30,000 people die of starvation each day 1.5 billion people live on less than 1 US$ a day

2. 30,000 people die of starvation each day 1.5 billion people live on less than 1 US$ a day 2.8 billion people live on less than 2 US$ a day 547,500 billion US$ of global financial transactions per year 36,400 billion US$ is the global gross domestic product 950 billion US$: global military expenditure each year 300 billion US$: the increase of wealth of billionaires in 2004 116 billion US$: the flow of interest from South to North 78 billion US$ a year is spent on development aid 60 billion US$: tax evasion through off shore accounts 25 billion US$: profit of Exxon in 2004

3. Megatrends • A population increase of +50% within the next 45 years • New global economy • - 1980 Regan/Thatcher • - Washington Consensus IMF, World Bank • - 5 billion more people will in the market economy • - revolution in communication • - transport technology

4. 1. Goals of the Global Marshall Plan • The Global Marshall Plan aims for the implementation of the UN Millennium Development Goals by 2015 • Halving of the number of people with an income of less than 1 US$/ day • Reducing child mortality by 2/3 • Achieving universal primary school education • Empowering women • Investing in reproductive health • Provision of global public goods, e.g.: • - human dignity for all • - global security • - management of global common goods

5. 2. Funds required by the Global Marshall Plan An additional 100 billion US$ a year is being considered for international financial support. ≈ 0.41% of the global gross national product. Source: UN-Zedillo report White Papers Minister Gordon Brown George Soros Compared with the current international financial support this is approximately 980 billion additional US$.

6. 3. Funding of a Global Marshall Plan Tobin-Tax 0.1-0.2% (Estimated reduction of the market by ≈ 300/200 US$ a year) 30/40 billion US$ IMF Special Drawing Rights in benefit of developing countries each year 30/40 billion US$ WTO TERRA-Tax 0.35%-0.5% 30/40 billion US$ Petrol Tax

7. 4. Implementation Implementation of the UN Development Goals by intelligently linking international regimes WTO, IMF, ILO, WB, UNDP under a UN patronage and the involvement of organizations, such as UNDP, UNESCO, WIPO, civil society…

8. 5. An efficient use of funds for the implementation of a Global Marshall Plan • Education • Micro Credits • Renewable Energies • Partnership-helper Models • . • . • . • . • . • . • .

9. 6. Schedule for a Global Marshall Plan • 2005 • EU parliament and • EU Commission • the national parliaments of the EU and • selected international organizations • for the establishment of an advisory board • The suggestion of a Global Marshall Plan will become the EU’s official position for all further global summits.

10. 2006 A global consensus on a Global Marshall Plan will be achieved. 2007/2008 Germany’s EU double presidency “Rio+15” – Global Summit agrees on the Global Marshall Plan’s integration. 2008-2015 Implementation phase

11. 27. September 2004, BusinessWeek

12. “Nothing in this world is as powerful as an idea, whose time has come” Victor Hugo www.globalmarshallplan.org

13. Coordination of the Global Marshall Plan Initiative Plan 2005 Expenditures € 109,000 salaries and social contributions € 45,000 conferences, campaigns, postage, printing costs € 12,500 rent € 8,500 stationary, IT-communication € 5,000 travel expense € 4,000 communication costs € 184,000 in total Plan 2005 Income € 0 5000 supporters € 150,000 1000 sponsors (paying supporters with an average contribution of € 150) € 34,000 earnings from book sales € 184,000 in total