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The Global Governance Initiative published the Executive Summary of its
first Annual Report 

 <http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Initiatives/GGI%20summary%20010604.pdf>
Executive Summary of the Annual Report 
"From Aspiration to Action", January 2004 
World Economic Forum

 <http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Initiatives/GGI_Factsheet.pdf> Fact Sheet
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<http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Independent+Report+
G
ives+Failing+Grades+to+Efforts+to+Improve+the+State+of+the+World> Press
Release  -
<http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Initiatives/GGI_steering050104.pdf>

Steering
Committee January 2004 


".......World Economic Forum Global Governance Initiative report finds
the world is doing barely a third of what is necessary 
to fulfil the goals it has set

A report released today by the World Economic Forum paints a
disappointing picture of attempts to meet the major goals that have
been
established by the international community to improve the state of the
world. A team of over 40 experts from around the world overseen by a
distinguished steering committee has concluded that governments,
international organizations, business and civil society are engaging in
only about one-third of the effort and partnership necessary to realize
the United Nations Millennium Declaration goals.

The first annual report of the World Economic Forum's
<http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Global+Governance+I
n
itiative> Global Governance Initiative (GGI) represents a year-long
independent analysis by seven groups of some of the world's leading
experts in the areas of peace and security, poverty, hunger, education,
health, environment and human rights......."

 
Note: Is it really independent?? Independent of what?
Claudio, your moderator.