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The future we need: civil society democratizing the UN

 

Autor institucional : Forum for Democratic Governance
Autor/Autores: Forum for Democratic Governance
Fecha de publicación: Mayo de 2013
Alcance geográfico: Mundial
Publicado en: Uruguay
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Resumen: On March 2013 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, FIM -Forum for Democratic Global Governance (FIM) convened "The Future We Need: Civil Society Democratizing the United Nations" an international forum to take stock of Civil Society (CS) - United Nations (UN) relations. In order to democratize the UN the report puts forward the following guidelines: Civil society must protect, defend and make the UN viable; Civil society must proactively engage the corporate sector in order to promote transparent multilateralism; Civil society can mediate the tension between representative and participatory democracy by providing relevant and timely information to all.
   

 

 

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