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The Committee for a Democratic UN, or KDUN (for its German name "Komitee für eine demokratische UNO"), is a nongovernmental organization based in Berlin and founded in 2003[1] that advocates the "democratization and strengthening of the United Nations and other international organizations" [2].
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Goal
KDUN's mandate includes the goal "to facilitate a cosmopolitan orientation of society, an improvement of international relations and the establishment of global democracy and global rule of law." [3]
Specifically, it advocates the creation of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly and "internet governance structures which allow for maximum utility and freedom for individual users as global citizens." [4]
KDUN is co-founder and international Secretariat of the International Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly. Its Advisory Council includes politicians from the German, Swiss and European Parliament.[5] Its supporters include former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.[6]
It is associated member of the World Federalist Movement.[7]
See also
- Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
References
- ^ Committee for a Democratic UN | About us
- ^ Committee for a Democratic UN | About us
- ^ Committee for a Democratic UN | Mandate
- ^ Committee for a Democratic UN | Internet Governance
- ^ UNPA Campaign | Advisory Group
- ^ UNPA Campaign | Boutros-Ghali Statement
- ^ World Federalist Movement | Associated Organizations
External links
Categories:- United Nations stubs
- United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
- United Nations reform
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