{"id":98128,"date":"2017-09-04T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=98128"},"modified":"2017-09-04T11:57:18","modified_gmt":"2017-09-04T10:57:18","slug":"campaign-for-a-un-parliamentary-assembly-now-endorsed-by-over-1500-current-and-former-lawmakers-from-120-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/09\/campaign-for-a-un-parliamentary-assembly-now-endorsed-by-over-1500-current-and-former-lawmakers-from-120-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly Now Endorsed by over 1,500 Current and Former Lawmakers from 120 Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

10 Aug 2017 – <\/em>The international Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, in short UNPA, is now endorsed across party lines by more than 1,500 current and former members of parliament from over 120 countries.<\/p>\n

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Possible logo of a UN Parliamentary Assembly<\/p><\/div>\n

The campaign\u2019s appeal\u00a0for the creation of a UN Parliamentary Assembly that was signed by the lawmakers calls for \u201ca gradual implementation of democratic participation and representation on the global level\u201d and\u00a0states that \u201cto ensure international cooperation, secure the acceptance and to enhance the legitimacy of the United Nations and strengthen its capacity to act, people must be more effectively and directly included into the activities of the United Nations and its international organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an important milestone,\u201d said Andreas Bummel, the campaign\u2019s coordinator. \u201cThe support of a UN Parliamentary Assembly by such a broad group of parliamentarians from all the world\u2019s regions shows once again that it is high time for the United Nations to consider this project,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it comes to democratizing the world organization and global cooperation, it is no longer possible to ignore the proposal for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. This is a success of the campaign and of the numerous parliamentarians whose support the campaign could mobilize\u201d, commented Jo Leinen, a member of the European Parliament and co-chair of the campaign\u2019s parliamentary advisory group.<\/p>\n

The 1,500th lawmaker who signed the appeal for a UNPA last week was Nomsa Tarabella-Marchesi from South Africa. \u201cThe UN would benefit from involving elected representatives in its deliberations. After all, in many cases it\u2019s them who are needed to help implement UN policy at the national level, especially if it comes to the Agenda 2030. A UN Parliamentary Assembly would also provide for democratic oversight of the UN\u2019s operations, including playing a meaningful role vis-\u00e0-vis the Security Council. This additional layer of accountability would increase the world organization\u2019s democratic character,\u201d Mrs. Tarabella-Marchesi said.<\/p>\n

European lawmaker Soraya Post who recently supported a pro-UNPA motion in the European Parliament said that \u201cwe as peoples of the world must be be able to directly influence the UN\u2019s political agenda and its implementation. It is a matter of our human rights and their full realization\u201d.<\/p>\n

Signatories include the president of the Pan-African Parliament, Roger Nkodo Dang from Cameroon, and the chairpersons of the parliamentary committees on foreign affairs in Belgium and India, Dirk van der Maelen and Shashi Tharoor, respectively.<\/p>\n

Numerous lawmakers who signed the appeal occupy important executive positions today. Among them are Germany\u2019s foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel, the EU\u2019s commissioner for the digital economy and society, Mariya Gabriel from Bulgaria, the president of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, Sweden\u2019s minister for international development cooperation, Isabella L\u00f6vin, the EU\u2019s foreign minister and vice-president of the EU\u2019s commission, Federica Mogherini, Argentina\u2019s vice-president, Gabriela Michetti, or Canada\u2019s prime minister, Justin Trudeau.<\/p>\n

With more than 100, the highest number of current members of parliament who endorse the campaign come from Germany, followed by Canada with over 50 and Sweden with over 40. Other countries with more than 10 current parliamentarians include Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, India, Italy, South Africa, Spain and Switzerland. More than 50 individual members of the European Parliament are on record as well.<\/p>\n

The establishment of a UNPA has been supported by the European Parliament, the Latin-American Parliament and the Pan-African Parliament, among others.<\/p>\n

Apart from members of parliament, the campaign has also been endorsed by numerous\u00a0former UN officials, distinguished scholars, cultural innovators, representatives of civil society organizations, and many committed citizens from all walks of life.<\/p>\n

Full list of signatories:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Current Members of Parliament<\/a>
\nFormer Members of Parliament<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Culture of Peace News Network (CPNN) is a project of the Global Movement for a Culture of Peace<\/a>, initiated by the United Nations<\/a>, where readers exchange information about events, experiences, books, music, and web news that promote a culture of peace. CPNN is owned and managed by the Culture of Peace Corporation, based in Connecticut (USA) and composed of youth teams, including:<\/em>
\n\u2013 those who edited the World Civil Society Report for the United Nations Decade on the Culture of Peace
\n\u2013 those who trained as reporters at the International Leadership Training Programme at Dynamo Camp, Italy, <\/em>
\n\u2013 as well as other youth who have worked as reporters on CPNN and\/or worked on the Youth Solidarity Fund of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.<\/em>
\nThe founder and president of the Corporation is David Adams<\/a>, who initiated CPNN at UNESCO during the 1990s (see his blog<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n

Go to Original \u2013 cpnn-world.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The campaign\u2019s appeal calls for \u201ca gradual implementation of democratic participation and representation on the global level to ensure international cooperation, secure the acceptance and enhance the legitimacy of the UN strengthening its capacity to act. People must be more effectively and directly included into the activities of the United Nations and its international organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-united-nations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98128\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}