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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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Proposal for a World Parliamentary Assembly presented at Future of Human Rights Forum

20. December 2013

New Parliamentary Assembly would establish its own Human Rights Committee, monitor violations, propose remedies and offer advisory services and technical assistance, experts suggest — The proposal for a World Parliamentary Assembly was presented at a panel on ...

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Appeal for a global parliamentary assembly presented to UN representative in Brussels

20. December 2013

Lawmakers from 100 countries urge the United Nations to establish a parliamentary assembly — More than 1,250 sitting and former lawmakers from over 100 countries and hundreds of renowned personalities from politics, science, cultural life and civil ...

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