NGHO group meets in Toronto

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Navin Chanderpal, Chairman of the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (CJRC), was in Toronto to meet with, get feedback from and update the Circle of Friends for the promotion of the New Global Human Order (NGHO) proposal.
Chanderpal said that the timing of the meeting reflects the fact that a new Resolution on the role of the United Nations in the NGHO is coming up for consideration by the 67th Session of the General Assembly beginning in September 2012.

Meeting of the NGHO Circle of Friends

The proposal for a New Global Human Order was initiated by the late President of Guyana, Dr Cheddi Jagan “to prompt a re-examination of international cooperation and partnership and to explore the prospects of a viable consensus on people-centred development as a central pillar of the work of the United Nations in development in the twenty-first century.”
In addition to the approach taking the proposal forward within the UN system, from its inception the concept has provided for developing a process by which individuals, academics, institutions and groups could provide input.
Chanderpal cited the recent worldwide financial meltdown and observed that global governance must be strengthened to cope with globalization, the strain of north/south dynamics and the gap between rich and poor.
The objective is therefore to build a strong political consensus and a broad-based global partnership to combat poverty and promote economic security throughout the world, based on a long-term integrated approach to development that takes full account of how Governments, markets and societies interact and provide for the achievement of concrete development results.
He noted that Political will and an enlightened international partnership are essential to successfully address the challenges of global poverty and inequity and the promotion of full human development. Such a partnership needs to involve all relevant actors, Member States, the international community and non-governmental actors. It could address the linkages between issues of vital importance to the developing world and concerns in the developed countries and promote solutions to common problems.

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