We Urge President Bush To Abstain From

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.

We Need New Partnerships In Fighting Terrorism And Building Peace.

Poverty Does Not Make People Terrorists, But Terrorists Can Exploit The Frustration It Creates And Use It As A Breeding-ground For Violent Ideas.

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 Wto Has One Of The Most Impressive Records In Global Economic Governance, By Promoting Trade Liberalisation And Economic Development.