EDITORIAL: The image of the Other (Marc Nerfin)..... THE IMAGE OF AFRICA: -The image of Africa -Africa?s perception of the 198415 food crisis -Africa?s response to the crisis -The image of Africa in the Western media..... ESPACIO LOCAL: El auge de la tecnologia anbiental alternativa (Juan Robert)..... REGIONAL SPACE: GSTP: A modest beginning for South?s collective self-reliance (Chakravarthi Raghavan)..... GLOBAL SPACE: UN organizations: Ways to their reactivation (Mahdi Elmandjra)... New paths to global cooperation (Hans-Peter Dürr)... NEWS FROM THE THIRD SYSTEM: USSR: The third system recognized... Palestinian non-violent activist deported from Israel... Palestinian Agricultultural Relief Committees (PARC)... Bangladesh: Mauchak... Philippines: CEDAR... Peru: Centro de Medicina Andina... Belgique: Solidarité des Alternatives Wallonnes... Cote d?Ivoire: INADES Documentation... Zalre: Top-Contacts - Perspective 2000... Benin: Centre Panafricain de Prospective Sociale... Asian Students Association... Indian doctor wins Health Activist Award... The New Zealand Coalition for Trade and Development..... FOOTNOTES..... MATERIALS RECEIVED FOR PUBLICATION