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Video: Majalli Whbee, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, Israel
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Video on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Video: Ali Larijani, Speaker of Parliament, Islamic Republic of Iran
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Video on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Interview in Farsi and French
Fehmida Mirza: Speaker of the National Assembly, Pakistan
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Quotes on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The structure of the world economy has changed considerably since the Bretton Woods Conference [in 1944]. Today, the developing countries and economies in transition account for half of the world’s output. Yet these changes are not reflected in the decision-making structure of the financial institutions. The governance and legitimacy of their decisions have become questionable.
Fernando La Sama de Araújo: President of the National Assembly, Timor-Leste
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Quotes on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today, the resources available to take poorer countries out of misery are more abundant than ever before. However, history shows that these resources have been more for the benefit of developed countries that managed to take advantage of the social and economic liberalization process. Timor-Leste is striving to put an end to this logic. We [...]
Video: Meira Kumar, Speaker, House of People, India
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Video on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Interview in English
Isaac Figir: Speaker, Congress, Federated States of Micronesia
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Quotes on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Most of you have probably never heard of Micronesia. We are however a thriving democracy, and proud of it… But we cannot do much in the long term if we cannot survive as a nation. We are threatened with sea-level rise as a result of climate change. We call upon all fellow parliaments around the world [...]
Heng Samrin: President, National Assembly, Cambodia
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Democracy, Quotes on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cambodia has been strictly adhering to the principle of strengthening accountability, democracy, pluralism, and respect for human rights which are the necessary elements for the sustainable development of the country… The important roles of opposition parties, representatives of ethnic minorities, and civil society are a needful part of democracy for the purpose of national construction.
Wu Bangguo: Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, People’s Republic of China
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Millenium Development Goals, Quotes on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Delivering on the UN Millenium Development Goals is a solemn pledge of the international community, an important measure to uphold dignity, equality and fairness of mankind, and the most urgent and most important issue that needs to be addressed if we want to realize common development.
