What strategies will most advance human security? What might be our contribution to these, individually and collectively? These were the questions we addressed through panel discussions, strategy workshops, regional dialogues and creative examples of citizen action, at the second Caux Forum for Human Security.
The conversation was organized around four urgent themes:
- Dealing with the global economic challenge
- Dealing with the global climate change challenge
- Strengthening the fundamental conditions of good governance - national and international
- Deepening cultural dialogue and understanding
Caux, the Swiss centre of reconciliation operated by Initiatives of Change (IofC), offers a unique ambiance in which to address these issues. With its emphasis on listening, dialogue and personal responsibility, it provides a space where interactions on a deeper plane often give unexpected impetus to the quest for solutions.
Solutions to the challenges we face will depend on finding unprecedented levels of trust and collaboration across boundaries of sector, nation, culture, party, privilege, regional antagonism and historic memory. President Obama’s call for “a new era of responsibility” must become a reality.
Ambassador Mohamed Sahnoun
Founder and Chair, Caux Forum for Human Security
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