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- World Conference of Speakers of Parliament29 July 2010
Summit buries bold plans to transform the Inter-Parliamentary Union
The third World Conference of Speakers of Parliament closed last week in Geneva with the adoption of a declaration on the need to secure global democratic accountability. Eventually, over 130 speakers of parliament gave their assent to a text that was characterized by Neue Zürcher Zeitung, one of ... Read more
- Democracy promotion29 July 2010
Parliamentary Forum for the Community of Democracies created
More than forty Members of Parliament from Lithuania, the United States and other European, Latin American and Asian countries have launched a Parliamentary Forum for the Community of Democracies, a global intergovernmental coalition that celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. In accordance wi... Read more
- Humanist movement25 July 2010
“Neo-Humanist” statement calls for a global parliament
The need to develop “transnational planetary institutions to cope with global problems” is one of sixteen main principles included in a statement that was published recently by Paul Kurtz and other prominent humanists. According to the "Neo-Humanist Statement of Secular Principles and Values", ... Read more
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The Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly is a global network of parliamentarians and non-governmental organizations advocating for citizens' representation at the United Nations. Read more A United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) would be the first parliamentary body directly representing the world's citizens in the United Nations. It is envisaged as first practical step towards the long-term goal of a world parliament. Read more |
| The Appeal - Latest signatures |
09/02/2010: Sergio Di Vita, Italy; Claudine van Overbergh, Belgium; Prof. Pallath Joseph Kurien, India; Ana Paula Noguez, Mexico; 09/01/2010: Maria Mourani, Canada; Natalia Galdi, Argentina; Rokhaya Sy, Senegal; 08/31/2010: Amadou Boubacar Sy, Senegal; Prof. Saifuddin Soz, India; 08/30/2010: Mbinglo H. Humphrey, Cameroon ... More |
| Quotes |
"A World Parliamentary Assembly would enable national parliaments to become better acquainted with the work of the United Nations ... The establishment of a second body in which the major nations would have an added weight would bring the United Nations closer to the one man, one vote ideal" Twentieth Report of the Commission to Study the Organization of Peace, New York, November 1969 |
| Latest News |
07/29/2010 | Summit buries bold plans to transform the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Read 07/29/2010 | Parliamentary Forum for the Community of Democracies created. Read |
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09/02/2010 | welcomes Maria Mourani, Member of Parliament from Canada, as a new supporter http://fb.me/yTQoxvyS 08/31/2010 | welcomes Shri Saifuddin Soz, Member of Parliament from India and former Union Cabinet Minister, as a new supporter! http://fb.me/IDuoVYoE |
| Selected Coverage |
07/16/2010 | Weltparlament zum Klimawandel vorgeschlagen, Entwicklungspolitik Online. Read 07/11/2010 | "Stub srama" ispred Brandenburške kapije, DW World. Read |