Annual Congress

Rights and Humanity is establishing an Annual Congress to inspire, inform and empower leaders at all levels of society. The aim of the Congress is to strengthen realisation of human rights and responsibilities as a legal framework and moral compass for solutions to global challenges. The first Annual Congress was held in London, UK in co-operation with the South African Human Rights Commission and Tomorrow's Company and under the Patronage of His Grace Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Dates:
23-25th February 2009

Venue:
London, UK

Working Title
Ubuntu: From Crisis to a Just and Sustainable World Economy

Congress Objectives:
The aim of the Emergency Congress was to contribute to the G20 reform process and other initiatives by recommending strategies to build more sustainable financial institutions and a global economic paradigm which gives equal weight to economic stability, social justice and environmental stewardship. The objectives of the Congress were to:

  1. Make urgent recommendations to all sectors for tackling the immediate consequences of the international financial crisis, addressing the impacts on food, water and fuel security, the vulnerability of people living in poverty, and the need to avert cuts in support for development programmes and climate change and bio-diversity initiatives.
  2. Review best practice from the public, private and civil society sectors demonstrating that economic success, human rights, equity, environmental protection and sustainability can and should be mutually supportive and reinforcing. 
  3. Draw on this experience to articulate guiding principles for reshaping global economic governance in order to achieve a just and sustainable world economy which delivers all the outcomes of economic stability, social justice and environmental protection.

Participants
A cross section of 250 (max 300) leaders in policy and practice from public, private and civil society at all levels of governance.

Languages
English

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