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Article

27 Nov 2003

Author:
Mary Robinson, Director of Ethical Globalization Initiative

"Human Rights, Development and Business - An Introduction" [speech by Mary Robinson at Intl. Symposium on Human Rights & the Private Sector, Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development, Basel]

Allow me to begin by posing and responding to a question I am often asked. 'What do you think is the worst human rights problem in the world today?' I answer in a way people don't quite expect. I say, 'extreme poverty'. [refers to Novartis]