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Topic: Desirable News
After the 2001 World Citizens’ Assembly, Nova, Centre per a la Innovació Social published a series of future "desirable news" articles based on the Alliance Proposal Papers, and gave them dates ranging from November 22, 2003... to August 31, 2010. Although this projected news may not (all?) have become reality, we are publishing them in our What’s New? section on the projected dates, so we can keep our eyes on the horizon and measure how far we have come.
Solemn Oath to Bind Scientists to Society - 6 August 2009 - by
See the Proposal Paper that inspired this desirable news item
The International Water Court: Towards Universal Access to a Limited Resource - 22 March 2009 - by
Water, an irreplaceable vital resource, and therefore a powerful
economic and geopolitical instrument, has been clouded
in the past by pollution and ecological imbalance, a growing
demand and scarcity in an increasing number of places in the
world, and it has been concentrated in major industrial and
financial groups with a view to short-term profits.
International Court of Arbitration to Decide on Legitimacy of the South’s Foreign Debt - 12 March 2009 - by
Yesterday, five years after
the Southern countries bloc
demanded time for countries to
handle their foreign debt, with
the ability to cease payments
before crisis situations break out,
the International Court
of Arbitration was created, to
assess each country’s debt
and consider whether repayment is timely.
Citizens retrieve their cities - 23 July 2008 - by
Twenty years after the first participative proposals of Porto Alegre (Brazil), today more
than 1000 cities throughout the five continents, (cities as different as Xalapa (Mexico),
Cuenca (Ecuador), Windhoek (Namibia), Dakar (Senegal), Quebec (Canada) or Rubí
(Catalonia), are developing more human city models, created by their own inhabitants.
Opening session of an innovative World Parliament - 22 July 2008 - by
Representatives from regional communities and social and professional
groups from all over the world become spokespeople for a
new style of governance, one more suited to meeting the
challenges of the 21st century.
Argentina Approves a New Education Project to Transform Society - 23 February 2008 - by
With this reform, the Argentinean society sends a message all over the
world: education is a crucial factor for establishing the bases of another
globalization which is more democratic and shows greater solidarity.
Ethical consumption is putting the capitalist production model and way of life in crisis - 8 September 2007 - by
Consumers are starting to become aware of their power. Every day, more and more
people actively opt for an ecologically prudent and socially just lifestyle, consequently
exposing a model in which economy is focused on accumulation and unlimited
consumption in the regulation-free market.
The Caravan of Art ends its world tour in Brazil - 21 June 2007 - by
“LIKE myths, art
helps us to understand
the mystery of the
world, but it also gives
us intelligence, pleasure
and joy”. Yesterday
in Sao Paulo, these
were the words that
summarised the spirit
with which the Caravan
of Art has toured
the continents for five
years.
The Rio+15 Summit poses challenge of integral sustainable development in the next 30 years - 22 April 2007 - by
For socially just, economically efficient, politically plural and
ecologically sustainable globalisation by the year 2040.
More than 300 million people are benefiting from moneyless markets - 29 January 2007 - by
Social currency, together with other economy of solidarity
forms, is creating an economic system that exists along side the
hegemonic one
The majority of countries are developing public nutrition programmes - 26 September 2006 - by
It is no longer a matter of eradicating world famine, but guaranteeing
access to a nutritive and balanced diet for the health, well-being and
development of men and women. The ratification of the fundamental
right to food and nutrition by member countries of the UN in 2003 is
starting to bear fruit: more than 100 countries are implementing public
policies to ensure adequate nutrition for the population.
Denmark to implement a sustainable industrial system - 5 June 2006 - by
A new interministerial body will be in charge of the future industrial
ecosystem and will have integrated control of
water, air, soil or waste problems
International moratorium on transgenic agriculture - 17 April 2006 - by
Only controlled investigations will be allowed and new forms of sustainable
production will be explored
A social pact recovers the soil in Azerbaijan - 20 March 2006 - by
process that has involved all the
layers of society (national and
regional authorities, producers
and soil users, but also the scientific
community and civil society),
the Republic of Azerbaijan,
on the banks of the
Caspian Sea, is recovering large
areas of soil polluted by the extensive
use of pesticides on cotton
crops. But the idea is not
only to recover this land, but to
develop a new sustainable soil
management system. A series of
policies are being deployed to
ensure that all activities related
with land use respect the criterion
of (...)
The Technology Consultancy Group will make sure that technological advances make a real contribution to development - 29 October 2005 - by
Technology, of increasing importance in the economic sphere, has not only brought progress, but it has also created risks for traditional economic models and for society in
general. It represents great advances, but it also increases inequality, particularly in so-called poor countries (“digital divide”), and also between the North and the South (dependence linked to intellectual property, cultural homogenisation,
the brain drain), and it represents a dramatic destructuring of family (...)
Private enterprise becomes a true asset to society - 1 May 2005 - by
Company regulation no longer depends on the traditional struggle between unions
and owners, but on a much broader social dialogue. In addition to salaried staff and
executives, new agents (shareholders, consumers, public authorities, NGOs) now actively
help private enterprise to become a true asset for society, accepting its social
and environmental responsibilities.
Beijing+10 celebrates women’s power to transform the predominant economy - 8 March 2005 - by
From their inequality, a large number of women are taking part in the construction of a
more socially aware world
The Universal Forum of Cultures considers immigration as a source of social enrichment - 9 August 2004 - by
A permanent intercultural dialogue area will be created in Barcelona
Living Material Is Declared World Heritage - 2 June 2004 - by
In response to the proliferation of patents on plants, animals, and
even human embryos throughout the course of the 20th century,
the international community is putting a halt to the privatization
of both living organisms and biological processes.
A Committee of Experts, together with civil society, will carry out an audit on the impact of the WTO - 12 January 2004 - by
A moratorium on new trade decisions is established and
reforms within the organisation are announced
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