globalization

René Garcia Préval, President of Haiti

General Assembly hears call for greater efforts to close gap between rich and poor

24 September 2009
More must be done to shrink the gap between developed and developing nations, countries of Latin America and the Caribbean told the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate.

Ban applauds educational institutions worldwide for pushing ethical business practices

5 December 2008
Nearly 180 business schools from around the world have now signed up to a United Nations-backed initiative aimed at steering tomorrow’s captains of commerce into conducting more ethical and inclusive business practices.

Cooperation among developing nations crucial, Assembly President says

29 May 2007
To reap the benefits of globalization, countries of the global South must cooperate to achieve development goals and fully integrate into the global economy, the President of the United Nations General Assembly said today.
Jome Kwame Sundaram

Inequality rising despite promises of globalization, UN expert says

9 February 2007
Much of the world has seen “a significant and disturbing increase of inequality” in the last two decades, contradicting predictions that globalization and liberalization would foster more equal opportunities, a senior United Nations economist said today.
Kemal Dervis

Globalization must be ‘more inclusive’ to benefit world’s poor – UN official

21 December 2006
Warning of growing inequalities both within and between countries at a time of widespread economic growth, a senior United Nations official today said the process of globalization must be made more inclusive in order to benefit the world’s poor.

Secretary-General urges greater cooperation among developing nations

19 December 2006
Marking United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on developing countries to work together more to tackle some of their greatest common threats and challenges, from extreme poverty to HIV/AIDS.

UN labour agency calls for ‘decent work’ in inclusive and equitable globalization

28 March 2005
The Governing Body of the United Nations labour agency has ended its latest session with a call for an inclusive and equitable globalization ensuring decent work, condemnation of Myanmar’s actions with regard to forced labour and concern over the situation in Nepal, Guatemala, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
Kofi Annan addresses high-level meeting

Annan calls for fairer say for developing countries in globalization

20 September 2004
World leaders from the North and South met at United Nations Headquarters in New York today in an effort to pave the way to a more equitable globalization, with Secretary-General Kofi Annan calling for a fairer say for developing nations who "feel excluded and threatened" by the process.

North-South leaders to meet at UN to set globalization talks on path to dialogue

16 September 2004
In the most significant attempt yet to shift international debate on globalization from confrontation to dialogue, world leaders from north and south will meet Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New York to launch a new global discussion on the vital role of fairness in ensuring peace, prosperity and security for all.

UN labour agency hails report calling for fairer globalization

26 March 2004
The United Nations labour agency has welcomed a new "ground-breaking," report that calls for an "urgent rethink" of globalization to ensure that benefits are to be more fairly distributed.