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Discerning the Times Digest and NewsBytes
Next September, the United Nations (UN) will hold
special Millennium Assembly and Summits which are intended to catapult the
world into the new millennium under a new system of global governance. The
pattern for this new "global democracy" is laid out in the 1995
report by the Commission on Global Governance entitled Our Global
Neighborhood and in the UN’s 1997 Track 2 UN Reform documents.
Working in a close knit partnership with key UN leaders on UN reform are
numerous non-governmental organizations (NGOs) vying for position in their
vision of a brave new world. (An NGO is any non-profit voluntary citizens’
group.)
The UN’s version of democracy is far removed from
that of our Founding Fathers. Secretary General Kofi Annan makes this
clear in his 1997 Track 2 UN Reform documents. According to Annan, the UN’s
idea of democracy is limited to NGOs, "NGOs and other civil
society actors are now perceived [by the UN] not only as
disseminators of information or providers of services but also as shapers
of policy.... The operational competence, flexibility and knowledge of
local conditions of NGOs...make NGOs key operational partners and
implementing agents. A vibrant civil society [of NGOs] is critical
to processes of democratisation and empowerment...."
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United States could theoretically be represented in such a People’s
Assembly within the UN by a delegate from Lucis Trust!" |
NGO involvement provides an air of legitimacy to the UN’s
claim that its push for global governance is merely an impassioned
response to better the lives of the world’s oppressed people. NGOs are
instrumental in every aspect of nearly every department within the United
Nations where they can heavily influence policy development.
Hundreds of NGOs enjoy this type of consultative status
within the UN, ranging from Rotary International and the Chamber of
Commerce International, to the International Union for the Conservation of
Nature (IUCN), World Wildlife Federation (WWF), Temple of Understanding
and Lucis Trust. Some of these NGO’s are radically militant in their
anti-American ideology, while others have their roots deeply planted in
the occult. The IUCN and WWF, for instance, have actively written and
advanced numerous treaties that severely limit human development based on
"ecospiritual practice and principles," according to IUCN
literature. Likewise, Lucis Trust has probably done more to promote the
occult-based world government within the UN and the U.S. than any other
single organization. (See DTT, March, 1999)
NGOs have also provided the muscle behind the march to
world government. The global vision of these NGOs is already having wide
impact through global conferences such as the Earth Summit in Rio de
Janeiro (1992), the Vienna Human Rights Conference (1993), the Population
Summit in Cairo (1994), the Social Development Summit in Copenhagen
(1995), the Women’s Conference in Beijing (1995) and the Habitat
Conference on human settlements in Istanbul (1996).
Many NGO’s have as their main objective an on-going
People’s Assembly as a formal body within the UN made up of
representatives from member states. Although a Millennium People’s
Assembly was originally planned to be held as a companion to the UN
Millennium Assembly, the plan was dropped for unknown reasons. Instead, a
Millennium Forum will be held in May of 2000 to provide input to the
Millennium Assembly and Summit in September.
Most NGOs are still demanding a People’s Assembly
within a bicameral (two legislative chambers) United Nations. If realized,
the UN would be comprised of the General Assembly and a People’s
Assembly.
The idea of a People’s Assembly, however, is very
misleading. It is not in reality the people who would be represented in
the Assembly, but rather an elite group drawn from powerful special
interest NGOs having UN consultative status. Under this plan, the United
States could theoretically be represented in such a People’s Assembly by
a delegate from Lucis Trust!
Not just any NGO qualifies for consultative status.
Applications for consultative status with the UN are reviewed and either
accepted or denied by executive boards within the various departments. The
most critical prerequisite for entrance into this consultative group is
adherence to the socialist-new age ideals of the United Nations,
including: redistribution of the world’s wealth, sustainable development
based in pantheism, and the virtual obliteration of national boundaries
and sovereignty. Any organization that holds to the ideal of national
sovereignty or Biblically based Christianity need not apply. While
claiming to represent all, the United Nations has consistently
demonstrated no tolerance for the free exchange of any ideas contrary to
their own goals.
In much of the world, and more importantly at the UN,
the term democracy is a privilege granted to a select group of citizens to
participate in government. As a privilege, it can be extended or revoked
at the whim of the ruling elite. If the goal of the global elitists is
realized, we will see a global government whose policy is devised with no
accountability to the governed. V ks
