Press Releases from Committee for a Democratic United Nations (4 total)
Study: Creation of a world parliament "in full harmony with papal doctrine"
On 7 July 2009 Pope Benedict XVI published his first social encyclical called "Caritas in Veritate", charity in truth. In this writing, the Pope contemplated on the nature and consequences of globalization, the global economic crisis and the world order. Benedict XVI stressed the importance of a reform of the United Nations Organization and of international economic and financial institutions. "There is urgent need of a true world political authority,"…
Pan-African Parliament calls for UN Parliamentary Assembly
The eighth session of the Pan-African Parliament convening in Midrand, South Africa, unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the establishment of a Parliamentary Assembly at the United Nations this Wednesday, 24 October 2007. “The United Nations is an important advocate for democracy in the world. Democratization in fact is decisive to increase accountability and responsiveness of national governance. We believe that this also applies to international organizations. To maintain its…
Boutros-Ghali: Democratization at global level needed
“If the process of democratization does not move forward at the international level, democracy at the level of the nation-state will also diminish“, former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali said, commenting on the recent launch of a Campaign for the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly. “In the process of globalization, problems which can only be solved effectively at the global level, are multiplying and requirements of political governance…
Probe into UN activities confirms need for parliamentary body
Berlin. The Germany-based Committee for a Democratic UN (KDUN) has reiterated its call for the creation of a parliamentary body at the United Nations. The Committee was reacting to UN-Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s order for a system wide external inquiry into all the activities done around the globe by the UN funds and programmes. “The pending probe into UN activities once again confirms the need for a standing independent body able…
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