The following statement has been produced by the Civil Society Reflection Group on Global Development Perspectives. Members of the Reflection Group are: Alejandro Chanona, National Auto-nomous University of México; Barbara Adams, Global Policy Forum; Beryl d'Almeida, Abandoned Babies Committee Zimbabwe; Chee Yoke Ling, Third World Network; Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, International Resource Panel; Danuta Sacher, terre des hommes Germany; Filomeno Sta. Ana III, Action for Economic Reform, Philippines; George Chira, terre des hommes India; Gigi Francisco, Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era; Henning Melber, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, Sweden; Hubert Schillinger, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Germany; Jens Martens, Global Policy Forum Europe; Jorge Ishizawa, Proyecto Andino de Tecnologias Campesinas, Peru; Karma Ura, Centre for Bhutan Studies; Roberto Bissio, Social Watch; Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, Tebtebba Foundation; Yao Graham, Third World Network Africa.