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Sustainable World Citizenship

The world is in crisis. And it is not only about the financial crisis that is dominating the Western media. Large economic differences between North and South, the climate crisis and scarcities of natural resources deserve the same urgent attention. Worldconnectors believe that solutions are only truly sustainable when they take the whole crisis into consideration. Therefore a new working group has recently been established. A working group that will come up with strategic solutions for the themes 'Climate' and 'New Scarcities'. This will be done by using new possibilities of 'World Citizenship', in which a divers group of thinkers and doers is involved.

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Worldconnector Ruud Lubbers becomes ambassador against poverty

Worldconnector Ruud Lubbers, actor Mimoun Ouled Radi and table tennis player Trinko Keen have been nominated as ambassadors against poverty. Demissionary minister Piet Hein Donner (Social Affairs) has asked the ambassadors for Dutch activities related to the European year of action against poverty and social exclusion.

Donner revealed the names of the three ambassadors last Thursday at the opening of holiday activities in Almere for children whose parents have to work during the holidays or don't have the money to spend the holidays away from their house. 'It cannot be that people in the Netherlands can't go out anymore, because they don't have the money to do so," said Donner.

According to Ruud Lubbers, his new function also fits well with the Worldconnectors, since the eradication of poverty is one of their priorities. Furthermore, it is part of the UN Millennium declaration and the Earth Charter, two documents on which the work of the Worldconnectors is based.

Source: Volkskrant 13 July




 






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