Strong UN Agreement on Crisis a Step Forward

A landmark agreement by all 192 UN states on the financial crisis last week was a small but important step forward as it acknowledges our global interdependence. ++ The UN said "we have allowed economic globalisation to outpace political globalisation - we do not have the institutions or the mindset to respond collectively in ways that advance the wellbeing of all" in a communiqué more forceful than that of the G20. ++ The G192 were willing to raise key issues that the internal politics of the G20 may have made too sensitive, like corruption.