World Peace Congress in Malaysia
by Charles Mercieca, Ph.D.

Brazil positioned for global biofuels success - The McKinsey Quarterly

President Shimon Peres's Speech at the InterFaith Dialogue at the UN
12 November 2008

World Campaign for Reform of International Institutions

The World Forum of Civil Society Networks prepared a Declaration for the UN's 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights reinforcing the need to promote the human right to peace, development and environmental protection in order to establish peaceful societies. Please read and endorse this declaration.

First Global Peace Index Ranks 121 Countries - Norway tops list, U.S. comes in at 96

Global Trade Unions Rising to Challenge of Climate Change

Good Governance is the Road Map
for Peace and Renaissance of Africa
- By Mussie Hailu

Annan tapped to head Africa agriculture organization
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is serving as chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, which battle chronic hunger, soil erosion and lack of water.

Local Government Making Accountability work at Grassroots Level, panel discussion.

World Bank reports progress in battle against AIDS

Brazil positioned for global biofuels success - The McKinsey Quarterly
As higher oil prices drive global demand for biofuels, Brazil's well-established ethanol industry -- including both local and multinational companies -- seems positioned for profitable growth. The country now produces ethanol more cheaply than anywhere else in the world, but that may not be true for long.