The vision within our grasp∗

Based on a keynote speech to IPPNW XII World Congress, Worcester MA, 27 July 1996.

Abstract

This article takes stock of recent progress in human development and poverty reduction, drawing on the 1996 Human Development Report. It presents a vision of human development and targets for the twenty‐first century, to provide a frame within which we can all work in the years ahead, and identifies three specific actions for IPPNW to support.

Key Words:

• Common security
• Development
• Disarmament
• Education
• Health care
• Military spending
• Peace dividend
• Poverty

Notes

Based on a keynote speech to IPPNW XII World Congress, Worcester MA, 27 July 1996.