Famous quote by John Charles Polanyi

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A new sense of shared international responsibility is unmistakable in the voices of the United Nations and its agencies,
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"A new sense of shared international responsibility is unmistakable in the voices of the United Nations and its agencies, and in the civil society of thousands of supra-national NGOs"

- John Charles Polanyi

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This quote by John Charles Polanyi talks to the growing sense of international responsibility that is being probed the world. He is referring to the United Nations and its firms, in addition to the thousands of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are working to promote global cooperation and understanding. This shared responsibility suggests the times, as increasingly more people are acknowledging the requirement to work together to deal with worldwide concerns such as hardship, climate change, and human rights. This sense of obligation is likewise being felt in the economic sector, as companies are progressively acknowledging the requirement to be socially accountable and to consider the impact of their actions on the environment and society. This quote is a suggestion that all of us have a function to play in developing a much better world.

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Canada Flag This quote is written / told by John Charles Polanyi somewhere between January 23, 1929 and today. He/she was a famous Scientist from Canada. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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