
Green Cross Australia CEO Mara Bun interviewed Global Green USA’s New Orleans Office Director, Beth Galante about the, rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina, the oil spill in the gulf and the sustainable community response that is emerging as a result.
"It is because our problems have taken on such global dimensions, that the implications for not responding to the problems are far greater. If the environment is not addressed, we implicate our survival on the planet. Equally, mass migration will place tremendous strains on our resources and cities. If living conditions are not improved for those in the developing world, if poverty is not alleviated and political unrest and upheavals calmed, then there will be implications for the most comfortable of industrialised countries. It is therefore everyone's business." 
The 3rd Commission of the 64th General Assembly of the United Nations made history today by overwhelmingly adopting the draft resolution proclaiming the Human Right to Safe drinking Water and Sanitation. Presented by Bolivia and 34 other States, the resolution received 122 voted in favour with no votes against and 41 abstentions.
The 2008-2009 Activity Report provides information on Green Cross International's projects and activities worldwide during 2008 and 2009.
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