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25 August 2005 |
WFM Executive Director Quoted in New York Times WFM Executive Director, William R. Pace was quoted in today's New York Times in an article discussing the 2005 UN reform process in conjunction with the United States' new Ambassador to the UN, John Bolton. Full text of the article ia available on the New York Times website by clicking below. |
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2005 WFM Council Meeting to be Held in Brussels, Belgium The World Federalist Movement -looks forward to the attendance of WFM’s Councilors at the 2005 Annual Council Meeting which will take place from 4-6 November 2005 in Brussels, Belgium. The Union of European Federalists (UEF) has graciously offered to co-host this year’s Council Meeting concurrently with UEF’s Federal Committee Meeting.
On Friday, November 4, 2005, in the European Parliament Eastman Building there will be a conference open to the public entitled:
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2 August 2005 |
Japanese National Diet Approves WFM Japan Resolution 2005 is by far the most uniquely memorable year for Japanese world federalists, when the Japanese National Diet adopted a resolution advocating for a world federation. The resolution reads “Japan should make maximal efforts to get on well with all citizens of the world... and by pursuing the creation of a milestone for eventually realizing a world federation for the whole globe.” 2005 marks the 60th anniversary of when the late Mr. Yukio Ozaki, the first President of the United World Federalists of Japan, presented a bill called “A resolution concerning construction of a World Federation in the Globe” to the National Diet on 11 December 1945. Although the resolution was voted down, Japanese world federalists have continuously placed this resolution bill on the agenda in the National Diet. The recent adoption of this resolution is the result of many years of hard work on the part of members of both the Japanese Parliamentary Group for World Federation and WFM Japan. The full text of the resolution can be downloaded by clicking below. |
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1 July 2005 |
WFM Council Chair James Christie Appointed Dean of Theology for the University of Winnipeg WFM Congratulates our Council chair, Dr. James Christie for his recent appointment to the post of Dean of Theology at the University of Winnipeg. The World Federalist Movement is honored to have such a distinguished person serving as chair of our Council. |
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9 June 2005 |
European Parliament adopts resolution which supports the United Nations Parliamentary Assembly Proposal |
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18 May 2005 |
Draft Resolution from the G4 on Adding Six Permanent Members to the Security Council Released
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16 May 2005 |
WFM-IGP Launches ReformtheUN.org ReformtheUN.org provides up-to-date information about UN reform in 2005: its background, Member States' positions, reactions from parliamentarians, and civil society responses. Currently, the site is monitoring reactions to the UN Secretary-General's report entitled In Larger Freedom: Towards Development, Security and Human Rights for All. |
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4 April 2005 |
General Assembly Begins Deliberations on Secretary General's Report From April 6 - 8, the General Assembly will hold informal consultations of the plenary discussing the recommendations for UN reform contained in the Secretary-General's report 'In larger freedom'. |
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21 March 2005 |
Secretary General Releases Report Calling for UN Reform UN Secretary General Kofi Annan made public his report In Larger Freedom: Towards Development, Security and Human Rghts for All. The report builds off of that of High-Level Panel on Threats Challenges, and Change, A more Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility, released in December, as well as the Millennium Project report written by Jeffrey Sachs, released in January. This report is considered to be setting the agenda for the world leader summit to take place at UN Headquarters in September. |
