The World Government is issueing World Passports for World Citizens. As far as I know, it is the only World Citizen/World Government organization that does so.
The World Passport is therefore a meaningful symbol and sometimes powerful tool for the implementation of the fundamental human right of freedom of travel.
That's cool! Let's get one!
Unfortunately, the thing costs $45 for 3 years, up to $100 for 8 years. And paying is quite complicated for non-US-residents and students like me that have no experience in transferring money. Well, that's not the World Government's fault, since it's nation-states that provide obstacles for free transnational transactions.
At first I thought: Hey, if World Citizenship is for everyone, then why do you charge $45, which excludes the world's poor? I then saw that the World Service Authority (that's the World Government's official name) issues "free WSA documents to needy refugees and stateless persons". I was somewhat reconciled.
But still, at least it should be free to register as a World Citizen! With the WSA, it costs $30. In my opinion, a simple registration (without any ID card or stuff), which means that you sign your name on a list of World Citizens, should be free. This could lead to more people registering, which would in turn lead to more weight and legitimation of measures such as the World Citizen Referendum.
Something else: Why is the World Government not democratically elected? It seems to me as if Garry Davis is the perpetual "World Coordinator"...
That's all for now.
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