- "Turbulent decade: Stock market graph for 2009", photo by Rainer Sturm 

 

"There are turning points in human history just as there are in human biography. They suddenly divide what is past from what is future; they mark moments when something new is possible or when traditions step forward. The preparation group for the conference of worldwide general secretaries and country representatives has identified the past decade as just such a turning point..."

 
To read the full text of the Communiqué from the General Secretaries Preparation Group, click on the link below.- Ed.