re: comedy central - preemptive?

["g kohler" <gkohler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Could it be that Kofi Annan's appointment of a high level advisory group re global poverty is meant to preempt the high level advisory group planned by the G77 at the recent South Summit (see excerpts, below)? Or is Annan's advisory group identical with the planned G77 advisory group of experts? (In the latter case, the comedy would include the G77...)

GK

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excerpts from:
                         GROUP OF 77 SOUTH SUMMIT
                       Havana, Cuba, 10-14 April 2000

 

 

 

                         HAVANA PROGRAMME OF ACTION

 

 

 

We, the Heads of State and Government, commit ourselves to the following
decisions and actions:

 

(1) To respond to globalization with a view to making it beneficial for
all countries and peoples, and to actively promote effective participation
of developing countries in the international economic policy decision
making in the context of the globalizing world economy

 

   * Convene a HIGH LEVEL ADVISORY GROUP of eminent personalities and intellectuals
     to prepare a report and
     report to the annual Ministerial Meeting in the year 2001.
 
  * Intensify efforts to review and reform the WTO regime ...Invite member States to
     consult and make efforts as necessary for coordination of the
     position of developing countries prior to UNCTAD and WTO meetings,
    
   * Work to ensure that countries whose economies depend heavily on trade
     preferences be accorded the necessary transition period by the World
     Trade Organization to adjust to the new liberalized regime.
 
  *  Work within all relevant fora to ensure the establishment of a work
     programme for small economies to enhance their capacity to
     participate more effectively into the international trading system.
 
  * Work towards reform of the international financial architecture
 
  * Oppose application of all disguised protectionist measures such as
     labour standards and the attempts to further widen the environmental
     windows
 
  * Press for the freer movement of natural persons
 
  * Call on the relevant institutions to work towards the early
     completion of a vulnerability index.
 
  * Urge UNCTAD to assist in collaboration with Common Fund for
     Commodities developing countries and upon request, in handling
     commodities in an integrated manner
 
  * Pursue efforts to harmonize the South's position on monetary and
     financial matters and in this context welcomes the decision adopted
     by the Twenty-sixth meeting of the Chairmen/Coordinators of G-77
     Chapters held in Geneva, from 6 to 7 April 1999, to convene annual
     coordinating meetings between the Chairmen of the G-77 and G-24 prior
     to the IMF/World bank spring and autumn sessions.

 

....>snip