One of the key themes at the World Economic Forum has been the Middle East and there seems to be an opening to move forward on a political process. There is a note of optimism about a window of opportunity. Everyone seemed to agree that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “the central issue fuelling instability in the region”.
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Africa on the agenda - Darfur glaringly absent
Published by January 27th, 2007 in Davos07. 0 CommentsIn true WEF style, a galaxy of stars – from Blair to Bono and Bill Gates, from Thabo Mbeki, the President of South Africa, to Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, the President of Liberia and the first woman head of state in Africa – sat around the table, with lesser luminaries like Paul Wolfowitz, the President of the World Bank, and Joseph Stiglitz, the award-winning economist in the row, directly behind them.
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Davos is a circus of the rich and powerful. Standing by the juice bar is Sneh, the Deputy Minister of Defence of Israel, and chief negotiator with the Palestinian Authority. He immediately recognises me from our meeting in Tel Aviv last December, and comes forward, introducing me to his companion as “the Head of Amnesty International who gives us a hard time but not always without reason.”
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Terrorism: A comprehensive response, or an opportunity missed?
Published by January 25th, 2007 in Davos07. 0 CommentsAcross the world, governments are actively undermining human rights in the name of the fight against terrorism. How far has this process of erosion actually inflamed terrorism, rather than staunching it – particularly given that these measures have all too often targeted and discriminated against those very communities whose support is needed to fight terrorism?
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The World Economic Forum prides itself as a “multi-stakeholder forum”, the one place where government leaders, big business and civil society are supposed to rub shoulders. Its press release announcing the theme of this year’s Annual Meeting even listed some of the NGO heads present (including myself).
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Amnesty International Secretary General challenges world leaders to live up to the promise of human rights
Published by January 23rd, 2007 in Davos07. 0 CommentsIrene Khan, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, will be attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland from 24 to 28 January.
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