Komisiyo ya Politiki n’Imiyoborere muri Sena, muri gahunda yayo yo kugenzura imikorere y’inzego z’imitwe ya politiki yemewe mu Rwanda, yakiriye Ishyaka Riharanira Demukarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije [Democratic Green Party], rishimirwa kwimakaza uburinganire mu nzego z’imiyoborere yaryo. Source: Abasenateri bashimye uko Green Party yubahiriza uburinganire | IGIHE Kuri uyu wa 26 Nyakanga 2021, ni bwo Abasenateri bakiriye abayobozi b’Ishyaka Green Party, basuzuma ingingo zirimo imitegekere y’iri shyaka, uko ryubahiriza ihame ry’uburinganire mu bagize inzego z’umutwe wa politiki, harimo uburinganire bw’abagore n’abagabo. Mu bindi byasuzumwe ni uko ryubahiriza amahame ya demokarasi, niba abanyamuryango bagira uruhare ruziguye cyangwa rutaziguye mu gushyiraho abagize inzego. Hari no kureba uko imiterere n’imikorere by’inzego z’imitwe ya politiki bifasha mu kubahiriza amahameremezo ateganywa n’Itegeko Nshinga rya Repubulika y’u Rwanda.Komisiyo yasanze Ishyaka Green Party rifite urwego rushinzwe imyitwarire no gukemura impaka, kandi ryarashyizeho uburyo bwo kugenzura imicugire y’umutungo ariko ntifite urwego rwihariye rushinzwe igenzura ry’umutungo ruteganywa n’itegeko. Komisiyo yashimye ko iri shyaka rifite uburyo rikoramo igenzura ry’umutungo ariko irishishikariza guteganya mu mategeko-shingiro yaryo urwego rwihariye rushinzwe igenzura ry’umutungo. Mu bindi byashimwe na Komisiyo ni uko mu gushyiraho abagize inzego zayo, ryubahiriza ihame ry’uburinganire bw’abagore n’abagabo n’amahame ya demokarasi. Komite Mpuzabikorwa y’Ishyaka Green Party igizwe n’abantu icyenda barimo batanu b’abagore n’abagabo bane. Mu kiganiro na IGIHE, Umuyobozi w’Ishyaka Green Party, akaba n’Umudepite mu Nteko Ishinga Amategeko y’u Rwanda, Dr Habineza Frank yavuze ko abagore muri iri shyaka bagira uruhare rukomeye mu iterambere ryaryo. Ati “Inzego z’ishyaka zubahiriza uburinganire, nk’ubu abagore bafite inshingano zikomeye mu ishyaka, kuko na visi perezida wa mbere ni umugore nanavuga ko ari we munyamabanga uhoraho w’ishyaka.” Yakomeje agira ati “Ubwo rero ni we udufasha kuyobora ishyaka mu gihe tuba turi mu yindi mirimo. Urumva agira uruhare rukomeye mu kuyobora ishyaka ariko hari n’abandi bagore bafite inshingano zikomeye mu buyobozi bwaryo.” Dr Habineza avuga ko muri iri shyaka uretse kuba bafite abakomiseri b’abagore hari n’inzego z’abagore zihariye ndetse n’abayobozi b’ishyaka ku rwego rw’Intara n’Akarere harimo abagore. Muri ibi biganiro kandi Ishyaka Green Party hari ibyo ryagaragaje nk’imbogamizi birimo ikibazo cy’amikoro ndetse no kuba icyorezo cya Covid-19 cyaratumye ibikorwa bitandukanye by’ishyaka bihagarara, birimo no gukora inama n’ubukangurambaga butandukanye. Abasenateri bashimye uko Green Party yubahiriza uburinganireAbayobozi b Ishyaka Green Party bagiranye ibiganiro na Komisiyo ya Politiki mu Nteko Ishinga Amategeko, Umutwe wa SenaUhereye i bumoso Carine Maombi, Visi perezida wa mbere wa Green Party, Perezida w ishyaka Dr Habineza Frank n Umunyamabanga Mukuru w ishyaka rya Green Party Ntezimana Jean Claude
he Democratic Green Party of Rwanda finds that the existence of Global Alliance for a Green New Deal will play an important role in climate crisis and the crisis of inequalities which are inextricably linked. Dr. Frank Habineza, Opposition MP and President of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and member of the Global Alliance for a Green New Deal said on Monday, July 19, 2021 that “The Alliance is timely because it has been launched just four months ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, the aim is to put the Green New Deal on the global agenda” The Alliance which is founded by Representative Ilhan Omar (Member of U.S. Congress), Dep. Joenia Wapichana (Brazilian Federal Parliament, and member of the Wapixana tribe of northern Brazil) Manon Aubry MEP (Co-chair of the Left group in the European Parliament), Clive Lewis MP and Caroline Lucas MP (Co-Chairs of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Green New Deal, UK), and Congresswoman Paola Vega Rodriguez (Chair of the Environment Committee of the Costa Rican congress) aims to add momentum to stalled, slow and insufficient international processes. Commenting on the formation of this alliance which is launched today, Monday, July 19, 2021, Dr. Habineza said “The alliance is important because it’s the only network that is bringing together Parliamentarians from different political parties from all over the world: the global south and global north.” He added that “Domestically, the alliance will help to focus on climate crisis and the crisis of inequalities which are inextricably linked. It will help us to build an economy that delivers the wellbeing of everyone. Also protect and enhance the environment which