Posted 12:13 PM
by Mary
June 24, 2004,
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will chair the “Global Compact Leaders Summit” at United Nations headquarters in New York. The Global Compact claims to bring corporations together with the UN to promote “responsible corporate citizenship” based on nine principles. But without any enforcement provisions, the Global Compact provides little but a public relations cover for global corporate malefactors. On the day before the Global Compact summit, an international group of NGOs will hold a “Counter-Summit,” to critique the Compact and propose alternatives for real corporate accountability.
Wednesday June 23, 2004
1.15-6.00 PM
777 UN Plaza, 2nd Floor,New York
(44th Street andFirst Avenue)
1.15-1.30: Welcome and Registration
1.30-3.00: Panel I - Greenwash, Bluewash and the Corporate Takeover of the UN
Moderator:Kenny Bruno, Campaigns Coordinator, EarthRights International
Speakers:Vicky Corpuz, Executive Director, Tebtebba Foundation
Jocelyn Dow, Founding Board Member, Women’s Environment and Development Organization
Ka Hsaw Wa; Executive Director, EarthRights International
Irene Khan, Executive Director, Amnesty International
3.15-4.45: Panel II - Toward Real Corporate Accountability in the UN System
Moderator:James Paul, Executive Director, Global Policy Forum
Speakers:John Cavanagh, Director, Institute for Policy Studies
Farah Sofa, Corporate Accountability Coordinator, Friends of the Earth International
Daniel Mittler, Corporate Accountability Lobbyist, Greenpeace International
Atila Roque, Executive Director, Action Aid
5.00-6.00: Conclusion and Drafting of Common Statement
Mary Robinson invited
Sponsored by:
EarthRights International, Global Policy Forum, World Economy, Ecology and Development Association
Co-Sponsored by:
Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth International, Greenpeace International, Groundwork, Infact, International Center for Law in Development, Institute for Policy Studies, Tebtebba Foundation, Third World Network, Women’s Environment and Development Organization, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, World Federalist Movement
Light refreshments will be served
RSVP to Global Policy Forum, (212) 557-3161 orkatarina.wahlberg@globalpolicy.org
