Despite much optimism, there are clear indications that BRICS [1] lacks the capacity to function as a powerful and innovative new force in the realm of global politics and governance. Can BRICS emerge as a collective that will reject the current neoliberal order and...
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PCHRO: The EU fails to uphold international law in its relations with Israel
Palestinian Council of Human Rights Organisations/Al Haq 26 July 2012 Following the Association Council meeting on 24 July 2012 between the European Union (EU) and Israel, it was announced that the EU has agreed upon developing cooperation with Israel by offering it...
Alternative models for water governance and management: the people’s challenge to “green economy” | by Mary Ann Manahan
The “green economy” sets the stage for the creation of markets where water and its ecosystem functions (e.g. water purification by pristine watersheds or carbon sequestration of forests and oceans) can be traded, while the people’s rights and common interests are...
The Future We Want
Preamble/Stage Setting 1. We, the heads of State and Government, having met at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20-22 June 2012, resolve to work together for a prosperous, secure and sustainable future for our people and our planet. 2. We reaffirm our determination to...
Will the G20 save the world? | by Peter Wahl
The financial crisis, which is haunting the industrialised countries – with heavy effects on the entire world – served as a catalyst for the emergence of the G20 as the ‘premier forum for economic cooperation’, as the G20 defined themselves in their mandate.But the...
Global Vision for Rio+20 and Beyond | by Mukul Sanwal
The various mechanisms evolved through global negotiations to deal with shared environmental problems, such as climate change, fall short because they are not located within a larger debate on dealing with human well-being and instead focus only on limiting damage....


