[Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: FYI: Green World Congress calls for elected UN body]

[Fred Duperrault]

Dear Green Party Members,

This action by the Green World Congress, calling for a UN (elected) 
Parliamentary Assembly, is exactly what the Citizens for a UN People's 
Parliamentary Assembly (CUNPPA) Board, of Directors (Headquartered in 
San Francisco) is working for. 

I'm hoping the GPSCC, the GPCA and the GPUS will begin taking action to 
include this as a major part of the Green Party's Ten Values.

Probably 2/3 of the people in the world are pretty much politically 
disenfranchised.  Bringing  a vital element of democracy to the United 
Nations will be a big step on the way to attaining a more integrated, 
more stable, more safe, more just and more sustainable global community.

Fred D.

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Subject: 	FYI: Green World Congress calls for elected UN body
Date: 	Thu, 29 May 2008 23:24:21 -0700
From: 	Susan Zipp <suezipp at mcn.org>
To: 	Fred Duperrault <fredd at freeshell.org>



Dear Fred,

At our last board meeting you asked about the Green Party and their
endorsement of a UN Parliament.  This press release, from KDUN, will give
you the details and contact info.

See you Monday!
Sue

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Committee for a Democratic United Nations

PRESS RELEASE

Tuesday 6 May 2008 

Green World Congress calls for elected UN body
Parliamentary Assembly proposed to overcome "international democratic
deficit"

Sao Paulo/Berlin. The outcome statement of the second Global Greens Congress
adopted on 
4th May in Sao Paulo has called for "the establishment of a UN Parliamentary
Assembly" as 
one step to overcome the "international democratic deficit." "In the face of
global 
challenges such as climate change it is pretty clear that we need much more
effective 
international decision-making. This requires that the world's citizens are
better included 
in international institutions. Hence the proposal for a body composed of
elected 
representatives," said Senator Isabelle Durant, Secretary-General of the
Belgian party 
Ecolo, in Brasil. The congress assembled representatives of green parties
and movements 
from over 80 countries.

The leader of the Green Party of Canada, Elizabeth May, commented in Sao
Paulo that 
"governments mainly care about advancing their national interests. By
contrast, a UN 
Parliamentary Assembly could help to promote the global common interest."
"The resolution 
adopted by the congress underlines that the green movement is convinced that
a dialogue is 
needed on the notion of a bi-cameral system at the UN," May added.

The Committee for a Democratic U.N., an NGO specialized on the topic based
in Berlin, 
Germany, strongly welcomed the resolution. The Committee noted that the
Global Greens are 
the third major international party network to endorse the proposal of a UN
Parliamentary 
Assembly, following the Liberal International and the Socialist
International.

The support of the Global Greens adds momentum to an international campaign
for the 
establishment of a UN Parliamentary Assembly which was launched in April
2007. The 
campaign is backed by more than 450 members of parliament and over 100
non-governmental 
organizations from around the world. The Committee for a Democratic U.N.
acts as its 
international secretariat.


FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS YOU MAY CONTACT:

Senator Isabelle Durant, Secretary-General, Ecolo,
Phone +32 81 22 78 71, Email isabelle.durant at ecolo.be

Didier Couernelle, Ecolo delegate at the congress,
Phone +32 2 410 59 56, Email didier.coeurnelle at gmail.com

Elizabeth May, Party leader, Canadian Greens,
Phone +1 613.240.8921, Email debra at greenparty.ca

Andreas Bummel, Executive Chairman, Committee for a Democratic U.N.,
Phone +27 827 610 979, Email bummel at kdun.org


MORE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET:

2nd Global Greens Congress: http://www.globalgreens.org.br/
Committee for a Democratic UN: http://www.kdun.org/
Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly: http://www.unpacampaign.org/





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