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WFUNA calls for UN Parliamentary Assembly

Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), Oct 21 (UNI) The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) has asked the UN member states, parliamentarians, civil society and its more than 100 member organisations across the world to "support steps towards the creation of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly" (UNPA).
Andreas Bummel, the UNPA Campaign's Secretary-General, said a declaration, adopted unanimously at WFUNA's 42nd Plenary Assembly in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on Friday, explains further that the new UN body should be attached to the UN General Assembly and allow for "formal participation of parliamentarians in the work of the UN."
The resolution that was jointly proposed by the UN associations of Germany, Denmark, South Africa and the United Kingdom states that the UN "must address the democratic deficit within global decision-making processes" if it is to be successful "in the pursuit of creating a better world for all and ensuring that no one is left behind."
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