It is the same pattern with the “United States of America” (USA), as it is in Europe. People feel the pressure from a globalised economy and feel the influence from a globalised society. They might not fully understand all the very complex correlations, nevertheless they do feel affected, attacked, targeted,…
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UN „World Population Prospects 2024“ report shows significant global science crises
We very much acknowledge the work from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) on the latest „World Population Prospects 2024“ (World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results) report (population.un.org), one of the flag ship reports from UN DESA and certainly one of the crucial reports to…
2024 G7 summit shows weak global governance to actually mitigate global warming et al.
Reading the “Apulia G7 Leaders’ Communiqué” from the “2024 G7 summit” held in Borgo Egnazia (Fasano) in Apulia, Italy, from June 13-15, 2024, might give the impression, the world is heading in some good direction. Yes, we want to acknowledge, there are quite some well chosen approaches. We miss the…
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77th World Health Assembly (WHA77) shows global spirit and the potential for global democracy
The “World Health Organization” (WHO) held its 77th World Health Assembly (WHA77) in Geneva, Switzerland, from 27 May till 1 June 2024. The theme of this year’s Health Assembly was “All for Health, Health for All”. The “World Health Assembly” (WHA) is the main decision-making body of the WHO with…
IPCC reports show potential to support a first global direct democratic vote on climate actions
We see a strong demand for a global direct democratic vote (referendum) on climate actions with potentially 5,4 billion people (ca. 67% of global population) participating: Based on a first rough estimation, the “project” of a first global democratic referendum demands about 100-200 Million USD and should be possible to…
60th “Munich Security Conference” shows very strong demand for global democracy
We have a dream: “One day without any war on our planet Earth.” Historically speaking, humanity most likely never gained that, currently we are very far away from that (e.g. Global Conflict Tracker, Council on Foreign Relations, cfr.org). “The average level of global peacefulness deteriorated for the 9th consecutive year.”…
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29th UN “Conference of the Parties” on climate change (COP29) can be start for global democracy
The UN “Conference of the Parties” (COP) on Climate Change in 2024 will be the same formate as last COPs. We want this to be improved. “COP 29 incoming Presidency are committed to ensuring a transparent and inclusive process in the lead-up to COP 29 to be convened in Baku,…
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28th UN “Conference of the Parties” on climate change (COP28) shows demand for global democracy
We want to acknowledge the effort done by the United Nations (UN) and we also want to acknowledge the outcomes of the “COP28 – UN Climate Change Conference” (https://unfccc.int/cop28/outcomes), especially the “first global stocktake” in reference to the so called “Paris Agreement” (https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement), entered into force on 4 November 2016…
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G20 summit 2023 shows weak global governance to actually mitigate global warming
We very much welcome the G20 summit 2023 declaration on “Strengthening Global Health and Implementing One Health Approach”, the understanding of “Culture as a Transformative Driver of SDGs”, the steps in direction of a “globally fair, sustainable and modern international tax system” and the integration of the African Union (AU)…