Sara coordinates the Chilean Ecological Action Network (RENACE), a national
network of 145 local environmental organizations. Most are small organizations
with few resources. Together they may hold the key to changing a nation-at least
that is Sara’s dream.
Sara’s top priority is to expose the people of Chile, Latin […]
A feature of the People-Centered Development Forum
Declaration of Civil Society Organizations Participating in The NGO
Forum of the Social Summit
We, representatives of social movements, NGOs and citizens’ groups participating
in the NGO Forum during the World Summit for Social Development (WSSD), share a
common vision of a world which recognizes its essential oneness and
interdependence while wholly embracing human […]
PCDForum Article #14, Release Date July 10, 1995
by Frances F. Korten
In response to mounting worldwide evidence of environmental deterioration, world
leaders have called on the multilateral development banks to step up lending for
environmental projects.
The banks have welcomed the new mandate, partly out of concern for the
environment and partly because they are seeking justifications for increased
lending to […]
A feature of the People-Centered Development Forum, Release Date July 6, 1995
by David C. Korten
In a world of stagnant economies, Asia’s record of economic growth has made it
the envy of the world. The economies of Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and
more recently Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia have been pointed to as
providing the models of successful […]
A feature of the People-Centered Development Forum
North American Regional Consultation on Sustainable Livelihoods
January 13-15, 1995
In an era of global social crisis characterized by increasing unemployment,
jobless growth and ecological destruction, we need a broader vision of how
people can meet their needs in a sustainable way. Attempting to solve the
world’s employment crisis using conventional job creation […]
An Interview with David C. Korten.
By Robert Wright.
David Korten is one of the NGO world’s toughest critics of official
development assistance. His systemic critique comes from more than 30 years of
experience working for the US. Agency for International Development (USAID), the
Ford Foundation, the World Bank and others. The upshot-from that work: a
conclusion that the official […]
PCDForum Column #78, Release Date July 10,1995
by Antonio B. Quizon
The multilateral development banks (MDBs)–the World Bank, IMF, and four
regional development banks–were created by governments with public funds as
public institutions. Yet they wield their enormous power largely beyond the
reach of public accountability. Citizens from the Northern countries are right
to ask, whether taxpayer money is being used […]
December 12, 1995
By David C. Korten
The People-Centered Development Forum
The question of whether the Global Action Plan (GAP) of UN Habitat II conference
to be held in Istanbul in June 1996 will recognize the right to housing as a
basic human right has been the most hotly
contested issue of the Habitat II preparatory process. While many NGOs […]
A feature of the People-Centered Development Forum,
Release Date April 13, 1995
The Kuantan Conference — A Citizens’ Agenda
Meeting for the Asia Pacific Regional NGO Consultation on "Our Cities, Our
Homes" held in Kuantan, Malaysia from April 9-13, 1995 as members of
citizen organizations and networks representing a diverse range of
interests–including the environment, health, media and communications, youth,
children, […]
PCDForum Article #12r. Revised for Release Date July 10, 1995
by David C. Korten
There is a long world-wide tradition of observing the coming of each new year as
a time of reflection and resolution. The year 2001 will be a very special
anniversary as it will mark our entry not only into the 21st century, but also
into the […]