Consequences for Global Businesses
A new manifesto titled “Global Economic Ethic – Consequences for Global Businesses” was launched during a business ethics symposium at UN Headquarters on October 6, 2009. Developed by Swiss-German theologian Hans Küng, President of the Global Ethic Foundation, the document aims at laying out a “common fundamental vision of what is legitimate, just and fair” in economic activities.
Michael von Graffenried : eye on africa
In 2008 the renowned Swiss photographer Michael von Graffenried has visited Cameroon, one of our target countries and has succeeded in capturing on film the everyday life of the Cameroon people without explicitly drawing attention to the difficult conditions in which they live. 13 large-sized panoramic pictures taken to celebrate our 50th anniversary enable you to enjoy fascinating encounters with the people in the pictures each month. A perfect Christmas gift. Order at the anniversary price of CHF 50.- plus CHF 6.- postage and packaging. Send us an e-mail info@fairmed.ch or call us on 031 311 77 97. The proceeds from their sale will benefit our Buruli ulcer project in Cameroon.
Basel, 27 November 2009
The subject of this year's Novartis Foundation Symposium is: "Tackle the crisis with a new world economic ethic?" Speakers will include Hans Küng, theologian and publicist, President of Foundation „Weltethos“; and Ioanna Kuçuradi, Turkish human rights activist and philosopher. The current economic, social and ecological crisis serves as a background for this topic. At the symposium, a new declaration on “Global Economic Ethic – Consequences for Global Businesses” will be presented. Speakers will debate this and other proposals of alternative ways out of the crisis critically. Not only the economic crisis, but also the social dimension, in particular extreme poverty, will prominently figure in the day’s discourse.
Basel, 10 November 2009
Death rates caused by infectious diseases have been overtaken by chronic diseases in all parts of the world except southern Africa. Chronic diseases can no longer be regarded as a problem that is exclusive to the developed world. This presents major challenges not only for the affected countries, but also for international health policy and non-governmental organizations involved in health cooperation. The eighth Swiss Health Cooperation Symposium to be organized by Medicus Mundi Switzerland will take place within the established framework.