HIGHLIGHTS

SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COMMISSION

MEXICO CITY, DECEMBER 4-7, 2002

Over 150 Co-Chairs, Commissioners and specially invited guests participated in the second annual gathering of the Commission convened in Mexico City this past December 4-7, 2002. To view the final list of participants, please click here.

During the two full days of meetings, Co-Chairs, Commissioners and invited guests from Mexico representing the government, business sector and civil society, came together to discuss issues including the war on terrorism and human rights, free trade and social equity, migration and the displacement of peoples, risk management in the global economy, and pathways to a sustainable civilization. In addition, Policy Action Group and Special Initiative leaders organized small-group roundtables and provided special briefings for the entire conference. A full-day special session on Poverty and Globalisation, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency, was organized on the opening day of the conference, which was followed by the opening dinner sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton. To see the final agenda for the conference, please click here.

A final report of the Second Annual Commission Meeting is now available in PDF format as a 658k download.