we all share as well as ensure that we create a caring low-carbon society.” This politician who also sees Democratic solutions in nature conservation added that through the Global Alliance for a Green New Deal “We shall also benefit by securing environmental and racial justice, shaping a truly democratic future in which everyone has a role to play both in Rwanda and Africa.” Speaking today at a global public meeting the founding members, while pledging to do all they can to advance a transformative Green New Deal domestically, will urge global leaders to: – Not wait for November’s critical COP26 summit, but embark on bold transformative action to make the world fairer and greener now; – Work in more globally representative groupings better-placed to understand the challenges the world faces, to fight Covid-19 and build back a fairer and greener world; – Respond to the need for global collaboration on vaccines and debt restructuring for the world’s poorest nations with a new internationalism based on co-operation, collaboration and global justice, which should also underpin the global response to the climate and nature crises; – Put a Green New Deal, nationally and globally, at the heart of the Covid recovery. The Alliance brings together pioneering lawmakers from every continent – from Tanzanian politician Zitto Kabwe to US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. By working together, the lawmakers aim to increase global momentum for a Green New Deal that, if enacted, would deliver global justice, solidarity and build a new, spirited internationalism. Tanzanian politician Zitto Kabwe Alliance members have called on progressive lawmakers from around the world to join them, by committing to a statement of principles known as the ‘Declaration for a Green New Deal’ Each of the lawmakers have pledged to renew efforts for further and deeper action at the national level in their respective countries – sharing best practice and advancing further and faster action. Commenting ahead of the launch, the founding members of the Alliance said: “Climate change is here and it is an existential threat to humanity” said Rep. Omar. “We have already seen the horrifying repercussions of failing to act—wildfires raging across the West Coast, extreme hurricanes, heatwaves in Australia, and massive flooding around the world. Natural disasters like these will only get worse unless we act as a global community to counteract this devastation. I am proud to work with global partners to advance the Green New Deal and bring transformative change to our international climate response.” “Pledges and targets will not avert catastrophic climate change – ambitious action will, but it’s been perilously absent. The world is running out of time and out of excuses.” said Caroline Lucas MP. “A Green New Deal wouldn’t only avert the worst of the climate and nature crises; it would make everyday life better for the vast majority of people wherever they live in the world. This is our moonshot moment, but this time it’s about making a better life here on earth and the only way we can do that is by working together as never before.” “Indigenous peoples, the greatest guardians of the forest, are key actors in climate change actions. The Amazon is the largest tropical forest on Earth and a third is covered by Indigenous Lands. Protecting the rainforest is vital to fulfilling the Paris Agreement’s main objective – limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees.” said Congresswoman Joenia Wapichana. “Indigenous peoples protect forest carbon more effectively than anyone else in the Amazon. Government and business must stop violating the rights of indigenous peoples and use this as a turning point to work together to prevent ecological collapse.” “The climate crisis must be prioritised by all parliaments around the world. I’m honored to represent Costa Rica; a small Latin American country recognized for its green policies and biodiversity in the Global Alliance for a Green New Deal” said Congresswoman Paola Vega. “In my lifetime I’ve seen the impact of climate change in my region, from floods in our coasts to landslides in our valleys; inspiring me – and many others – to work to end the practices that damage our natural resources and impact the lives of so many. I’m looking forward to all the work we will achieve together as a global community and the support we’ll bring to all the communities already impacted by climate change.” “As the consequences of the climate crisis become more and more alarming, inequalities are growing and the poorest are hit hardest by the impacts of a changing climate” said Manon Aubry MEP. “Our new global alliance of lawmakers for a Green New Deal will work to tackle the two challenges of our century: inequality