Building A More Democratic UNITED NATIONS

Abstract

Part 1 Background: from INFUSA to CAMDUN, Jeffrey J. Segall, Harry H. Lerner the CAMDUN conferences, Frank Barnaby the United Nations and non-governmental organizations, Keith D. Suter. Part 2 Plenary addresses: opening address, Therese Paquet-Sevigny remarks to Opening Plenary, Harry H. Lerner roots of a world democracy, Lucile W. Green towards democratic world governance through the UN, Jeffrey J. Segall the of the world, Harold E. Stassen the time has come, Douglas Mattern a more democratic UN, Walter Hoffmann the threat of mass destructive warfare, Frank Barnaby partners in conflict resolution, Stella Cornelius to pull the UN into the 1990s, Ramses Nassif concluding address - exploring ways to create a stronger United Nations, Gillian M. Sorensen. Part 3 Working group papers: (A) representing we the peoples - proposals for a Peoples Assembly at the United Nations, Hanna Newcombe a UN Second Assembly, Jeffrey J. Segall INFUSA and the dynamics of democracy, Harry H. Lerner grassroots liaison with the Second Assembly, Rosemary Sullivan acting as if the Second Assembly already exists, Alanna Hartzok women in a more democratic United Nations, Genevieve Marcus proposal for a Second House of the UN General Assembly to be composed of elected delegates, Elizabeth R. Dana a method for the direct election of a popular Second Assembly of the UN, David Chapman creating a UN Parliamentary Assembly, Jack Yost a proposal to a Peoples' Assembly at the United Nations - world referenda, Matt Shermer working groups on representing We the Peoples' - rapporteurs' comments, Shyama G. Tampoe, Janet Creery (B) NGOs in the UN system and roles of UNAs -statement on the United Nations and non-governmental organizations, Farouk Mawlawi remarks on NGOs to CAMDUN-1, Sylvan M. Barnet Jr. the role of the in today's United Nations, Lisinka Ulatowska the NGOs in the UN system, Stephen Collett on the issue of convening an assembly of public organization on a regular basis under the aegis of the United Nations, Grigory Morozov et al the Soviet Peace Fund and the United Nations, Yuri Goriachev declaration of purpose of the Save Peace and Nature Movement, Gregory E. Temkin on unity for world governance - working to form constituency for a transnational peace and environment organization, Serge I. Perkins role of public opinion and non-governmental organizations for disputed UN resolutions and universal human values, S.K. Banerjee the future of UNAs, Ruth Steinkraus Cohen comments to CAMDUN-1 from nuclear-free New Zealand, Laurie Salas. (Part contents).