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UN Parliament should monitor implementation of Sustainable Development Goals

25. September 2015

Campaign statement on the occasion of the UN’s Sustainable Development Summit — On the occasion of the United Nations summit in New York for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda, the campaign for a UN Parliamentary ...

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Global Commission recommends a parliamentary body to overcome UN's democratic deficit

16. June 2015

Report of the Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance presented in The Hague — As part of a revitalization of the United Nations, the report of the Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance that was ...

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United Nations Association of Sweden supports a UN Parliamentary Assembly

15. June 2015

Decision adopted at Svenska FN-förbundet's congress in Göteborg — Aleksander Gabelic Image: Jesper Prytz At its national congress from June 13-14, the United Nations Association of Sweden, UNA-Sweden, decided to express support for the "proposal that a democratic UN ...

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Government of Catalonia endorses a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly

16. March 2015

Officials express support following a resolution of the Catalan parliament — The government of the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia supports the international campaign for the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly. In a formal ceremony, ...

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Parliament of Iceland to discuss support for a UN Parliamentary Assembly

11. March 2015

Draft resolution introduced in the Alþingi — The Parliament of Iceland is going to deal with the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly. A resolution supporting the efforts for such a new UN body of ...

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Rwandan NGO calls for a UN Parliamentary Assembly as "a means to prevent genocide"

4. November 2014

Events in Kigali / 20th commemoration of the Rwandan genocide of 1994 — On the occasion of the 20th commemoration of the genocide in Rwanda, a newly established Rwandan civil society organization, Citizen Development Network, CDN, has ...

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Call for a World Parliament reinforced at second Global Week of Action

3. November 2014

Citizens in over forty locations around the world celebrate second Global Week of Action for a World Parliament — Between 17 and 26 October, the call for the establishment of a democratically elected global parliament took center ...

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Civil society assessment of global governance: It's inefficient and undemocratic

27. June 2014

Global governance “isn't working,” new report says, stresses urgent need of improved democratic participation — CIVICUS, a global non-governmental organization that identifies itself as world alliance for citizen participation, has released a new assessment of national and ...

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Expert: UN needs to address "democratic deficit" and "include the voice of the citizens" better

25. April 2014

Chair of the Earth System research alliance addresses UN General Assembly at Interactive Dialogue, supports proposal for a UN Parliamentary Assembly — At an interactive dialogue organized by the United Nations General Assembly on the occasion of ...

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Proposal for a UN Parliamentary Assembly presented at Parliament of Catalonia

26. March 2014

Foreign Affairs Commission of the regional parliament considers a resolution — On Friday, March 21, a local campaign group promoting the creation of United Nations Parliamentary Assembly in Spain presented the proposal to the Foreign Affairs Committee ...

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