and the climate crisis. Green growth is not the solution, but just another decoy. The Green New Deal we propose is not compatible with the way we currently organise the economy: if we want fair, systemic and effective climate policies we need a radical shift away from free trade and free market ideology.” “Climate physics cannot be negotiated with; cannot be kicked into the long-grass or asked to wait for a more favourable electoral cycle. It simply is. All we can do as policy makers is respond to that reality. Yet too many of our global leaders refuse to acknowledge and act on this basic premise. Their tinkering at the margins with ‘greenwash’ climate policies are not simply failing at a policy level. They’re failing humanity and the billions of people who need radical, transformative action to avert the worst of this crisis.” said Clive Lewis MP. “That’s why I’m both honoured and relieved to join this global alliance. Like millions of others around the world I’m no longer prepared to wait for others to fail. If so called ‘global leaders’ refuse to lead, then we and the movements we are part of, will. This alliance will give an urgent platform to those voices, and in so doing give them power.” The Alliance launches less than four months before world leaders convene at the critical COP26 summit, hosted by the UK, and a month after the June G7 summit which Alliance members say failed to deliver what is needed for the world’s poorest people and countries and for the climate. The latest report in the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment cycle, due in early August, is expected to reveal that the world is perilously close to exceeding 1.5degrees of temperature rise. Alliance members say that plans currently explored in global fora are no way near ambitious enough to meet the moment, and that they will work together to raise ambition about what’s possible and demonstrate a new way of doing politics, based on global collaboration and solidarity. Source: Rwanda’s Green Party sees Positive outcomes from Global Alliance for a Green New Deal TOP AFRICA NEWS
NEW ALLIANCE LAUNCHES TO DRIVE THE GREEN NEW DEAL UP THE GLOBAL AGENDA With IPPC expected to say we are closer to 1.5 degree temperature rise than previously thought, new alliance vows to drive the Green New Deal up the global agenda Members include politicians from every corner of the globe from the world’s biggest nations to island states Founded by: Rep. Ilhan Omar, US; Dep Joenia Wapichana, Brazil; Manon Aubry MEP, France; Caroline Lucas MP and Clive Lewis MP, UK; Dep. Paola Vega, Costa Rica. Launching today, Monday 19th July 2021, a new Global Alliance for a Green New Deal brings together 21 politicians from around the world united in the belief that targets, although important, don’t change things, policy does. Each of the lawmakers in the Alliance is already working to advance transformative policies for bold social, economic and ecological renewal domestically. Now, they are coming together to call for a rapid and just transition in response to Covid-19 and the climate and nature crises from the world’s leaders, and to build a new internationalism based on cooperation and collaboration. The Alliance which is founded by Representative Ilhan Omar (Member of U.S. Congress), Dep. Joenia Wapichana (Brazilian Federal Parliament, and member of the Wapixana tribe of northern Brazil) Manon Aubry MEP (Co-chair of the Left group in the European Parliament), Clive Lewis MP and Caroline Lucas MP (Co-Chairs of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Green New Deal, UK), and Congresswoman Paola Vega Rodriguez (Chair of the Environment Committee of the Costa Rican congress) aims to add momentum to stalled, slow and insufficient international processes. Speaking today at a global public meeting the founding members, while pledging to do all they can to advance a transformative Green New Deal domestically, will urge global leaders to: Not wait for November’s critical COP26 summit, but embark on bold transformative action to make the world fairer and greener now; Work in more globally representative groupings better-placed to understand the challenges the world faces, to fight Covid-19 and build back a fairer and greener world; Respond to the need for global collaboration on vaccines and debt restructuring for the world’s poorest nations with a new internationalism based on co-operation, collaboration and global justice, which should also underpin the global response to the climate and nature crises; Put a Green New Deal, nationally and globally, at the heart of the Covid recovery. The Alliance brings together pioneering lawmakers from every continent from Tanzanian politician Zitto Kabwe to US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. By