The Heinrich Böll Foundation’s activities strive to meet the new challenges arising from the sweeping changes in global economic, social and security policy. For example, the agenda on foreign and security policy is in a phase of profound transformation; this was further accelerated by 9/11 and the political turmoil due to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

After 1989, the end of the East-West conflict initially raised hopes for an end to warlike conflict and political divisions throughout the world.

No event in recent years has influenced our international civic education activities as suddenly and completely as the terrorist acts of September 11, as well as the subsequent invocation of Article 5 of the NATO Charter and the military intervention in Afghanistan.

The UN Conference in Rio 1992 launched ”sustainable development” as a new name for progress. After ten years, in August 2002, the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg will be an occasion for reflection and reassessment. This Memorandum suggests an agenda for equity and ecology for the decade to come.

This report is designed to provide a brief overview of our work during the year 2000, thus satisfying the increasing demand for information on the Foundation’s activities abroad.