Governments must stop hiding in their corners and work to reach agreements on crucial poverty reduction and genocide prevention measures. |
Negotiations are teetering on the brink of failure because governments are not reaching agreement on key poverty reduction measures, arms controls and their 'responsibility to protect' civilians, |
Similarly, if the summit outcome doesn't include the need to control small arms, which are the real weapons of destruction, and does not include the need for all developed nations to spend 0.7 percent of gross national income (GNI) in overseas aid, this historic chance for reform will result in failure, |
The summit is up for grabs right now, and we cannot let this chance slip away. |