working together, the lawmakers aim to increase global momentum for a Green New Deal that, if enacted, would deliver global justice, solidarity and build a new, spirited internationalism. Alliance members have called on progressive lawmakers from around the world to join them, by committing to a statement of principles known as the ‘Declaration for a Green New Deal’ Each of the lawmakers have pledged to renew efforts for further and deeper action at the national level in their respective countries sharing best practice and advancing further and faster action. Commenting ahead of the launch, the founding members of the Alliance said: “Climate change is here and it is an existential threat to humanity” said Rep. Omar. “We have already seen the horrifying repercussions of failing to act—wildfires raging across the West Coast, extreme hurricanes, heatwaves in Australia, and massive flooding around the world. Natural disasters like these will only get worse unless we act as a global community to counteract this devastation. I am proud to work with global partners to advance the Green New Deal and bring transformative change to our international climate response.” Pledges and targets will not avert catastrophic climate change – ambitious action will, but it’s been perilously absent. The world is running out of time and out of excuses. said Caroline Lucas MP. A Green New Deal wouldn’t only avert the worst of the climate and nature crises; it would make everyday life better for the vast majority of people wherever they live in the world. This is our moonshot moment, but this time it’s about making a better life here on earth and the only way we can do that is by working together as never before. “Indigenous peoples, the greatest guardians of the forest, are key actors in climate change actions. The Amazon is the largest tropical forest on Earth and a third is covered by Indigenous Lands. Protecting the rainforest is vital to fulfilling the Paris Agreement s main objective – limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees.” said Congresswoman Joenia Wapichana. “Indigenous peoples protect forest carbon more effectively than anyone else in the Amazon. Government and business must stop violating the rights of indigenous peoples and use this as a turning point to work together to prevent ecological collapse.” The climate crisis must be prioritised by all parliaments around the world. I m honored to represent Costa Rica; a small Latin American country recognized for its green policies and biodiversity in the Global Alliance for a Green New Deal” said Congresswoman Paola Vega. “In my lifetime I ve seen the impact of climate change in my region, from floods in our coasts to landslides in our valleys; inspiring me and many others to work to end the practices that damage our natural resources and impact the lives of so many. I m looking forward to all the work we will achieve together as a global community and the support we ll bring to all the communities already impacted by climate change. “As the consequences of the climate crisis become more and more alarming, inequalities are growing and the poorest are hit hardest by the impacts of a changing climate” said Manon Aubry MEP. “Our new global alliance of lawmakers for a Green New Deal will work to tackle the two challenges of our century: inequality and the climate crisis. Green growth is not the solution, but just another decoy. The Green New Deal we propose is not compatible with the way we currently organise the economy: if we want fair, systemic and effective climate policies we need a radical shift away from free trade and free market ideology.” “Climate physics cannot be negotiated with; cannot be kicked into the long-grass or asked to wait for a more favourable electoral cycle. It simply is. All we can do as policy makers is respond to that reality. Yet too many of our global leaders refuse to acknowledge and act on this basic premise. Their tinkering at the margins with ‘greenwash’ climate policies are not simply failing at a policy level. They’re failing humanity and the billions of people who need radical, transformative action to avert the worst of this crisis.” said Clive Lewis MP. “That’s why I’m both honoured and relieved to join this global alliance. Like millions of others around the world I’m no longer prepared to wait for others to fail. If so called ‘global leaders’ refuse to lead, then we and the movements we are part of, will. This alliance will give an urgent platform to those voices, and in so doing give them power.” The Alliance launches less than four months before world leaders convene at the critical COP26 summit, hosted by the UK, and a month after the June G7 summit which Alliance members say failed to deliver what is needed for the