VOICE FOR WORLD GOVERNMENT - 2001
Toshio Suzuki
World Government Institute
VOICE FOR WORLD GOVERNMENT - 2001
Copy Right (C) 2001 by Toshio Suzuki
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Toshio Suzuki
World Government Institute
1-158 Nakakanasugi Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, 270-0007, Japan
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History of Publication:
VOICE FOR WORLD GOVERNMENT - 1999
VOICE FOR WORLD GOVERNMENT - 2001
Photograph in Cover Page:
Millennium Forum held at the United Nations Headquarters in May 2000
CONTENTS
PREFACE ...... v
Chapter
I INTRODUCTION ...... 1
II PRESENT WORLD ...... 3
1 Hague Appeal for Peace ...... 3
2 Millennium Forum ...... 5
3 Book Introduction ...... 7
III REPORT ON OUR MOVEMENT ...... 9
1 World Government Institute ...... 9
2 World Party ...... 21
3 World Citizen Party Network ...... 25
4 Branch and Member List ...... 26
IV FROM THE WORLD GOVERNMENT INSTITUTE ...... 33
PREFACE
Many like-minded people sent articles to author. Author could not publish all of them. Here author shows deep acknowledgement to those people.
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I INTRODUCTION
This journal is published from the World Government Institute to promote the movement to establish the World Government. So this journal is concerned with everything related to the world government movement. The first edition Voice for World Government - 1999 was published in 1999 and this is a second edition. This journal is published in English and Japanese and published on the web site of World Government Institute and World Party of which URL’s are available below.
World Government Institute is an institute to establish the World Government. World Party is an international party to establish the World Government. So to speak, World Government Institute is a discussion and theory section and Word Party is an action section of world government movement. On the other hand, World Citizen Party Network is a network of individuals and groups that aim to establish the World Government by the help of political party. Further information on these organizations is available in the following chapters. Main purpose of this journal is to diffuse the idea and activity of these organizations. But at the same time, this journal introduces other organizations and their activity. Author does not stick to one idea. Contents of each chapter are as follows.
In chapter II, world government related situation of present world is introduced. Here, Hague Appeal for Peace held in The Hague, Netherlands in May 1999 and Millennium Forum held at the United Nations Headquarters in May 2000 are reported and some books and a journal are introduced.
In Chapter III, situation of World Government Institute, World Party, and World Citizen Party Network are reported. World Government Institute and World Party are composed of branches in various countries. In 2000, 3 branches of World Government Institute and World Party were founded respectively. Each branch of World Party joined the World Citizen Party Network. Recently, some members have begun to propose an international meeting of our organizations. We can decide President, headquarters, statute, etc. by meeting directly.
In Chapter IV, information from the World Government Institute is introduced.
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II PRESENT WORLD
Here, some world government related movements of NGOs in the present world are reported and some books and a journal are introduced. One is Hague Appeal for Peace held in The Hague, Netherlands in May 1999. Another is Millennium Forum held at the United Nations Headquarters in May 2000. In the last section, some world government related books and a journal are introduced.
1 Hague Appeal for Peace
Peace conference was held in The Hague in 1899. Hague Appeal for Peace was held in 11-15 May 1999 celebrating 100th anniversary of the conference. Web site of Hague Appeal is
“WELCOME to the HAGUE APPEAL for PEACE”
In the Hague Appeal, about 10 thousand people from over 100 countries attended. Over 1,000 groups attended and about 400 programs took place. Over 400 people attended from Japan. Young people showed interesting performances, such as singing or dancing.
Hague Appeal was organized by four organizations, World Federalist Movement (WFM), International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA), International Peace Bureau (IPB), and International Physicians for the Prevention for Nuclear War (IPPNW). They published principles as follows.
Ten Fundamental Principles for a Just World Order
The Hague Appeal agenda demands ten fundamental principles for a just world order.
1. Every Parliament should adopt a resolution prohibiting their government from going to war, like the Japanese article number nine.
2. All States should - unconditionally - accept compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.
3. Every Government should ratify the ICC and implement the Landmines Treaty.
4. All states should integrate the New Diplomacy, which is the partnership of governments international organizations and civil society.
5. The world cannot be bystanders to humanitarian crises; every creative diplomatic means possible must be exhausted before resorting to force, then under United Nations authority.
6. Negotiations for a Convention Eliminating Nuclear Weapons should begin immediately.
7. The trade in small arms should be severely restricted.
8. Economic Rights must be taken as seriously as civil rights.
9. Peace education should be compulsory in every school in the world.
10. The plan for the Global Action to Prevent War should become the basis for a peaceful world order.
Furthermore, they published “The Hague Agenda for Peace and Justice for the 21st Century” which is composed of 50 agendas. It is available on the web site. Author attended the Hague Appeal. The following is some impressive things.
Two members of “Co-Operation for Peace and Unity (CPAU)” visited author. CPAU is an NGO dedicated to the promotion of social justice, development, and peace in Afghanistan. Now it is residing in Pakistan. They gave author an answer for the questionnaire. I added them to the member list of World Government Institute, World Party, and World Citizen Party Network.
