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The German version of Franz Josef Radermacher's book "Balance or Destruction" (Balance oder Zerstörung), one of the basic books of the Global Marshall Plan Initiative, will be presented in Berlin and Stuttgart. You are cordially invited to participate in these events. In addition, the reports to the Initiative by Franz Alt, Rosi Gollmann and Rupert Neudeck, Huschmand Sabet, and Peter Spiegel are presented in Stuttgart. More information (in German):

28 October, Stuttgart
31 October, Berlin

In an interview with the German magazine "Stern" Jeffrey Sachs, Kofi Annan's Special Advisor on the Millennium Development Goals, said "We need something like a new Marshall Plan" ("Wir brauchen so etwas wie einen neuen Marshallplan."). He stressed the importance of investing into implementable projects which are reviewable and benefit the people.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) also calls for a Marshall Plan to help the world's poorest 50 countries. According to a report by ZDF (German public television channel), this plan entails better access for poor countries to the markets of the rich north, a liberal economy and more financial aid.

Stern (Sachs)
ZDF online (UNCTAD)

More than 1,200 representatives of NGOs got together in New York in the run-up to the UN 2005 World Summit 14-16 September where the Millennium Development Goals were reviewed. There the Global Marshall Plan Initiative was presented to 60 delegates from around the world in one of the 30 "Midday NGO Interactive Workshops and Multi-Stakeholder Dialogues" in the recent "58th Annual DPI/NGO-Conference" of the United Nations in New York preceding the UN.

Read the report by Peter Hesse

The following individuals and organizations recently expressed their support for the Global Marshall Plan Initiative:

Katholischer Laienrat Österreichs, an Austrian platform of the Catholic lay apostolate.
News clipping (German, 60 kB)
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Marie-Schlei-Verein/The Marie Schlei Association, which aims at improving the situation of women in developing countries.
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Swiss Solar Energy Society SSES, which promotes solar energy, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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American Council for The United Nations University
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Community Mallnitz, Austria
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Dr. Renée Ernst, UN Representative of the Millennium Campaign in Germany
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Prof. Talat S. Halman, Turkey's first Minister of Culture, currently Chairman of the Department of Turkish Literature at Bilkent University
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Prof. Dr. Christa Randzio-Plath, former MEP and chairperson of the Marie-Schlei-Verein (see above) .
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Three speeches by Dr. Josef Riegler held in Austria in August and September 2005:
Global Marshall Plan: Konzept eines Auswegs aus der Armut. (German, pdf, 170 kB)


Was kann die Ökosoziale Marktwirtschaft leisten? (German, pdf 60 kB)

Danken und Teilen (in German, pdf, 80 kB)

A presentation held by Dr. Bernd Neugebauer in Poland in September:
Global Marshall Plan (English, pdf, 80 kB)

Due to the rise in activities in Austria, two full time staff members are now working at the Eco-Social Forum Europe for the Global Marshall Plan. Klemens Riegler, the coordinator for the Initiative's activities in Austria will be supported by Julia Bernhart.
More Information (German, pdf 80 kB)

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