world’s poorest people and countries and for the climate. The latest report in the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment cycle, due in early August, is expected to reveal that the world is perilously close to exceeding 1.5degrees of temperature rise. Alliance members say that plans currently explored in global fora are no way near ambitious enough to meet the moment, and that they will work together to raise ambition about what’s possible and demonstrate a new way of doing politics, based on global collaboration and solidarity. ______ About the Alliance Alliance members have agreed a set of founding principles, known as the ‘Declaration for a Green New Deal’ which they believe must underpin any Green New Deal domestically or globally. The Lawmakers agree a Green New Deal must: Build an economy that delivers wellbeing for all Protect and enhances the Earth we share Create a caring low-carbon society Shape a fair multileratel system fit for the twenty-first century Secure environmental and racial justice, shaping a truly democratic future in which everyone has a role to play The full Declaration for a Green New Deal is attached, and will be on the Alliance website from 19th July: globalgreennewdeal.org Alliance members will share learning from their respective jurisdictions, co-ordinating, accelerating and adding to existing efforts to introduce transformative Green New Deals. Why the Alliance was founded The Alliance has been founded against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. This threatens to push up to 150 million people into extreme poverty globally, while the climate and nature crises put many more lives at risk unless transformative action is taken nationally and globally. There is mounting evidence that governments are failing to seize the opportunity presented by the Covid-19 pandemic to make a green recovery. This includes a report by leading international scientists presented to the UN at the end of 2020 which showed that G20 governments are “committing 60% more to fossil-fuel based activities than to sustainable investments”. A major report by the OECD, published in September 2020, urged governments in developed countries to embrace a paradigm shift in their approach to economic policy – so that instead of focusing on gross domestic product (GDP), they prioritise environmental sustainability, improving wellbeing, reducing inequality and strengthening economic resilience. The IPCC has estimated that a global carbon budget (the total burnable carbon between 2018 and 2100) consistent with a 66% chance of 1.5 degrees warming is just 420 Billion tonnes of CO2 . It is currently being burned at approximately 40 Billion tonnes per year. On current trends that gives the world until 2030, at the latest, before that global carbon budget is used up. The IPCC’s sixth assessment report, due to be published in August is expected to show that the world is closer to using up its global carbon budget than previously feared. Each of the Alliance members has been working to advance ambitious and socially just responses to the climate and nature crises domestically, for a just global response to the Covid-19 pandemic and for a fair and green recovery. Member biographies FOUNDING MEMBERS Rep. Ilhan Omar, United States Ilhan Abdullahi Omar is the Representative for Minnesota s 5th congressional district in the United States. A supporter of the Green New Deal since the Green New Deal Bill was first introduced by Rep. Oscasio-Cortez and Senator Markey in 2018, Rep. Omar has backed bills to provide direct territorial, Tribal and territorial governments with funding for a Green New Deal, for green transportation, clean air and to end fossil fuels. Congresswoman Joenia Wapichana, Brazil Joenia Wapichana is the Congresswoman for Roraima and a member of the Wapixana tribe of northern Brazil. Joenia is the first indigenous woman to qualify as a lawyer in Brazil, and the first indigenous woman to have been elected to Congress. Joenia is at the forefront of the fight for the collective rights of indigenous peoples and lands in Brazil. Congresswoman Paola Vega Rodriguez, Costa Rica Paola Vega is a Congresswoman, a feminist and an environmentalist. She is Chair of the Environmental Committee in the Costa Rican congress and a member of the Economic and Women s Committees Congress. An advocate of the Green New Deal, she works to advance economic, environmental and social justice. Caroline Lucas MP, UK Caroline Lucas is the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion in the UK. In 2019, working with the Labour MP, Clive Lewis, Caroline introduced the first Green New Deal Bill to the UK parliament. Caroline is the co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Green New Deal and was a