Andreas Bummel
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/ 25 October 2007

Why the UN needs a parliamentary body

The anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter on October 24 1945 has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. It is particularly symbolic, intentionally or not, that on the same date this year the Pan African Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the establishment of a new world body destined to represent the people at the UN.