Surviving Capitalism (Not) : New report to expose how corporations ‘capture’ the U.N.

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

New report to expose how corporations ‘capture’ the U.N.

Click here to access article from Friends of the Earth International via Climate Connections.

Just as the banking and industrial corporate sectors have captured governments all over the world, they are also focusing on the control of the UN.

On June 19, 2012, on the eve of a key United Nations Summit due to take place June 20-22 in Rio De Janeiro, Friends of the Earth International will launch a new report exposing the increasing influence of major corporations and business lobby groups within the UN.

“Governmental positions have been increasingly hijacked by narrow corporate interests linked to polluting industries and business sectors seeking to profit from the environment, the climate and the financial crises,” said Nnimmo Bassey, chair of Friends of the Earth International.

There is a link to the 32 page PDF report in the article.