Sixty years ago some old students of IMCS-Pax Romana –some of them being founders of Pax Romana after the First World War– decided to create this international meeting space of Catholic intellectuals and cultural professionals. In order to celebrate this anniversary, a study session was held in Rome, with the theme: “The Holy See: A Face of Another
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The Agenda for Development and the Institutions We Need
By Michel Camdessus
Mr. Chairman,
It is a distinct honour for me to be invited to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture on this special occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Society for International Development (SID).
Challenges and opportunities: Africa’s missing links
By Jean N. Lokenga
Executive Summary
Africa is changing. The Organization of African Unity (OAU), a mere club of dictators, belongs to the past; the adoption in 2001 of the African Union is a cornerstone of change not only in international relations amongst African countries, but also in the way Africa interacts with the World. Sub-regional bodies such as Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) and the East Africa Community (EAC) play a crucial role in the free movement of people and goods between countries. With Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), ECOWAS and EAC form the foundation of a promising regional integration that Africa badly needs today. As a whole, African economy is growing at the average annual rate of 5%. African economy growth has been outpacing world growth since 2001, according to the latest data from the International Monetary Funds (IMF). While overall world growth has averaged 4.2% since then, African economic growth has averaged 5%.1 Politically, African people enjoy more fundamental freedoms today than during the post-colonial era of cold war.
Documento Conceptual
Una de las principales características del mundo globalizado es el cada vez más importante papel que juegan las instituciones de ámbito global en proporcionar respuestas para los problemas que aquejan al mundo, entre los que se cuentan el desarrollo sostenible, comercio, degradación medioambiental, conflictos armados, crisis económicas y esfuerzos de reconstrucción, relaciones pacíficas