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International Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly Appeal for the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly Appeal text • Signatories by country Statistics 15 April 2007 www.unpacampaign.org APPEAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY AT THE UNITED NATIONS Humanity faces the task of ensuring the survival and well being of future generations as well as the preservation of the natural foundations of life on Earth. We are covinced that in order to cope with major challenges such as social disparity, proliveration of weapons of mass destruction, the threat of terrorism or the endangerment of global ecosystems, all human beings must engage in collaborative efforts. To 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. They must be allowed to participate better in the UN’s activities. We therefore recommend a gradual implementation of democratic participation and representation on the global level. We conceive the establishment of a consultative Parliamentary Assembly at the United Nations as an indispensable step. Without making a change of the UN Charter necessary in the first step, a crucial link between the UN, the organizations of the UN system, the governments, national parliaments and civil society can be achieved through such an assembly. Such an assembly would not simply be a new institution; as the voice of citizens, the assembly would be the manifestation and vehicle of a changed consciousness and understanding of international politics. The assembly could become a political catalyst for further development of the international system and of international law. It could also substantially contribute to the United Nation’s capacity to realize its high objectives and to shape globalization positively. A Parliamentary Assembly at the United Nations could initially be composed of national parliamentarians. Step by step, it should be provided with genuine rights of information, participation and control vis•à•vis the UN and the organizations of the UN system. In a later stage, the assembly could be directly elected. We appeal to the United Nations and the governments of its member states to establish a Parliamentary Assembly at the United Nations. We call for all organizations, decision•makers and citizens engaged with the international common interest to support this appeal. 1 LIST OF INITIAL SIGNATORIES BY COUNTRY AL: Albania AU: Australia 1. Prof. Ermelinda Meksi, MP; Member, 1. Prof. Jim Ife, Foundation Professor of International Council, Parliamentarians for Human Rights Education, Curtin University Global Action 2. Prof. Dr. Sohail Inayatullah, Political scientist; Member, International Advisory Council, World Future Society AR: Argentina 3. Duncan Kerr, MP; former Minister of Justice 1. Silvia Augsburger, MP 4. Bob McMullan, MP; former Minister of 2. Patricia Bullrich, former MP; former National Trade Minister of Work; President, Partido Unión por 5. Kym Richardson, MP Todos 6. Lindsay Tanner, MP 3. Dr. Elisa Carrió, MP; Candidate to the Presidency 4. Prof. Dr. Fernando Adolfo Iglesias, BD: Bangladesh Universidad de Lomas de Zamora 1. Khalida Akter, Chief Biochemist, Central 5. Isay Klasse, Editor; President, Democracia Hospital, Dhaka Global•Movimiento por la Unión 2. Sukumar Chowdhury, Central Councillor, Sudamericana y el Parlamento Mundial Family Planning Association of Bangladesh 6. Marta Olinda Maffei, MP 3. Prof. Abul Bashar Mohammad Faroque, 7. Prof. Raul Montenegro, President, FUNAM; Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Professor, National University Cordoba; Technology, Dhaka University Alternative Nobel Prize 2004 4. Biswas Mohammad Shahidul Haq, 8. Prof. Maria Cristina Perceval, MP; Board President, Bangladesh Youth Union member, Parliamentarians for Global Action 5. Muhammad Hilaluddin, Chief Director, 9. Elsa Siria Quiroz, MP Angikar Bangladesh Foundation 10. Dr. María Fabiana Rios, MP 6. Mojammel Hossain Monju, Deputy Editor, 11. Juan José Sebreli, Writer, philosopher and Shamokal Newspaper sociologist 7. Kamruzzaman Noni, Member, Moni Singh• 12. Gladys Beatriz Soto, MP Farhad Trust 13. Dr. Alicia Ester Tate, MP; Member, 8. Dr. Mahmudur Rahman, Secretary•General, MERCOSUR Parliament Initiative for People's Development, Dhaka 14. Miguel Andrés Costas Zottos, MP 9. Sukanta Sen, Executive Director, Bangladesh Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge AT: Austria 10. Mohammad Shahnewaz, former MP, 1. Werner Amon, MP; Member of the Federal Jamalpur Board, Österreichische Volkspartei 11. Shahida Parveen Shikha, Secretary• 2. Petra Bayr, MP; Speaker for Development General, Womens Trade Union Cooperation, Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs 3. Prof. Dr. Hans Köchler, President, BE: Belgium International Progress Organization 1. Philippe Busquin, MEP; 1999•2004 4. Prof. Dr. Manfred Nowak, Leader, Ludwig Commissioner for Research, European Boltzmann Institut für Menschenrechte; United Commission; 1992•1999 President, Socialist Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Party and Vice•President, Socialist International 5. Dr. