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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

Former President <strong>of</strong> Costa Rica Calling<br />

for Sustainable Development at <strong>PKU</strong><br />

By Wang Yi, Hu Jun<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2004—10—19<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=98161018<br />

Figueres shares a passionate speech By Hu Jun<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, Oct 19th, 2004: Mr. Jose Maria Figueres–Olsen, former<br />

President <strong>of</strong> Costa Rica and now CEO <strong>of</strong> World Economic Forum, addressed on<br />

globalization and called for sustainable development at China Center for Economic<br />

Research (CCER) <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> yesterday afternoon.<br />

Under the title <strong>of</strong> ―The Challenges for Latin America: Sustainable Development and<br />

Competitiveness‖, the former president began his speech with a probe into ―diverse<br />

pressures on the global system‖ which include the failure <strong>of</strong> markets to address<br />

―common good‖ issues like world peace and development. To cope with these<br />

pressures, he called for ―collaborative efforts <strong>of</strong> all world leaders to address global<br />

issues‖. The former President defined Sustainable Development as comprehensive<br />

development which integrates macroeconomic balances, strategic human<br />

development and environmental proactiveness, and furthered his speech to<br />

introduce the achievements and challenges in these three aspects for Latin America<br />

and Costa Rica.<br />

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