO plenaries. For the first time, a head of State addressed the Conference. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Abdelaziz Bouteflika (IPA: [abdəlazɪz butəflika]) (Arabic: عبد العزيز بوتفليقة of Algeria said that the world was in crucial need of new impetus from civil society, especially when unbridled materialism, strong technical progress and inequity were multiplying and aggravating the rights of human beings. An array of distinguished figures discussed the notion of global solidarity. Hanan Ashmwi, Secretary-General of the Palestinian Initiative for Global Dialogue and Democracy stated that the Middle East peace process required a willingness to take risks and explore an unorthodox course for peace. Jaime Lerner Jaime Lerner (born December 17, 1937) was governor of the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil. He is renowned as an architect and urban planner, having been mayor of Curitiba, capital of Paraná, three times (1971–75, 1979–84 and 1989–92). , Governor of the Brazilian State of Parana, urged to begin practicing solidarity, not as a remedial measure but as a preventive effort that would generate better opportunities for everyone. Ralph Nader  This page is currently protected from editing until (UTC) or until disputes have been resolved. , founder of Public Citizen, noted that solutions to global problems should not remain in the hands of a few, as this was a major threat to democratic processes in the world. Opening the Conference, General Assembly President Theo-Ben Gurirab Theo-Ben Gurirab (born January 23, 1939) was the second Prime Minister of Namibia, and served from August 27, 2002 until March 21 2005. Currently he is the Speaker of the Namibian National Assembly. Previously he had been Foreign Minister, from independence in 1990. of Namibia noted that world leaders For a list of heads of state, see . World leaders is a MMORPG. The game involves creating a state, joining an alliance and going into war. It is mostly played by players from Israel, China, USA, Britain, Brazil and Saudi-Arabia. increasingly realized that civil society was an active partner in achieving sustainable peace and development. Secretary-General Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1 1997 to January 1 2007, serving two five-year terms. He was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001. said that civil society could "make a tremendous difference to the success of our work" and, for that reason, the United Nations wished to embrace new partnerships with civil society and the private sector. Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Kensaku Hogen noted that the Conference reflected the diverse voices of the international community, connected by a deep commitment to the evolving notion of partnership. |
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