05 January 2005

Disaster and the challenge to planetary governance

This article points out the weakness to the current system of emergency releif and aid and proposes 6 reforms to the UN ... Too early for me to assess but this kind of proposal needs to be out there and thought about. Watch out for Aid organisation responses as well as critique from the libertarian and UN-wary right [including those pre-trib Christians who think the UN is likely to be the Antichrist given a chance].
WorldChanging: Another World Is Here: Reforming Humanitarian Relief

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The Bible in a Disenchanted Age -a brief review

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