Forum 2004 - Knowledge Base

Comunicacion:

The media are undergoing a process of concentration and globalization. This can allow more people in more places throughout the world to be more and better informed, but it can also constitute a threat to plurality, diversity and the veracity of messages. Calling for independence and responsibility in the media should be a fundamental priority, as these are the conditions essential for defending liberty and human rights.

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Conflictos:

Generating conditions for peace entails establishing policies for prevention, conflict solution and reconciliation. Reconciliation and dialogue are the principal means of attaining peace, in both major armed conflicts and small-scale, everyday conflicts in people’s lives. Constructing peace often involves recalling the past and keeping that memory alive in order not to repeat errors that have triggered violence among communities and people.

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Cultura:

Cultural diversity is one of the most significant components of our world heritage and should be protected and valued as such. Through its diverse forms of manifesting itself, globalization has brought us diversity, with its positive aspects as well as those that can generate cultural conflicts. Education should teach us to respect the “other” and recognize varied identities and the richness of linguistic diversity.

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Derechos:

Over half a century after the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, its real application continues to be an unresolved issue. In addition, the new global context calls for the recognition of new fundamental rights, such as universal access to water, cultural rights, access to information and knowledge, etc. Recognizing these emerging rights and effectively applying the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are fundamental steps in advancing towards a more just and inclusive world.

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Economia:

The need to create conditions allowing all nations, communities and individuals to have access to development continues to be an unresolved issue. Although the number of people living in extreme poverty has diminished, globalization has tended to radicalize inequality among human beings. The international community should revise its policies of cooperation and economic relations, generating conditions allowing the poorer nations themselves to define their models and strategies of development.

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Educacion:

The information society has increased the importance of knowledge as a means for individuals, organizations and nations to have access to development. In this context, research and education occupy a fundamental role, granting individuals and societies tools for their integral development and for them to know and value “otherness” through diversity.

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Entornos:

Cities are the settings where the effects of globalization are most patent: exclusion, inequality, migrations, precarious employment, conflict, etc.; but they can also become places providing opportunities for progress and perspectives for the future. In the global context, the fundamental role that cities can play in the development of a more just world should be recognized, and they should be given the relevance required in terms of resources, power and an international voice.

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Gobern:

The traditional structure of the nation-state has weakened with the new global context and the emergence of transnational economic and political powers. In this regard, civil society is called upon to play a fundamental role in building a more participative democracy.

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Medio:

The increasing environmental degeneration and exhaustion of natural resources are some of the main problems affecting the planet today. The current energy model, based on hydrocarbons, is not sustainable. Substituting it requires a new model based on improved use and research on renewable energy sources, as well as more efficient consumption, especially in urban environments.

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Religiones:

Religions and spirituality can become meeting places for understanding among people, not necessarily constituting an element that divides people and generates conflicts among them. Knowledge of and respect for the “other” are fundamental, and it is also essential not to stereotype religions.

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Salud:

Although over the past few decades, considerable progress has been made on health indicators on a global level, these improvements have primarily favored the richest sectors of the population. A profound change is required in the model of international cooperation, such that the countries receiving international aid become the ones to define their health policies according to their local contexts.

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