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Over the last fifty years some 65 million hectares of Africa south of the Sahara have turned to desert . In Mali , the desert has advanced 350 kilometers south in twenty years . In the Sudan it has spread 100 kilometers in seventeen .
Over the last fifty years some 65 million hectares of Africa south of the Sahara have turned to desert . In Mali , the desert has advanced 350 kilometers south in twenty years . In the Sudan it has spread 100 kilometers in seventeen .
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The South Commission , under the chairmanship of the former president of Tanzania , Julius Nyerere , carried out a vigorous process of self - examination in considering the record of developing countries in the postwar period .
The South Commission , under the chairmanship of the former president of Tanzania , Julius Nyerere , carried out a vigorous process of self - examination in considering the record of developing countries in the postwar period .
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The discussions resulting from this call , the North - South dialogue , received some impetus from OPEC's initial success in raising the price of oil . Developing countries were encouraged by OPEC's use of collective strength .
The discussions resulting from this call , the North - South dialogue , received some impetus from OPEC's initial success in raising the price of oil . Developing countries were encouraged by OPEC's use of collective strength .
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| Title | Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for Survival |
| Author | S. S. Ramphal |
| Publisher | Lime Tree, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0413455815, 9780413455819 |
| Length | 291 pages |
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