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Global Poverty as a Trade-Related Issue

Seattle Initiative Web Site (under construction)

"Building A Better World: A New Global Development Strategy to End Extreme Poverty"

The Council believes that solving extreme global poverty is one of the key challenges of our times. While often targeted as the cause of global problems, globalization and US involvement abroad also has the potential to combat some of the most vexing issues facing us. These include HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, terrorism, environmental degradation, and regional unrest..

In an effort spearheaded by Global Partnerships, WCIT has been working closely with other business and civic leaders to seek opportunities to combat extreme global poverty. The "Seattle Initiative for Global Development" was founded in 2003 by Bill Gates, Sr., Daniel J. Evans, Bill Ruckelshaus, and Bill Clapp. The group is urging US leaders and policymakers to adopt new global development strategies focused on poverty alleviation.

The group has identified four areas requiring US leadership:
Investing in People
Investing in Countries
Making Markets Work and
New Initiatives

In January 2003, several of the members visited Washington, D.C. Below are links to the Seattle Initiative site, the brochure the group presented, and some of the news stories covering the event.
Seattle Initiative Web Site

"Building A Better World: A New Global Development Strategy to End Extreme Poverty"

P-I , January 27, 2003
The News Tribune stor, January 27, 2003
Interpress News Service, January 26, 2003
Puget Sound Business Journal, January 23, 2003