founder member of the Green New Deal Group in 2007. Clive Lewis MP, UK Clive Lewis is the Labour MP for Norwich South in the UK. In 2019, working with the Green MP, Caroline Lucas, Clive introduced the first Green New Deal Bill to the UK parliament. Clive is the co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Green New Deal and is a member of the Green New Deal Group. Manon Aubry MEP, France Manon Aubry is co-chair of the Left Group in the European Parliament and a co-founder of the Inter-Group on the Green New Deal. She lectures human rights at Sciences Po, Paris, and was previously a spokeswoman and researcher for Oxfam France and a tax justice campaigner, a cause she has continued to champion as an MEP. EUROPE Sanela Klaric MP, Bosnia-Herzegovina Sanela Klaric is a member of the Federal Parliament. She is a member of the Supervisory Board of the regional Green New Deal, the Chairwoman of the Green Council Bosnia-Herzegovina and part of the organisational board of the Sarajevo Green Design Festival. Ernest Urtusan MEP, Spain Ernest Urtusan is a Green MEP, a member of the Intergroup on a Green New Deal and the Vice-president of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament. A member of the Parliamentary Committees Economic and Monetary Affairs, Urtusan was one of the primary negotiators of the European recovery package which includes €250 billion for green transformation. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Senator Jaques Wagner, Brazil Jacques Wagner is the head of the Commission for Environment and Sustainability in the Brazilian Senate. He has played an important role in fighting against the privatization of water, and has worked tirelessly to press for fiscal reforms as a way to fund a Green New Deal in Brazil. Esther Cuesta, Ecuador Esther is a member of Ecuador’s National Assembly, representing Ecuador’s migrants in Europe. Esther worked for the Government of Rafael Correa for ten years, as a consul and as a vice minister. She has participated in numerous parliamentary groups focused on sustainable development, and has worked with feminist groups across Latin America. Leonardo Grosso MP, Argentina Leonardo Grosso is a Representative in the Chamber of Deputies for the province of Buenos Aires. He has worked extensively with youth movements, and is deeply committed to a vision of environmental justice that is based on bold economic change, and a fairer international trade system. Rep Maria Jose Pizarro, Colombia María José Pizarro is a politician and artist. She is congresswoman in Colombia’s House of Representatives, representing Bogota. Maria Jose is a prominent feminist and environmentalist and has played a leading role in working towards peace in Colombia. Much of her work in the cultural domain has been dedicated to rescuing the memory of those who have lost their lives in Colombia’s armed conflict. AFRICA Boma Goodhead, Nigeria Boma Goodhead is a Nigerian lawmaker representing Rivers State on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). She has been a fearless defender of her constituents in the Niger Delta, a constituency deeply affected by oil exploration and extraction. She is also a fierce advocate for women’s rights. Frank Habineza, Rwanda Dr Frank Habineza is the founder of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, Executive Advisor and former President of the African Greens Federation, a coalition of 30 political parties and movements across the African Continent. Dr Habineza represents Africa on the Council of Global Greens and is a member of its Executive Committee, and is deputy chair of the parliamentary Social Affairs Committee of Rwanda. Zitto Kabwe, Tanzania Zitto Kabwe is a Tanzanian politician, and leader of one of Tanzania’s most important opposition parties, Alliance for Change and Transparency. Zitto Kabwe has worked extensively to put progressive economic and trade policies at the centre of the development agenda, and to fight for a fairer international playing field. ASIA Ibu Mercy Barends MP, Indonesia Mercy Barends MP is a member of the House of Representatives. She is Chair of the Green Economy Caucus [GEC] and Member of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights. She has spent years working with grassroots organisations, and has dedicated much of her career to showing how Free Trade Agreements undermine economic, social and environmental justice. Senator Rita Hontaveros, Philippines Rita Hontaveros is a Senator. A journalist who sits on the board of directors of Amnesty International in the Philippines, she has brought attention to the disproportionate impact of COVID 19 on women s livelihoods. A politician who focuses on economic, social and environmental justice, she has backed the Climate Change Law and