一年一度的聯合國大會今年已邁入72屆，在美東時間9 /12 下午3點已經展開！然而遺憾地，今年我們還是一樣被排除在外。作為地球上的一份子，台灣從來就不曾忘記自己身為世界公民的責任。我們很自豪在今年成為了同性婚姻合法的國家、在各領域都不斷追求更符合人權、公平以及永續的目標、政治上也優化民主法治的制度。我們也積極地參與聯合國2030年的發展目標：SDGs。
然而，過去一年我們很失望，看到與付出努力完全不符的待遇令人長嘆：今年五月世界衛生大會，不顧台灣歷年擔任觀察員出席會議的事實，拒絕台灣與會。我們當然很感謝美國、德國、澳洲、布吉納法索四國在正式會議上為台灣發聲，肯定台灣在衛生與人道救援上面的卓越貢獻。我們試圖向世界各國傳遞這樣的訊息：一而再的不公平對待絕對不會影響我們致力在民主價值、國際公約和人權公平上的責任與行動。
9/16 在紐約的倡議遊行，民進黨將由我和張宏陸委員代表演說，在野黨時代力量徐永明委員也會一起參與，同時我們會全程參加遊行。今年遊行的訴求將聚焦在我們「近年國際參與的努力與成就」，以及「逐步被邊緣化的憂慮」。希望能夠傳達給聯合國的代表，我們參與聯合國會議的殷切期盼。
讓我們一起關注這次的遊行！
Please Join us in the march!
行程：
2017.09.16 禮拜六
3:00 - 3:30PM - 集合、開幕 [中華人民共和國大使館前]
3:30 - 5:00PM - 遊行
5:00 - 5:30PM - 集合、閉幕 [聯合國廣場前]
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The United Nations General Assembly yesterday (Sep 12, 2017, EST time) has opened its 72nd session, unfortunately, Taiwan still cannot join the event this year. As the member of the global citizen, Taiwan is proud to announce that we have become the first nation in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, and we have never given up any chance to presume our goal in promoting human rights and sustainable in all the fields. Politically we have improved our democratic system, and we have worked to cope with the SDGs along with United Nations.
However, we were so disappointed during that past year seeing that we have been treated so unfairly regardless what Taiwan has achieved. This May, Taiwan was uninvited to attend World Health Assembly (WHA)—although we have been acted as an observer since 2009. We appreciate the representatives from the United States, Germany, Australia and Burkina Faso for speaking up that Taiwan should not be excluded by the World Health Organization and confirmed our impressive distributions in Health and Humanitarian Aid. We seek to deliver the message to the world: the constant unfair treatment will not affect our hard works in democratic values, international agreements, and human rights.
During the "2017 United Nations Membership for Taiwan/Keep Taiwan Free March" in New York on Sep 16th, Legislator Chang, Hung-Lu and I will join the whole session and give the speech on behalf of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), also the Legislator Yung-Ming Hsu from NPP will join as well. The march will highlight Taiwan's achievements in international cooperation in recent years and our concern for being marginalized. We want to express our deepest thoughts to UNGA's representatives that it's time for Taiwan to join United Nations.
Please Join us in the march!
SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th 2017
3:00-3:30PM - Assembly and Opening Remarks
Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in New York - 520 12th Ave (42nd St and 12th Av)
3:30-5:00PM - March
5:00-5:30PM - Rally and Closing Remarks
United Nations Plaza - Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (47th St and 1st Av)
In the days leading up to our 2017 United Nations Membership for Taiwan/Keep Taiwan Free March, the KTF team will be sharing bios about our upcoming speakers, who will be talking in front of the Consulate General of the PRC and the United Nations.
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余宛如 (Yu, Wan-Ju) is a Taiwanese legislator-at-large for the 民主進步黨 (Democratic Progressive Party) since 2016. She is dedicated to speaking out for the youth, social enterprise, UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, gender equality, startup innovation, and digital transformation.
Wan-Ju (Karen) is an outstanding model for young entrepreneurs because she started as a female social entrepreneur and then became a legislator. In 2008, she founded her own business, Okogreen, which is the first fair trade company and brought social impact to the community. This led Okogreen to win many prizes and was eventually listed on the stock market.
In 2015, Wan-Ju started to run the first Social Enterprise Hub in Taiwan to further accelerate the growth of social enterprises. Additionally, with her efforts, Taipei City became the first Fairtrade City in the Taiwanese community in 2017. Fairtrade City is recognized as the strategy plan for achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Currently, Wan-Ju serves as the President of Inter Parliamentary Association on Digital Economy and Social Economy and Parliamentary Union on D-Nation, promoting legislation amendment including Statute for Industrial Innovation, Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professional Talent, Fundamental Science and Technology Act, Company Act, FinTech Innovation Supervision (Focusing on Regulatory Sandbox), Financial Innovation Experiment Regulations and Social Enterprise Development Act.
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