South Korea held its general elections during the past month. It was the first election after the voting age was lowered to 18 and an improvement was made to the electoral system, increasing proportional representation - both of which were achievements we had fought hard for. It was also the first time our party carried out the She Will Run project, officially launched a year before election day. Hearing of exciting results from many of you around the world and with attention to the climate crisis on the rise (although we still stand far from where we should be), our hopes for this election was also growing. Read more
The Global Greens 5th CongressWill be held jointly with the Asia Pacific Greens Federation in 2021!The global face-to-face event will be held in Seoul, Korea in the summer of 2021. Congress sessions will also be hosted by Green Parties around the world which integrate their local perspectives into the global theme of Democracy and Climate.- Green Parties propose session topics here: https://www.globalgreens.org/forms/global-greens-5th-congress-session-proposal-form- Keep Informed by signing up to the Global Greens Newsletter: https://www.globalgreens.org/keep-informed |
(Webinar) Global Health politics in times of the COVID-19 pandemic...and beyond
5 May, 2020
Global Health politics have rarely received as much attention as right now. Could states have cooperated better and earlier? Which role did and does the WHO play? How can we support countries with a weaker health system? Join us for an expert led webinar to discuss what lessons we can take away for Global Health from this pandemic. Register Via GoToMeeting: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3578925048766836747 Read more
What's next for Hong Kong? The future of Hong Kong's fight for democracy
4 May, 2020
Join German Green Member of the European Parliament Mr Reinhard Bütikofer who is hosting a webinar "What's next for Hong Kong? The future of Hong Kong's fight for democracy."
Mr Bütikofer has invited two prominent Hong Kong democrats to discuss the developments: Martin Lee, an 81-year old barrister, who was deeply involved in formulating Hong Kong's Basic Law and has been dubbed the "Father of Hong Kong Democracy" and Alan Leong, also a barrister, as well as a candidate for the Chief Executive's Office in 2007, LegCo member from 2004 until 2016, and is Chairman of the Civic party that gained 32 from 452 seats (which is 20 more since the last elections) in the District elections. Read more
A Resilient Europe: Building a Recovery for All
3 May, 2020
More than ever, people in Europe and everywhere understand that with solidarity and cooperation we can over-come the COVID-19 crisis. Together, we can make another European and global future, one that is more socially, economically and environmentally resilient. The question to all of us is: what world do we want to return to? Read on for the European Greens Recovery Paper. Read more here - https://www.greens-efa.eu/dossier/what-world-do-we-want-to-return-to/ Read more
Human rights violations by the separatist regime of the Republic of Moldova
13 April, 2020
On March 17, 2020, the self-proclaimed administration of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova declared state of emergency and imposed drastic quarantine related to COVID-19 throughout the illegally occupied territory. Since the establishment of the state of emergency, the Tiraspol separatist authorities are permanently restricting the rights of the people in the region. As a result of these restrictions, citizens from the villages under the jurisdiction of legal authorities from Chisinau, are forbidden access to their agricultural land and access to other privately own legal assets. Read more
APGFWN Webinar - The many facets of being a woman parliamentarian: Senator for Australian Greens, Senator Mehreen Faruqi
8 April, 2020
Senator for Australian Greens - The many facets of being a woman parliamentarian
Senator Mehreen Faruqi
Webinar Date: 4th June, 2020 6 am UTC