the Clean Air Act. Charles Santiago MP, Malaysia Charles Santiago is the MP for Klang in the state of Selangor. He is the Chair of the Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs Committee of Malaysia, and of the Parliamentarians for Human Rights Group in ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations). He has spent many years against the privatization of public water services. NORTH AMERICA Elizabeth May, Canada Elizabeth May is the MP for Saanich—Gulf Islands, British Columbia and the first person to be elected as an MP for the Green Party of Canada. Elizabeth is an environmentalist, writer, activist and lawyer, who has a long record as a dedicated advocate for social justice, for the environment and for human rights and has been recognised by the United Nations and Time magazine for her contribution to environmentalism. OCEANIA Adam Bandt, Australia Adam Bandt is the MP for Melbourne, Victoria, and the leader of the Australian Green Party. Adam is the leading advocate for a Green New Deal for Australia, and tabled the first Green New Deal Bill for Australia, the Green New Deal (Quit Coal and Renew Australia) Bill in June 2020. Marama Davidson, New Zealand Marama Davidson is the co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Marama is of Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa and Ngāti Porou descent. She is the Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence and Associate Minister for Housing, where she links ending poverty and making homes affordable with effective climate action. James Shaw, New Zealand James Shaw is the co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. James is the Minister of Climate Change and Associate Minister for the Environment. He led the New Zealand Government’s work on the Zero Carbon Act, which creates a legal requirement for the Government to take action consistent with limiting global heating to 1.5C. ___ Audio-visual material: Website: www.globalgreennewdeal.org Social media: Twitter: @GGNDAlliance Instagram: @GGNDAlliance You tube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC4cNqaFt99VeDTy1YbluNdA Facebook: www.facebook.com/GlobalAllianceforaGreenNewDeal
Le Parti Democratque Vert du Rwanda ou Green Party recommande que le nombre des Députés au Parlement rwandais augmente de vingt membres, pour atteindre cent Députés, selon le Président de Green Party, Dr Frank Habineza. « La raison est simple. En 2003, les électeurs étaient 4 millions pour une population d’environ sept millions d’habitants. Depuis lors, les électeurs sont 8 millions pour une population de 12 millions d’habitants. Aujourd’hui, il y a une partie de la population que n’atteignent, ni ne visitent les Députés pour recueillir leurs doléances. Logiquement, Green Party ne veut pas doubler le nombre de parlementaires. Mais avec modestie, et pour cause des contraintes budgétaires, l’on peut ajouter au moins vingt députés au nombre actuel de quatre-vingt parlementaires », a-t-il indiqué. Il a tenu ces propos lors d’un Dialogue au sein de son Parti, mais c’est un dialogue qui doit s’étendre aux autres partis politiques et aux autres composantes de la population rwandaise. Green Party brandit d’autres changements à proposer en faveur de la participation effective de chacun des onze partis politiques qui forment le Forum des Partis Politiques du Rwanda. « Nous approchons les Elections Locales où les Femmes doivent au moins atteindre 30% des élus locaux. Comme l’actuel Gouvernement d’Union nationale a été mis en place par le FPR et les autres partis politiques, nous souhaitons que les élus locaux au niveau des cellules et des secteurs comprennent aussi au moins 30% des élus issus des autres partis politiques. Il ne faut pas que les élus locaux appartiennent à un seul parti au pouvoir. Il faut la participation des élus des autres partis, et cela doit être un principe comme celui qui exige au moins 30% des femmes élues à tous les niveaux. Certes, il importe que les intérêts de la population soient privilégiés. Mais aussi que les idées des autres partis soient visibles au niveau local. C’est cela le respect du principe de partage du pouvoir et du multipartisme même au niveau local », a souligné le Président de Green Party. Pour Frank Habineza, la Commission Electorale devrait avoir en son sein des représentants des autres partis politiques, jusqu’au niveau des commissaires. Car, ces autres partis politiques doivent aussi participer à l’élaboration de la loi électorale, être présents dans le comptage des bulletins au moment des scrutins, etc. « Les médias n’ont pas droit de publier aujourd’hui des articles sur ce qu’ils ont constaté au niveau du comptage des bulletins. Ils publient seulement les résultats annoncés. Il y a ici une lacune à corriger au niveau de