Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly explained

The Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (CUNPA) is a global network of more than 300 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and 1,500 current and former parliamentarians from around 150 countries devoted to establishing a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly.[1]

Campaign objectives

The Campaign's objectives:[1]

Profile

Steering committee

The Campaign's Secretariat is led by Democracy Without Borders.[2] The work of the Campaign is guided by an informal Steering Committee, which helps to define the Campaign's goals, policies and strategies. The Steering Committee consists of the NGOs Democracy Without Borders, Society for Threatened Peoples International, World Federalist Movement-IGP, Democracia Global, and The Workable World Trust.[3]

Regional and national networks

The Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly has built coalitions and established national and regional networks all over the world for example in Israel,[4] Germany,[5] Argentina,[6] Sweden,[7] Canada[8] and Spain,[9] among others. Multiple Global Weeks of Action for a World Parliament have also been held, with supporting activities taking place across the world.[10]

History

The policy of the Campaign is based on the "Appeal for the Establishment of a Parliamentary Assembly at the United Nations" which was presented at launch events in over ten countries during April and May 2007.[11] 552 persons were initial signatories to the petition, among them parliamentarians and individuals such as Nobel Prize laureates, Right Livelihood Award laureates, civil society leaders, three former prime ministers, several former foreign ministers and Boutros Boutros-Ghali (former UN Secretary General).[12] At a meeting in November 2007, the Campaign reiterated its policy as formulated in the appeal.

Although the CUNPA's early literature seemed to emphasize indirect election of the UNPA as a necessary first step, in November 2007, the organization noted that some countries could choose direct election of delegates in the first stage of the body's existence.[13] Similarly, early CUNPA statements stressed the UNPA's oversight role over the UN and its bodies, but the November 2007 statement clarified that the UNPA could also have a role overseeing the Bretton Woods institutions. In a statement on the financial crisis issued in April 2008 this position was confirmed and outlined in more detail.[14]

In 2016, the Campaign received strong support from the Pan-African Parliament,[15] and in 2017 the Campaign's chairman, Andreas Bummel, was invited to give a statement to the Parliament.[16]

As of 2018, the campaign claimed the support of 1535 former and current members of parliament around the world,[17] as well as the support of some other academic and public figures. Support has also come from some national political parties,[18] inter-governmental organizations,[16] governmental bodies,[19] [20] and non-governmental organizations.[21] [22] The Campaign has also been discussed in motions at the German,[23] Icelandic,[24] Canadian,[25] Mercosur[26] and European[27] parliaments, among others. Support for the Campaign has been diverse in nature, coming from both ends of the political spectrum.[28]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Supporters | Campaign for a UN Parliament . En.unpacampaign.org . 6 March 2018 . 6 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Democracy Without Borders. Democracy Without Borders. United Nations. 5 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Steering Committee Campaign for a UN Parliament. 5 March 2018. Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly. En.unpacampaign.org. 5 March 2018.
  4. News: New Israeli NGO supports global democracy and a world parliament. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  5. News: Fresh call on German UN policy to support a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  6. News: Global Week of Action for a World Parliament launched in Buenos Aires. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  7. News: United Nations Association of Sweden supports a UN Parliamentary Assembly. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  8. Web site: Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. www.vcn.bc.ca. 5 March 2018.
  9. News: New association to push for Spain's support of a UN Parliamentary Assembly. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  10. Web site: About the Global Week of Action. Global Week of Action for a World Parliament. 5 March 2018.
  11. Web site: Campaign for elected UN assembly launched – World Politics, World . The Independent . UK . 23 April 2007 . 18 October 2011.
  12. Web site: The missing link of democratization . openDemocracy . 9 June 2009 . 18 October 2011.
  13. http://www.unpacampaign.org/documents/en/POLICY1107.pdf
  14. Web site: Call for global democratic oversight of international financial and economic institutions | Campaign for a UN Parliament . En.unpacampaign.org . 1 April 2009 . 18 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111025120849/http://en.unpacampaign.org/statements/financial_crisis/index.php . 25 October 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  15. News: Pan-African Parliament calls on African Union to support the creation of a UN Parliamentary Assembly. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  16. News: Campaign welcomes Pan-African Parliament's "pioneering role" in efforts for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  17. Web site: CEUNPA - Supporters. 5 March 2018.
  18. News: Green party of Sweden supports a UN Parliamentary Assembly. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  19. News: Dominican Republic: Commission on Foreign Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies supports a UN Parliamentary Assembly. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  20. News: Government of Catalonia endorses a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  21. News: Rwandan NGO calls for a UN Parliamentary Assembly as "a means to prevent genocide". Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  22. News: Pirate Parties support the creation of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  23. News: German parliament urges the government to examine a UN Parliamentary Assembly. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  24. News: Parliament of Iceland to discuss support for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  25. News: Group of Canadian parliamentarians advocates more democratic global governance. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  26. News: News. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  27. News: Call on EU Council to support UN Parliamentary Assembly adopted. Assembly. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary. Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. 5 March 2018.
  28. News: Campaign to Establish a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly. Kazdan. Larry. Big Think. 5 March 2018.

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