Al-Ahram Weekly | International

A world of meanings The world's leaders concluded their unprecedented summit at the UN by agreeing on a Millennium Declaration that enshrines a set of values and goals capable of shaping "the global village" at the dawn of a new age. But, writes Hani Shukrallah from New York, nuance is all	Crocodile tears African leaders at the UN Millennium Summit told their Western counterparts that they are tired of listening to empty, albeit pious, resolutions for poverty eradication, writes Gamal Nkrumah
Pomp and circumstance No-nonsense New Yorkers put up with the clowning of world leaders at the Millennium Summit, writes Thomas Gorguissian from New York