To my surprise, I found a booth named “World Government Institute.” It was run by Mr. Garry Davis. When I opened my web site in May 1997, I sent an E-mail to Mr. Davis writing that I founded the World Government Institute. He gave author a mail.
Thu, 1 May 1997
From:
Subject: New Site
To:
Thank you for your information.
And congratulations on your initiative. I will certainly check out your site and get back to you with my comment.
Best regards, Garry Davis
This mail is published in my web site as
“E-Mails, from 1 May 1997 to 29 July 1997”
Thus he knew my web site at that time. After that, he imitated the World Government Institute. He opened a booth and held two sessions of World Government Institute. I told him “You imitated my idea. It’s no good.” Then he said, “I have been doing this work for 50 years. Did you copyright?” There are good names like “World Federation Institute,” or “World Citizen Institute.” He needs not imitate. He was imprisoned for several times for his eccentric movements. Thus I knew his character and was disappointed. He is a mentally sick person. Now he is running a web site
“World Government Institute”
I do not want to write things like this. But I must write to avoid the troubles in the future.
There was a program protesting the nuclear test. About 50 people attended this program. Also victims of atomic bomb and nuclear test attended. Tahiti is not independent, still ruled by France. As you know, France conducted some nuclear tests at Mururoa. People are allowed to write books on the test. But photos are prohibited. If they publish the photos of victims, they will loose jobs or may be killed.
Peace Boat, NGO in Japan, had a program on the nuclear free zone. About 100 people attended. They invited a director of NGO in Japan, an official or officials from North Korea, and a politician and others from South Korea as speakers. They held a session to discuss the idea of Nuclear Free Zone among Japan, South Korea, and North Korea. The delegation from North Korea came to the outside of conference room. But they did not enter the room. We were very sad. This was most impressive.
As for author, author distributed about 120 copies of a journal “Voice for World Government - 1999.” I did not want to force anything, so I just handed the journal.
2 Millennium Forum
Millennium Forum was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 22-26 May 2000. Web site is
“About the Millennium Forum Summit for the NGOs - The UN in the 21st Century - We the Peoples”
Over 1,350 people from over 1,000 NGOs in over 100 countries attended the Forum. As for Japan, it seemed to be 70 people. The attendants were selected mainly by members of Conference of Non-Governmental Organization in Consultative Status with ECOSOC (CONGO) and were invited by Secretary General of United Nations Kofi A. Annan. They called the Forum “The First People’s Assembly in the United Nations and in History.”
Author attended the Forum and distributed 300 copies of web site of World Government Institute and World Party at the opening session. Two proposals were written on the copy. They were “1 International Party for World Government” and “2 Mahatma Gandhi Initiative.” As for response, a former ambassador of Pakistan talked to author and other people sent author a letter asking to send the journal Voice for World Government. The proposals were as follows.
1 International Party for the World Government
This idea is to establish the World Government by the help of international party. For more detail, please see the description on the World Government Institute and World Party.
2 Mahatma Gandhi Initiative
Mahatma Gandhi led India to independence by the policy of Non-Violence & Disobedience. This policy is applicable to the present situation of world politics. Nuclear states are dominant because of their military power. But non-nuclear states need not rely on the military power. Non-nuclear states can unite and put sanctions against nuclear states. For example, non-nuclear states can put high tariff rate barrier against nuclear states. Or, they can boycott the products from the nuclear states. Like this, non-nuclear states can, by uniting together, insist their opinion against nuclear states. So I named this policy, with the respect for Mahatma Gandhi, “Mahatma Gandhi Initiative.”
At the Forum, there were following six sub-themes.
1) Peace, security and disarmament
2) Eradication of poverty, including debt cancellation and social development
3) Human rights
4) Sustainable development and environment
5) Facing the challenges of globalization: achieving equity, justice and diversity
6) Strengthening and democratizing the United Nations and international organizations
They were discussed by all attendants at the plenary session and discussed separately at each sub-session. Author attended the sub-theme 6. The following are some impressive things.
Opening session was held at the General Assembly Hall. Secretary General said, “You NGOs will become the Super Power.” An Executive Director of Third World Network (a representative from Malaysia) said, “We the people will invite the United Nations.”
From Africa, the voice, which hopes the Eradication of Poverty, was very strong. At present, more than 800 million people among 6 billion in the world are suffering from the malnutrition.
About 20 victims of A-bomb came from Japan and appealed the radiation syndrome of A-bomb. When victims’ group appeals the radiation syndrome of A-bomb, they usually do not mention the heredity. But if asked privately, they reply like “If it is disclosed, it will become a panic. So it is not disclosed.”, “Heredity appears atavistically.”, “I do not want to say it. But the radiation syndrome is inherited.”, and so on. From the Hague Appeal in Netherlands last year and this Millennium Forum, I got the information from 4 people in victims’ group that the radiation syndrome is inherited. I feel deep sympathy for the victims, but there is an issue of atomic power generation also. So it is not the time to keep it in secret.
