A call for international action
From the global financial crisis to global food crisis, the UN has its work cut out for it
We all recognize today's perils. A global financial crisis. A global energy crisis. A global food crisis. Trade talks have collapsed, yet again. There are new outbreaks of war and violence. Climate change ever more clearly threatens our planet. We say that global problems demand global solutions. And yet, do we act? In truth, today, we also face a crisis of a different sort - the challenge of global leadersh...