globalization

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.

Globalization must be harnessed to benefit rich and poor alike, UN labour agency says

24 February 2004
The world's interdependent economy benefits few and disenfranchises many, according to a new report presented today by the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) which calls for building an “inclusive” globalization.