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, MP; Spokesperson for Agriculture and Food Safety, Die Grünen 2. Roel Deseyn, MP 6. Prof. Dr. Klaus Scala, Director, Center for 3. Theo Kelchtermans, MP Social Competence, University of Graz 4. Prof. Dr. Paul Lemmens, Institute for 7. Dr. Hannes Swoboda, MEP, Vice•President Human Rights, Faculty of Law, Katholieke of the SPE•Faction in the European Universiteit Leuven Parliament 5. Trees Pieters, MP 2 6. Dr. Olivier Urbain, Research Fellow, Toda CA: Canada Institute; Council member, International Peace Research Association 1. Warren Allmand, President, World Federalist Movement•Canada; former MP; 7. Dirk van der Maelen, MP, President of the 1972•1979 Government member; former Flemish Socialist Fraction in the Belgian President, Parliamentarians for Global Federal Chamber of Representatives Action 8. Anne van Lancker, MEP 2. Colleen Beaumier, MP 9. Prof. Dr. Patrik Vankrunkelsven, Senator 3. Bill Blaikie, MP 4. Allan Emrys Blakeney, 1971•1982 Premier BF: Burkina Faso of the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan 1. Bernard Lédéa Ouedraogo, MP; Président, 5. John Bosley, former MP; 1984•1986 Fédération Nationale des Groupements Speaker, Canadian House of Commons Naam; Right Livelihood Award 1990 6. Dr. Michael Byers, Academic Director, Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia BG: Bulgaria 7. Adriane Carr, Deputy Leader, Green Party 1. Prof. Dr. Stephan E. Nikolov, Bulgarian of Canada Academy of Sciences, Institute of Sociology, 8. Prof. Dr. James Christie, Chairperson, Dep. Sociology of Organization and Politics Council, World Federalist Movement• Institute for Global Policy; Dean of Theology, University of Winnipeg BJ: Benin 9. David Chudnovsky, Member, Legislative 1. Théophile Nata, MP; Vice•President, Pan• Assembly, British Columbia African Parliament; 1990•1991 Foreign 10. Paul Dewar, MP Minister of Benin 11. Prof. Terry Farrell, former Dean, Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty, Douglas BR: Brazil College 1. Dr. Fabio Bibancos de Rosa, Founder, 12. Patsy George, Social worker; former Vice• Dentista do Bem President, National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women; 2. Yeda Crusius, Governor, Rio Grande do Sul founding member and former chair, Pacific 3. Maria de Nazaré Gadelha Ferreira Immigrant Resources Society Fernandes, Human rights lawyer; 2001 North 13. Marlene Jennings, MP South Prize of Lisbon 14. Sid Katz, Professor of Pharmacology; 4. Júlio César Delgado, MP Executive Director, Community Affairs, 5. Gastão Dias Vieira, MP; Vice•Líder, Partido University of British Columbia do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro 15. Flora MacDonald, former MP; 1979•80 6. Iradj Roberto Eghrari, Executive Director, Secretary of State for External Affairs; 1984• Ágere Cooperação em Advocacy 86 Minister of Employment and Immigration; 7. Roberto Freire, MP; former Chairperson, 1986•88 Minister of Communications Partido Popular Socialista 16. Dr. Graeme MacQueen, 1989•1996 8. José Rafael Guerra, MP Director, Centre for Peace Studies and 9. Heitor Gurgulino de Souza, Former Rector of former Associate Professor, Religious the United Nations University Studies Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario 10. Cesar Maia, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 17. Bernard Patry, MP, Vice•Chairperson, 11. Prof. Dr. Maria Luiza Marcilio, President, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Comissão de Direitos Humanos, Universidade International Trade, House of Commons de São Paulo 18. Prof. Howard Pawley, Director, Centre for 12. Zilda Arns Neumann, Founder and National Studies in Social Justice, University of Co•Ordinator, Pastoral da Criança Windsor; 1981•1988 Premier of the 13. Susana Amalia Palacios, Psychoanalyst; Canadian Province of Manitoba President, Instituto Tempos Modernos, Rio de 19. Dr. Stephen Phillips, Chair, Department of Janeiro Political Science, Langara College 14. Prof. Dr. Dráuzio Varella, Medical professor 20. Philip Resnick, Professor of Politial and writer Sciences, University of British Columbia 3 21. Douglas Roche, former Senator; Chairman, 26. Liliane Maury•Pasquier, MP Middle Powers Initiative 27. Anne•Catherine Menétrey•Savary, MP 22. David Schreck, former Member, Legislative 28. Geri Müller, MP Assembly, British Columbia 29. Vreni Müller•Hemmi,