Committee for a Democratic UN

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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 that advocates the "democratization and strengthening of the United Nations and other international organizations" [1].

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" [2]

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" [3]

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. Its supporters include former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

It is associated member of the World Federalist Movement.

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  1. ^ Committee for a Democratic UN | About us
  2. ^ Committee for a Democratic UN | Mandate
  3. ^ Committee for a Democratic UN | Internet Governance

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