Poverty in the World: a Challenge to Globalization
22-23 October 2004
Stresa
The major part of the world’s population live in unfit conditions for human existence. Furthermore, despite the accelerated development of the world economy in the age of globalization and the impressive achievements of modern science and technology, this problem has not become less severe in recent years.
United Europe facing the changing world
24-25 June 2004
Munich
Just over a month from the enlargement of the European Union to 25 member states and a few days after the European elections the World Political Forum, in collaboration with the Foreign Affairs Association, hosted a convention entitled “United Europe facing the changing world” in Munich.
Justified War, Iraq and Reform of the United Nations
20 May 2004
London
In co-operation with the Centre of Global Studies, the World Political Forum participated in the one day Colloquium on Justified War, Iraq and Reform of the United Nations.
One of the main themes of the meeting was the consideration of under what conditions resort to war is justifiable, what methods of fighting wars are right and how this can be fruitfully applied by the UN, main custodian of international law.


