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Decommissioning The IMF, World Bank and WTO
Report / 20th December 2005This brief analyses the negative impacts of the IMF, World Bank and WTO on sustainable development and suggests an alternative mechanism for regulating the international economy that can allow these institutions to be progressively decommissioned.
Bruce Kent: Sharing the World's Resources
News / 21st July 2005A letter from one of the UK’s leading politcal activists Bruce Kent, endorsing the principle of sharing and the activities of STWR.
Dr Jack Preger MBE: On Sharing
News / 1st July 2005A letter from Dr. Jack Preger MBE, founder of the humanitarian NGO, Calcutta Rescue, endorsing the work of STWR
The tsunami and the Brandt Report
Article / 1st February 2005World public opinion has shifted since the Asian tsunami. People have been so moved by the plight of the people in the devastated areas that they have begun to talk about poverty and injustice in other parts of the world, such as Africa. The time is ripe to re-examine the recommendations of the Brandt Report, writes Mohammed Mesbahi and Dr. Angela Paine.
Asian tsunami highlights ongoing challenge for donor countries
Article / 15th January 2005The Asian tsunami has required international cooperation in coordinating a large scale and complex emergency relief program, the likes of which have not been seen before. However, the extent of the devastation has greatly dampened the relief efforts…