Alliance for a responsible, plural and united world

World citizens assembly
Lille – December 2-10, 2001

Regional group

NORTHEAST ASIA – KOREA and JAPAN

Priorities issues adapted to the regional context for action

1.	Dialogue for peace
1.1.	Reunification of North and South Korea
1.2.	Peace and reconciliation in Asia. 
·	Eg. Revision of Japanese history textbooks in the formal education system
1.3.	Disarmament : Call from Hiroshima
·	Nuclear abolishment for a Culture of Peace in the 21st century
·	Comprehensive disarmament : stop the production, use and export of small arms
·	Gradual reduction of military expenditure – Peace divident : gradual channeling of military expenditure to social development
1.4.	UN Reform
1.5.	Need for civil peace movements
1.6.	Democracy for peace, peace for democracy : the inter-dependancy

2.	Sustainable development
2.1.	Growth oriented policy to sustainable development
·	Need to change consumption patterns
·	Needs for integration of all aspects of life for sustainable development including culture, society, economic policy and technological development
2.2.	Sustainable food sovereignty : local produce for local consumption
2.3.	Role of science and technology for progress
·	Need for democratization of science (North-South)
·	Need for appropriate and sustainable technology development
·	Need for channeling resources / funds to citizen-oriented science, autonomous from government-oriented or market-oriented science
2.4.	Sustainable energy : energy efficiency, renewable energy
2.5.	Development of industrial ecology

3.	Local community development
3.1.	Empowerment of the grass-roots
3.2.	Participation of all local actors in community development

4.	Education for the 21st century
4.1.	Education for social and human responsibility (children / youth)
4.2.	Gender – sensitive education
4.3.	Education for green consumers
4.4.	Education to foster critical thinking rather than fragmented knowledge

5.	Governance and corruption
5.1.	Fight against corruption at all levels : global, national, regional, local levels (with a focus on government institutions, international organizations, economic and financial enterprises)
5.2.	Fight against Overseas Development Aid (ODA) corruption
5.3.	Demand social accountability of Trans-National Cooperations (TNCs)

6.	Public and private sectors
6.1.	Social development (education, health care, social welfare-focus on the elderly- and housing should not be profit-oriented, but rather to be based on public interests/policy).
6.2.	Accountability of public sector.

7.	Cultural identity in a globalizing world
7.1.	Strengthen cultural identity in an increasingly globalized world

8.	gender as cross cutting theme
8.1. Gender issues to be addressed as across-cutting theme throughout all priority issues