World Assembly
World Assembly | |
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 Symbol
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| Other languages | English |
| Type | Intergovernmental Organisation |
| Membership | 27,900 |
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• Secretary-General | WA Secretariat |
| Establishment | 06 April 2008 |
The World Assembly (WA) is a voluntary world governing body, and an intergovernmental organisation tasked with creating and enforcing a body of laws that all member states must abide by. It is also responsible for some border disputes, and for praising or admonishing individual nations and/or regions. The World Assembly is the successor to the United Nations, which was dissolved on 06 April 2008. There are currently c.28,000 nations that are member states of the body, with c.1,700 of those nations also acting as regional Delegates. The organisation is financed by assessed donations from its member states. Of all voluntary governing bodies that exist, the WA is one of the largest, international, and powerful.
The World Assembly was created on 01 April 2008 immediately prior to the dissolution of the United Nations; legislation officially creating the body was passed on 06 April. When creating the new organisation it was decided that, though all members of the UN would automatically be considered members of the WA, the body of laws that had been curated since the founding of the UN six years previously would be cleared and that member states would be free to establish, or re-establish, new or previously existing laws. This decision was met with vocal opposition at the time and membership in the body dipped significantly. Though no concessions were given to opponents, membership gradually began to climb again once a period of adjustment to the new body had passed.
The WA is divided into two chambers: the General Assembly, which is responsible for the body of laws created and enacted by the WA, and the Security Council, which regulates the behaviour and actions of individual member states and/or their regions through non-binding resolutions. A number of WA agencies - sometimes referred to as Committees - also operate, and their establishment and functions are regulated by the General Assembly; such examples include the General Accounting Office, the World Assembly Adoption Authority, and the World Health Authority. Another noteworthy WA agency is the Compliance Commission, which ensures all laws passed by the organisation are enforced in member states.
The WA is led by a Secretary-General, a position that is currently held in commission by the World Assembly Secretariat, the civil service that staffs all chambers and agencies; this should not be confused with the the General Assembly Secretariat, however, which only acts as that specific chamber's rules committee - currently six member states serve on that committee.