The long way from emerging issue to 'emergency'

Speaking on behalf of Eurostep, Rudy De Meyer took position on emerging issues during the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the MDGs. Mr. De Meyer went through the currency transaction tax issue and the negative impact of inequality in order to underline the necessity to implement efficient political mechanism at the UN level. He highlighted that we “have to find a shortcut between the emerging of an issue, and the moment that it becomes a real political emergency. If not, future conferences and follow up conferences will be like pushing on the repeat button and getting the same old song…”

Click here for the Rudy De Meyer’s statement on behalf of Eurostep.