A significant group of civil society organizations promoting the Appeal entitled “International development cooperation: the global community the connective fabric” met today with the general election candidates who answered to the Appeal.
As of today (but the membership continue to arrive), adhering candidates to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic are more than 40, belonging to seven different political parties (Partito Democratico, Sinistra Ecologia e Libertà, Scelta Civica con Monti per l’Italia, Partito Socialista Italiano, Rivoluzione Civile con Ingroia, Unione di Centro, Lista Liberali per l’Italia).
Apart from individual adherence, some parties have joined and committed to pursuing the ten-point agenda for international cooperation: Partito Democratico, Sinistra Ecologia e Libertà, Scelta Civica con Monti per l’Italia, Partito Socialista Italiano.
Two representatives from each party have been invited to take part to the debate, led by journalist Carmen Lasorella: Federica Mogherini and Paolo Beni (PD); Giulio Marcon and Riccardo Sansone (SEL), Mario Giro and Andrea Olivero (Lista Monti), Riccardo Nencini and Bobo Craxi PSI, Flavio Lotti and Alberto Borin (RCI) – while many other candidates attended in the audience.
The candidates have pledged their strong commitment in the next legislature, each in their own way, to achieve the ten-point agenda.
Several initiatives were launched by the candidates to immediately realize the strong political commitment on cooperation issues: the main proposition raised is the creation of an interparliamentary group (Chamber of Deputies and Senate of the Republic) dedicated to international cooperation. The 40 candidates who have signed the Appeal could form the basis of this group cross.
The organizations sponsoring the Appeal will publish the outcomes of this debate available to the millions of citizens who support and share its values, as well as to the media. They will continue to raise awareness among parties and candidates who have not yet responded to the Appeal and after the election, they will ensure the meeting of commitment.
The organizations sponsoring the appeal
Rome, February 6, 2013
The appeal and the list of promoters are available and updated on the web site www.ongs.it