United Nations And The New Age - Way of Life Literature

only of its member states but also of the NGOs. Thus, theNGOs have a real affect upon UN policy decisions. TheUN’s web site says, “With the moral weight ofinternational conferences and the pressures of media andNGOs, Member States are more likely to endorse theagreements and put them into effect” (http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/unintro/unintro5.htm).The Crime of IntoleranceThe Commission for Global Governance (CGG), whichwas established in 1992 with the full support of the U.N.Secretary-General Boutros Boutros Ghali, calls for“global governance, cultural diversity, a one-worldeconomy, the new world order, and a global rule oflaw” (“A Beginning of Global Governance,” ContenderMinistries, May 20, 2002).On April 4, 1997, the CGG issued the Milano Charter,which called for a worldwide struggle against intolerance“against culture, civilization, religion, and ethnicity.” Itcalled intolerance “the new enemy.” The CGG urged thenations to “empower the U.N. to confront” this and other“enemies.”33