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...influence on global public opinion, and even consumer behavior, may be the single most important reason why more than 700 of the world's leading corporations (among them major oil companies and auto manufacturers) have gone to Johannesburg to tout their earth-friendly credentials. Indeed, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has worked hard to promote business-environmentalist partnership as a key component of a strategy to protect the environment. So, while the planet may be a long way from being saved, when the corporate titans so often accused of being among its worst abusers see the need to spend...
...will convene in Johannesburg for 10 days to assess the state of the planet and chart a course of action. The focus will be on "sustainable development": how to keep growing and lifting living standards without exhausting the globe's natural resources. In an essay written for TIME, Kofi Annan, the U.N. Secretary-General, articulates a future that could be bright or disastrous, depending on the policies we adopt...
...Meanwhile, each of us requires about 50 quarts per day for drinking, bathing, cooking and other basic needs. At present, 1.1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water and more than 2.4 billion lack adequate sanitation. "Unless we take swift and decisive action," says U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, "by 2025, two-thirds of the world's population may be living in countries that face serious water shortages...
...That's a little disingenuous; Gaza is estimated to be the world's most densely populated city, and civilian casualties in such an attack were inevitable. The strike was heavily criticized by U.N. General Secretary Kofi Annan for precisely this reason, and even White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said Tuesday that "This heavy-handed action does not contribute to peace." Even in Israel itself, the decision to use a one-ton bomb dropped by an F-16 drew strong criticism, and even Israeli military officials called it an "error." Indeed, despite Sharon's lauding of the raid's "success...
...Arafat be ousted as a precondition for diplomatic progress highlighted the differences between Washington and its allies on how to proceed. The Russians and Europeans insisted they would continue to work with Arafat as long as he remains the elected leader of the Palestinians, and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan echoed the sentiment by insisting that it was up to the Palestinians to choose their leaders. The emerging compromise appears to be that Arafat should be kicked upstairs by redefining the Palestinian Authority presidency as a ceremonial role and transferring effective power to a prime minister and cabinet members...