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Dear Green Party Members,<br>
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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. <br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
<br>
Fred D.<br>
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<td>Thu, 29 May 2008 23:24:21 -0700</td>
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<td>Susan Zipp <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:suezipp@mcn.org"><suezipp@mcn.org></a></td>
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<td>Fred Duperrault <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fredd@freeshell.org"><fredd@freeshell.org></a></td>
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<pre>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 <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:isabelle.durant@ecolo.be">isabelle.durant@ecolo.be</a>
Didier Couernelle, Ecolo delegate at the congress,
Phone +32 2 410 59 56, Email <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:didier.coeurnelle@gmail.com">didier.coeurnelle@gmail.com</a>
Elizabeth May, Party leader, Canadian Greens,
Phone +1 613.240.8921, Email <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:debra@greenparty.ca">debra@greenparty.ca</a>
Andreas Bummel, Executive Chairman, Committee for a Democratic U.N.,
Phone +27 827 610 979, Email <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bummel@kdun.org">bummel@kdun.org</a>
MORE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET:
2nd Global Greens Congress: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.globalgreens.org.br/">http://www.globalgreens.org.br/</a>
Committee for a Democratic UN: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.kdun.org/">http://www.kdun.org/</a>
Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.unpacampaign.org/">http://www.unpacampaign.org/</a>
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