Permit developing nations to set policy priorities - Dr. Kohona

Countries must be allowed the policy space to set their own domestic priorities while developing the post-2015 development agenda. Instead of demanding that countries re-prioritise domestic spending, there should be a focus on strengthening partnerships between developed and developing countries,

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People's will, the bedrock of a Constitution

The stability of Government is a sine qua non for development and rapid economic progress. A classic example is Singapore. Singapore has been successful due to political stability. Lee Kuan Yew served as Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.

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Climate summit in Peru :

Focus on emission reduction targets

As the host of the upcoming climate summit, Peru has much to share with the wider world on the challenges it faces due to changing climate. Peru will host the UN-sponsored Conference of Parties (COP) climate talks this December. The world’s peak climate conference, the COP is an annual event first held in Berlin in 1995, leading to provisional developments such as the Kyoto Protocol.

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