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LDC
and Burma
The 3rd United Nations
Conference on LDCs The 3rd United Nations Conference on the Least Developed
Countries (LDCs) was held at the European Parliament in Brussels (Belgium)
from 14-20 May 2001. Its aim is to eradicate poverty in Least Developed
Countries with the support of the international community against the
background of economic globalisation. Participants include world governments
representatives, intergovernmental organisations, European institutions,
Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and other civil organisations. NGOs
and the other organisations of civil society are also organizing the NGO
Forum in Brussels (10-20 May 2001) in order to inflence the decision of
the 3rd UN Conference on LDCs. The
Burma Fund's representative has attended the conference, moderated a NGO
panel on "Governance, Peace and Stability," and intervened at
the official conference by emphasizing the need to improve good governance
and to establish an enabling policy framework in Burma.
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Policy Brief - Economic
Development of Burma: Governance Matters, 11 May 2001 |
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Statement of U Soe
Tha, Minister of National Planning, SPDC - 17 May 2001 |
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NGO
Forum - Workshop on Governance, Peace and Social Stability - 14
May 2001 |
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Official site - Third
UN Conference on Least Developed Countries |
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Myanmar Delegation
Escapes Arrest Warrant - IPS News, 18 May 2001 |
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"Quotable
quotes" |
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Mary Robinson
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
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"Respect
for human rights and the rule of law are necessary components of any
effort to secure peace and to put a country on a path to sustainable
development. What can governments do to achieve this? One approach
which I recommend is the development through an inclusive process
involving both government and civil society of a national plan of
action for human rights. This can be a valuable framework for advancing
the ratification of human rights treaties, reviewing and amending
legislation to ensure that human rights are adequately protected,
promoting human rights training of judges, police officers, lawyers
and prison officials, and human rights education in the broadest sense."
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the benefits of good governance spread much wider than that: it provides
a base to implement strong, country-owned development strategies,
to handle political and economic shocks, to reduce corruption, and,
critically, to give the poor a political voice to demand the tools,
services and protections needed to provide a better future for themselves
and their families. Just as important, transparent and accountable
social and political institutions also sharply reduce perceptions
of political and economic risk while providing a stable platform for
the strong property rights, sound macroeconomic policies and flexible
regulatory systems so necessary to new investment and widely shared
economic growth." |
March Malloch Brown
Administrator, UNDP
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