With regard to the strengthening and democratizing the United Nations, there were some proposals. They were such that each country sends representatives from the member of Parliament and the representatives hold an assembly at the United Nations and present the declaration before General Assembly is held, or that nation of each country directly elects the representatives and the representatives hold an assembly at the United Nations, and so on. With regard to the veto of permanent member countries, majority supported the abolition. Or, an idea, which insists to expand the field that cannot be vetoed, was proposed.
With regard to World Federation, World Government, World Law, etc., some people proposed them, but the response was not strong. It may be that World Federation Initiative is too far-reaching and there are many issues that we should tackle first.
Tobin tax was sometimes mentioned. It is a tax that is levied on, for example, the export of arms and becomes the financial resource of United Nations.
With regard to ICC (International Criminal Court), most opinions were affirmative. Tenth ratifying country Iceland was reported during the closing session. ICC will start after 60 countries have ratified it.
With regard to globalization, awareness that there will be winners and losers was ordinary. Namely, some people will earn and some people will lose. To be more concrete, it seems that multi-national corporations will earn but poor people will not benefit.
At the closing session, Deputy Secretary General came to the General Assembly Hall and officially received the declaration We the Peoples Millennium Forum Declaration and Agenda for Action: Strengthening the United Nations for the 21st Century. The declaration had been submitted to the General Assembly in September 2000. This declaration is available in the web site of Forum.
Lastly, the point is how the power of NGOs has been strengthened at this Forum. Bombing against Yugoslavia in 1999 was conducted by NATO without the agreement of United Nations. The most powerful nation in the world did not respect the United Nations. Will such things happen in the future?
3 Book Introduction
John C. de V. Roberts. World Citizenship and Mundialism: A Guide to the Building of a World Community. 1999 (London: Praeger) ISBN 0-275-96401-9 (alk. paper). Composed of 163 pages.
Author is a Professor of Emeritus of International Studies, New England College. He was a member of the Council of the World Federalist Movement for thirty years chair of the Executive for two. This book introduces not only Mundialism but also world federalist movements comprehensively.
Romualdas Ruzgus. Earth is One for All (Translated from Lithuanian by Rita Jacevičienė). 1998 (Kaunas: Naujasis Lankas) ISBN 9986-896-79-7. Composed of 40 Pages.
Author was born in Lithuania and is an engineer. He raises urgent problems of ecology, criminality, armament, demography, etc., and proposes non-traditional way of their solution.
The Federalist Debate. The Federalist Debate: Papers for Federalist in Europe and the World. Composed of about 65 pages. This journal is published 3 times a year. For the information for subscription, contact The Federalist Debate, Via Schina 26, 10144 Torino, Italy. Phone and Fax +39.011.473.28.43, E-mail: .
This journal is promoted by the Jeunes Européens Fédéralistes (JEF), the Union Européene des Fédéralistes (UEF) and the World Federalist Movement (WFM) under the auspices of the Einstein Center for International Studies (CESI). Papers published are concerned with contemporary issues such as World Trade Organization (WTO) or International Criminal Court (ICC) or World Federation, etc.
William Greider. One World, Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism. 1998 (New York: Simon & Schuster) ISBN 0-684-81141-3 0-684-83554-1 (pbk) Composed of 528 pages.
He is also an author of Who Will Tell the People and Secrets of the Temple. He analyzed world economy and politics comprehensively and showed future trend.
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III REPORT ON OUR MOVEMENT
Our movement is composed of World Government Institute, World Party, and World Citizen Party Network. Recently, some members have begun to propose an international meeting of our organizations. We can decide President, headquarters, statute, etc. by meeting directly. Here, present situation of each movement is reported.
1 World Government Institute
In 2000, World Government Institute Uganda, World Government Institute Pakistan, and World Government Institute USA were founded. Now, Word Government Institute has 15 branches in the world. Situation of each branch is as follows.
World Government Institute Afghanistan
Mr. Ahmad Fahim Hakim is a coordinator of “Co-operation for Peace and Unity (CPAU).” Author sent him a questionnaire and he replied to it. The answer is published in Voice for World Government - 1999. He and his partner visited author at the Hague Appeal for Peace held in The Hague, Netherlands in May 1999. They agreed to launch a branch and so World Government Institute Afghanistan was added into the branch list. Now they are in the mailing list of World Government Institute and in contact with us.
World Government Institute Congo
Author sent a questionnaire to Mr. Jean Clautaire - Frerreys Pouele in a NGO “Earth Action - Congo.” He sent an answer and agreed to found a branch. His answer is as follows.
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. What are the name, address, E-mail, home page etc. of your organization?
Name: Project Earth Action - Congo
Address: P.O. Box 1967, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
E-mail:
2. What is the basic object of your organization?
2.1. Aims
- Environment
- Sustainable Development
- Social Justice
2.2. Objectives
The Project Earth Action - Congo in brief is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO).
2.2.1. Objectives of Organization the Project Earth Action - Congo
- To sustain local initiatives in preservation of Bio-diversities
- To further international understanding
- Work with basic groups from their needs and objectives