We Are Not Abandoning Our Convictions, Our

The Human Race Has Entered A Stage Where We Are All Dependent On Each Other. No Other Country Or Nation Should Be Regarded In Total Separation From Another, Let Alone Pitted Against Another.

The Problem The World Faces Today Is That Only One-third Of The World's Population Lives In Decent Circumstances, While Half The Population Of The World Lives On One Or Two Dollars A Day. And Even As We Have This Poverty And Backwardness, We Are Facing A Global Environmental Crisis. We Need Developmental Models That Will Take Into Account The Specific And Unique Position Of Each Country And At The Same Time Will Address The Environmental Crisis.

We Are Not Abandoning Our Convictions, Our Philosophy Or Traditions, Nor Do We Urge Anyone To Abandon Theirs.

I Envisage The Prinicles Of The Earth Charter To Be A New Form Of The Ten Commandments. They Lay The Foundation For A Sustainable Global Earth Community.

For A New Type Of Progress Throughout The World To Become A Reality, Everyone Must Change. Tolerance Is The Alpha And Omega Of A New World Order.