Is Globalisation Unethical? That seems to be the view of many critics of globalisation. Former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights MaryRobinson is taking an initiative to address that concern. The Ethical Globalization Initiative that shedirects seeks to integrate human rights norms and standards into a more ethical globalisation process and tosupport local and national human rights capacity building efforts using the New Partnership for Africa'sDevelopment (NEPAD) as a case study.