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Parliamentary involvement at the UN raised at peace forum in South Korea

15. februari 2019

The need of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, in short UNPA, was raised at an international peace forum organized by civil society in South Korea from 9-11 February. Bringing together participants from all over the ...

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Spanish Foreign Minister: Creation of a UN Parliamentary Assembly should be considered

10. december 2018

In an article published in the newspaper El País in Madrid today, the Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell stated that the 75th anniversary of the United Nations in 2020 "may be a good moment to ...

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Swiss Senate calls on federal government to consider a UN Parliamentary Assembly

3. december 2018

Swiss Senators unanimously request a statement on the UN's democratic deficit A postulate submitted last week by Daniel Jositsch, a member of the Swiss Senate from Zurich, instructs the federal government of Switzerland to report on ...

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Elected representatives issue call to action for a UN Parliamentary Assembly

8. november 2018

Lawmakers establish new international group / "UN has serious limits"A group of elected representatives was established this Wednesday at an international online meeting with the goal to promote the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary ...

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World congress of United Nations associations calls for a UN Parliamentary Assembly

21. oktober 2018

Resolution adopted at Plenary Assembly in Punta Cana anticipates a UN Reform Summit in 2020The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), calls on UN member states, parliamentarians, civil society and its more than 100 ...

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Mexican legislators call for a review of the UN Charter and "effective international legislation"

31. augusti 2018

The Commission on Foreign Affairs of the Mexican Congress supports a United Nations conference to review the UN's Charter of 1945 and calls on the new Mexican government to pursue the matter at the upcoming ...

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European lawmakers call for a UN Parliamentary Assembly and a 2020 UN reform summit

5. juli 2018

In a resolution adopted today, the European Parliament called on the EU's governments to advocate "the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly" (UNPA) and to support a "UN 2020 summit" that will consider "comprehensive ...

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United Nations Association of Sweden reaffirms support of a UN Parliamentary Assembly

2. juli 2018

Resolution adopted at Svenska FN-förbundet's congress in ÖrebroAt its national congress from June 16-17, the United Nations Association of Sweden, UNA-Sweden, passed a resolution that reaffirms the organization’s support for the establishment of a United ...

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Ireland "remains open minded" on the idea of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, says Foreign Minister

12. maj 2018

In a written answer to a question put forward in the Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish legislature, by the independent member Thomas Broughan, the deputy head of government of Ireland and Minister on Foreign Affairs, Simon ...

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New book on a world parliament and world governance presented at the UN in New York

16. april 2018

On April 11th, the United Nations Correspondents Association with support of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies hosted an event at the UN headquarters in New York marking the launch of the book "A World ...

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