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One Of The Gaps In Our International Development Efforts Is The Provision Of Global Public Goods - That Is, Goods Or Conditions We Need That No Individual Or Country Can Secure On Their Own, Such As Halting Global Warming, Financial Stability And Peace And Security.

Still, Corruption And Oppression Are Far Too Common Threats To The Democratic Society.

The World Has Got More Democracies Than Ever, And Human Rights Are High On Almost Every Country's Agenda. Still, Corruption And Oppression Are Far Too Common Threats To The Democratic Society. And We Have Seen A Dramatic Increase, The Last 10-15 Years, Of Ethnical Conflicts And Humanitarian Crises With Human Rights Violations As Important Elements., But Also More Of Corruption. Human Rights Are Praised More Than Ever - And Violated As Much As Ever.

Globalisation Has Made Us More Vulnerable. It Creates A World Without Borders, And Makes Us Painfully Aware Of The Limitations Of Our Present Instruments, And Of Politics, To Meet Its Challenges.

The Globalisation Of Information Makes People Aware Of What They Have - And Have Not. Problems And Oppression Are Impossible To Hide, And The New And Powerful Tools Of Information Provide Us With More Opportunities Than Ever To React And Act.