30,000 people die of starvation each day1.5 billion people live on less than 1 US$ a day 2.8 billion people live on less than 2 US$ a day

547,500 billion US$ of global financial transactions per year 36,400 billion US$ is the global gross domestic product950 billion US$: global military expenditure each year300 billion US$: the increase of wealth of billionaires in 2004116 billion US$: the flow of interest from South to North78 billion US$ a year is spent on development aid60 billion US$: tax evasion through off shore accounts25 billion US$: profit of Exxon in 2004

• A population increase of +50% within the next 45 years• New global economy

- 1980 Regan/Thatcher- Washington Consensus IMF, World Bank- 5 billion more people will in the market economy - revolution in communication- transport technology

Megatrends

The Global Marshall Plan aims for the implementation of the UN Millennium Development Goals by 2015

• Halving of the number of people with an income of less than 1 US$/ day

• Reducing child mortality by 2/3• Achieving universal primary school education• Empowering women • Investing in reproductive health• Provision of global public goods, e.g.:

- human dignity for all- global security

- management of global common goods

1. Goals of the Global Marshall Plan

An additional 100 billion US$ a year is being considered for international financial support.

≈ 0.41% of the global gross national product.

Source: UN-Zedillo reportWhite Papers Minister Gordon BrownGeorge Soros

Compared with the current international financial support this is approximately 980 billion additional US$.

2. Funds required by the Global Marshall Plan

Tobin-Tax 0.1-0.2%

(Estimated reduction of the market by ≈ 300/200 US$ a year) 30/40 billion US$

IMF Special Drawing Rightsin benefit of developing countries each year

30/40 billion US$

WTO TERRA-Tax0.35%-0.5% 30/40 billion US$

Petrol Tax

3. Funding of a Global Marshall Plan

Implementation of the UN Development Goals by intelligently linking international regimes

WTO, IMF, ILO, WB, UNDP

under a UN patronage and the involvement of organizations, such as

UNDP, UNESCO, WIPO, civil society…

4. Implementation

5. An efficient use of funds for the implementation of a Global Marshall Plan

• Education• Micro Credits• Renewable Energies• Partnership-helper Models• .• .• .• .• .• .• .

2005• EU parliament and • EU Commission• the national parliaments of the EU and • selected international organizations

for the establishment of an advisory board

The suggestion of a Global Marshall Plan will become the EU’s official position for all further global summits.

6. Schedule for a Global Marshall Plan

2006 A global consensus on a Global Marshall Plan will be achieved.

2007/2008Germany’s EU double presidency “Rio+15” – Global Summit agrees on the Global Marshall Plan’s integration.

2008-2015Implementation phase

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“Nothing in this world is as powerful as an idea, whose time has come”

Victor Hugo

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Coordination of the Global Marshall Plan InitiativeCoordination of the Global Marshall Plan Initiative

Plan 2005 Expenditures€ 109,000 salaries and social contributions€ 45,000 conferences, campaigns, postage, printing costs€ 12,500 rent€ 8,500 stationary, IT-communication€ 5,000 travel expense€ 4,000 communication costs€ 184,000 in total

Plan 2005 Income€ 0 5000 supporters€ 150,000 1000 sponsors (paying supporters with an average

contribution of € 150)€ 34,000 earnings from book sales € 184,000 in total