Global Democracy
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Summer Reading for World Federalists
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2018
Six new books on global governance are recommended, from a world parliament and UN sanctions to Tom Weiss on a world without the UN and Ronan Farrow on the militarization of US foreign policy.
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UN HRC Expert calls for Parliamentary Assembly
World Federalist Movement – Canada · March 2018
Alfred de Zayas calls for a World Parliamentary Assembly to address democracy deficits. The proposal gains global support from over 1,500 parliamentarians.
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Update: The Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (December 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2018
Endorsements for a UN Parliamentary Assembly passed 1,500 legislators in 2017, with fresh backing from the Pan-African Parliament, the European Parliament and others. The UN’s 75th anniversary in 2020 is seen as the moment to put it on the agenda.
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Democracy Without Borders: A new approach towards world federalism (December 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2018
The Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly advances global democracy through federalist reform. A UN Parliamentary Assembly is seen as a tool for long-term democratization and integration.
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UNPA campaign update
World Federalist Movement – Canada · August 2017
Fifty-four Canadian MPs and Senators have endorsed the UNPA appeal, yet Canada has not formally backed a parliamentary assembly, though Commons foreign affairs committees have twice recommended it.
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Update: The Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (June 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2017
A decade after launch, UNPA campaigners say opposing a UN assembly of elected representatives has grown hard, pointing to the European Parliament and other regional bodies as precedent.
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UN: Wrecking ball or transformation? (June 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2017
John E Trent argues that Trump’s hostility could break the UN’s reform logjam, and that Canada should lead a “UN Plus” effort with civil society while US dues fall from 22 per cent of the budget to 10 or 15.
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Lloyd Axworthy meets Secretary-General Guterres (June 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2017
Four former foreign ministers pressed Guterres on refugees. Axworthy reports a Secretary-General who wants the UN to lead on prevention and to spread the Syrian burden beyond Jordan and Lebanon.
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Charting the UN’s Future
World Federalist Movement – Canada · December 2016
The UN faces structural challenges and outdated principles. Canada’s approach to reforming the Organization is central to global governance debates.
