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- Rio+2003 January 2012
Ombudsperson for Future Generations at the UN would be “step towards global democracy”
The World Future Council calls on the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development that will take place in June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN’s Earth Summit in 1992 to endorse the establishment of an “Ombudsperson or High Commissioner for Future... Read more
- Netherlands09 December 2011
Meeting in The Hague commemorates pioneer of a UN Parliamentary Assembly
Discussion on Erskine Childers’ recommendations for renewing and democratizing the UN at 15th anniversary of his death The renewing and democratizing of the UN was the subject of an event held on Tuesday in The Hague to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the death of Erskine Childers,... Read more
- Delhi09 December 2011
Union minister and prominent lawmakers in India support call for a UN Parliamentary Assembly
India should approve of proposal, says former foreign minister Nearly forty sitting members of parliament from India cutting across party lines, around half of them each from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, support an appeal addressed to the UN and the governments of its member states “to... 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 |
02/04/2012: Mario Luna, Mexico; 02/03/2012: MARIA ISABEL JIMENEZ ALMARAZ, Mexico; NICOLAS JIMENEZ CARRILLO, Mexico; José Carlos Cortés Carrillo, Mexico; Prof. Gustavo Gutierrez, Mexico; Anton Fadin, Estonia; Prof. Jorge Ignacio Fernández Orozco, Mexico; Raul Hernandez, Mexico; Felipe de Jesus Preciado, Mexico; 02/02/2012: David Smith, Canada ... More |
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"[The European Parliament calls on the EU Council] to advocate the establishment of a UNPA within the UN system in order to increase the democratic nature, the democratic accountability and the transparency of global governance and to allow for greater public participation in the activities of the UN, acknowledging that a UNPA would be complementary to existing bodies, including the Inter-Parliamentary Union" European Parliament, June 2011 |
| Latest News |
01/03/2012 | Ombudsperson for Future Generations at the UN would be “step towards global democracy”. Read 12/09/2011 | Meeting in The Hague commemorates pioneer of a UN Parliamentary Assembly. Read |
| Selected Coverage |
12/14/2011 | The common man's voice, The Times of India. Read 12/10/2011 | MPs back idea for UN parliament, The Economic Times. Read |
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