We have put out most of it. But there are still pockets that can threaten us all again, as we experienced just a few weeks ago. And we do not know where to start rebuilding or how. A common dialogue is most urgently needed today. Our world is at a cross-roads.
Confusion pervades many circles.
There is talk of rebuilding the international financial architecture, of changing the architect, of giving up the free movement of capital or even of goods and services. There is talk of a global recession, of greater instability in the world economy and marginalization. And then there is the undeniable fact that whatever happened to the global system, whatever the reasons, there are more people today who suffer from poverty than two years ago. And, in the months ahead, many more appear to be at risk. In the emerging world there is a bitter sentiment of injustice.