Committee for a Democratic UN
Komitee für eine demokratische UNO | |
Abbreviation | KDUN |
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Formation | 2003 |
Type | Nongovernmental organization |
Purpose | Advocates the "democratization and strengthening of the United Nations and other international organizations" |
Headquarters | Berlin |
Affiliations | International Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly |
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].
In March 2017 the organization's name was changed to Democracy Without Borders.[3]
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." [4]
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." [5]
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.[6] Its supporters include former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.[7]
It is associated member of the World Federalist Movement.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ Committee for a Democratic UN | About us Archived 2008-09-20 at Archive.is
- ↑ Committee for a Democratic UN | About us Archived 2008-09-20 at Archive.is
- ↑ The Committee for a Democratic U.N. is now Democracy Without Borders
- ↑ Committee for a Democratic UN | Mandate
- ↑ Committee for a Democratic UN | Internet Governance
- ↑ UNPA Campaign | Advisory Group Archived 2010-09-03 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ UNPA Campaign | Boutros-Ghali Statement Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ World Federalist Movement | Associated Organizations Archived 2010-09-14 at the Wayback Machine.