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Campaign for a United Nations Democracy Caucus is dedicated
to the promotion and fulfillment of the principles of democracy
and human rights embodied in the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and the Warsaw Declaration of the Community of
Democracies. Towards that end, the Campaign seeks establishment
of a permanent UN Democracy Caucus as a group of democratic
nations committed to strengthening the UN’s ability
to promote democracy and human rights. The Campaign is particularly
focused on the composition and activities of the UN Commission
on Human Rights and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),
as well as resolutions passed by the UN General Assembly and
Security Council.
The Campaign for a UN Democracy Caucus believes
that participation in the Democracy Caucus should be open
only to countries that are invited to be full participants
in the Community
of Democracies process.
The UN Democracy Caucus is convened by the current
Chair of the Community of Democracies Convening Group (Chile)
in cooperation with other members of the current Convening
Group (Czech Republic, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Mali, South
Africa, United States, Portugal, India, and Poland). The Campaign
is in favor of the Democracy Caucus obtaining official UN
status, on the same basis as the G-77, the Organization of
the Islamic Conference, la Francophonie or the International
Union for the Conservation of Nature.
The Democracy Caucus should convene to discuss
common approaches on issues directly related to democracy
and human rights, as well as how to strengthen support for
democracy and human rights through the UN system and UN related
agencies.
The Democracy Caucus should meet at the UN General
Assembly as necessary, including at the Foreign Ministers
level. The members of the UN Democracy Caucus should also
convene at:
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ECOSOC and its
relevant subcommittees and subsidiary bodies; |
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Relevant meetings/seminars
organized by the UN High Commissioner
for Refugees; |
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Meetings/seminars
of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; |
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UN Development
Programme; |
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UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization. |
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