‘World needs peace & good governance’

2011 difficult year
THE year 2011 has been difficult for the entire world due to the natural and man-made disasters. Besides grappling with the global financial crisis, hunger and poverty, we have witnessed earthquakes, tsunamis, armed conflicts and wars with millions of innocent victims. The whole world is facing a number of huge challenges and this great responsibility requires honesty and diligence among the decision-makers, instead of defusing public anger through false self-criticism, attack on the media and creation of public ordeals to divert the people’s attention. Voices have become louder against the selfishness of the corporations and the powerful elites in the world. Actually, we must not generalize because some corporations remain committed to their social responsibilities, such as the establishment of universities and hospitals, recognition of individual achievements and environment protection.

Furthermore, we have to admit that other corporations, which are the main shakers and movers in the world, are in dire need of real governance and transparency, for them to be part of the expected solutions and the long awaited change.We cannot also deny the vital role played by social networking sites in changing the world.

Any tweet or comments made on Facebook about the social, political, commercial issues or world peace somehow changed the old methods of influencing the decision-making process.

We can say it is a new era which needs a new understanding of global responsibility for solving problems and crisis management.

With just a click on the like or dislike buttons, the whole world got together when a poor protester burnt himself in Tunisia, or when children die of hunger and thirst or when a child is tortured, molested and killed because his family happens to have links with the political demonstrators demanding for freedom.Definitely, the meaning of sovereignty and liberty is changing, since human security and dignity have become the new pressing issues in everybody’s agenda.

Without a doubt, these two elements must be the driving force and the priority in the coming years, starting from 2012.

Email: Labeed.abdal@gmail.com
By: Labeed Abdal

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