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Global Green Movement

The political philosophy of 21st century

By A CORRESPONDENT

The recent Global Greens Conference 2001 at Canberra, Australia has set the tone of global politics for the 21st century. During the past thirty years the Global Greens movement has been growing steadily. Greens from different countries first got together informally at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. Before that Greens had started getting elected to some European parliaments. In the last thirty years, the Greens have been gaining strength. The Global Greens Conference 2001 of representatives from more than seventy countries of the world has given a very straight and unambiguous message to the oppressed people of the world, the ecological and environmental degradation, the globalization and the rampant corruption that has become a kind of plague in many countries including Nepal, that the days of deliverance are not far off. The first ever global conference on such a huge scale, the Canberra Conference worked on the Global Greens charter and emphasized the need of the richer greens of the world coming to the support of Greens of poor countries. The infectious enthusiasm pervading the whole duration of the conference filled the hearts of all the delegates with great optimism. The Nepalese delegation headed by the president of the Green Nepal Party met with almost all the important delegates and apprised them about the political situation in Nepal. Nepal also presented a brief country paper and took most active part in all deliberations. Most of the countries represented at the conference assured the Nepalese delegation of their cooperation and support. Senator Bob Brown, a green parliamentarian of Australia, the host of the conference was very emphatic when he said, ě We know that if we put the smile back on the faces of future generations, we can smile again ourselves. To win these smiles, we are challenged to reverse global warming, restore forests, refresh the rivers, and aid the recovery of the planetsí fisheries as well as close the gap between the rich and the poor.î Bob, who had visited Nepal last year and discussed the development of Green Nepal Party, promised to extend all possible help and cooperation to GNP. But it is the people of Nepal, who can contribute GNP to grow and provide it an opportunity to save the country from the clutches of corrupt politicians. Be that as it may, the recently concluded Global Greens Conference 2001 at the Canberra, Australia was very well organized and the host, the Australians, deserve commendation from all the participants that the conference has generated a new hope in the hearts of the millions of poor and unfortunate peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America and that the Green movement and the Green Parties will lead them to a healthier and happier world is a reality very few people will dare refute.