la liberté de presse », a relevé le Président de Green Party. Il a ajouté : « Nous avons initié un dialogue sur le partage du pouvoir comme le prévoit la Constitution du pays. Nous voulons que les partis politiques bénéficient des fonds de l’Etat pour leur campagne électorale. Nous avons sollicité ces fonds. Mais le Forum des partis politiques a rejeté cette requête ». En 2003, il a été décidé que pour qu’un parti politique entre au Parlement, il doit avoir obtenu 5% du vote. C’est à ce titre qu’il peut faire entrer trois députés au Parlement. « Pour Green Party, nous avons obtenu 5% au dernier scrutin législatif, mais on ne nous a donné que deux sièges seulement au Parlement. De même, pour le candidat indépendant aux législatives, 2% du scrutin devraient suffire pour entrer au parlement, au lieu des 5% exigés actuellement. Voilà certains des changements que recommande Green Party au niveau de notre loi électorale », a encore souligné le Président de Green Party. (Fin) Source: Le Parti des Verts recommande que le nombre des Députés au Parlement augmente de vingt membres – RNA NEWS
Ishyaka riharanira Demokarasi no kurengera ibidukikije, Democratic Green Party ririfuza ko hahindurwa uburyo bwakurikizwaga bwo kwinjira mu nteko ishinga amategeko ku mitwe ya politike n’abakandida bigenga kuko itegeko rikurikizwa ari iryo mu mwaka wa 2003 kandi ubu abaturage bariyongereye. Mu biganiro abarwanashyaka b’iri shyaka bagiranye ndetse bari batumiyemo itangazamakuru, bavuze ko kuba mu Rwanda [hagikurikizwa Itegeko Nshinga ryo muri 2003, kandi umubare w’abanyarwanda wiyongereye bityo bakaba batakigira ababahagararira bahagije, nkuko byari bimeze icyo gihe] Perezida w’ishyaka rya Democratic Green Party, Dr.Frank Habineza yabwiye abanyamakuru ko bifuza ko bifuza ko nibura umubare wa 5% wemerera ishyaka rya Politike n’umukandida wigenga ari munini bityo wagabanuka, [ukagera kuri 3% ku mitwe ya politike na 2% ku bakandida bigenga, kandi ko n umubare] w abadepite bakiyongera bakava kuri 80 bakagera nibura ku ijana. Yagize ati “Uyu munsi twagiranye ibiganiro n’abarwanashyaka bacu….Duherereye ku matora y’inzego z’ibanze, turifuza ko hari ibyahinduka akajya aba ashingiye ku mitwe ya politike atari ugushingira ku giti cy’umuntu kuko nkuko twabivuze ubushize, abantu bitoza ku giti cyabo ariko n’ubundi birangira babaye imitwe ya politike runaka kandi bakayihagararira no mu nzego batowemo yaba mu karere, mu murenge no mu kagari n’ahandi hose.Turifuza ko byasobanuka bikajya bibera mu mitwe ya politike. Yakomeje avuga ko nkuko itegeko rivuga ko abagore 30 bagomba kuba mu buyobozi bwose, byagakwiye ko no mu buyobozi yaba muri njyanama z’utugari, imirenge, akarere no ku rwego rw’igihugu habamo buri mutwe wa politike niyo byaba 30 % kugira ngo habeho isaranganya ry’ubutegetsi. Dr.Frank Habineza yavuze ko nkuko itegekonshinga rivuga ko ubutegetsi bugomba gushingira ku mitwe ya politiki yose n’abatowe mu buyobozi bagomba gushyira imbere inyungu z’abaturage kurusha iz’imitwe ya politiki bavamo. Ku kijyanye n’amatora y’abadepite yagize ati “Itegekonshinga ry’u Rwanda ritorwa muri 2003, bavuze ko kugira ngo umutwe wa politike ugire bawuhagararira mu nteko ishinga amategko ugomba kuba ufite 5% by’amajwi cyo kimwe n’umukandida wigenga.Icyo gihe 5% yarimo abadepite 3. Nkuko mubibona kuva itegekonshinga ryajyaho nta mukandida n’umwe wigenga urinjira mu nteko. Benshi baragerageje ariko byaranze. Niba bitakunda bisaba ko itegeko turihindura. Icyo twahindura nuko abakandida bigenga bakurwa kuri 5% nibura bakagera kuri 2% kugira ngo ntitubanganye n’imitwe ya politiki kuko byarananiranye. Ikindi, nkatwe ishyaka ryacu ryabonye 5%, twari tuzi ko tubona abadepite 3 ariko twabonye 2 kuko ntibigishoboka kubera ko abaturage batoraga muri 2003 bari miliyoni 4 cyangwa hafi yayo, ejo bundi mu matora ya 2018 bari hafi miliyoni 8, bivuze ko bikubye 2. Tukavuga tuti rero kugira ngo abanyarwanda bahagararirwe neza nuko n’umubare w’abadepite wakwiyongera mu nteko. Bashyizeho abadepite 80 muri 2003, ubu hashize imyaka ikabakaba 20, turifuza ko nabo bakwiyongera nibura abakeya kuko ntituvuze ngo bikube kabiri kubera ikibazo cy’ingengo y’imari idahagije neza. Nibura hagire abiyongeraho babe nk’ijana kuko abadepite 80 badahagarariye neza abanyarwanda bamaze kuba benshi.” Dr.Habineza Frank yavuze ko no muri Komisiyo y’igihugu y’amatora hakwiriye kubamo abantu bo mu mashyaka yose, imitwe ya politiki yose ikayibonamo ndetse n’abanyamakuru bakagera ahabarurirwa amajwi kuko nabo batangaza ayo babwiwe ntibahabwe amahirwe yo kwigerera ku makuru. Umuyobozi wa DGPR yavuze ko usanga amashyaka yose mu Rwanda atagira abayahagararira ku byumba by’amatora no mu kubara amajwi cyangwa se mu ndorerezi. Abarwanashyaka ba DGPR bavuze ko niba muri 2003 haratoye abantu basaga miliyoni 4, amajwi 5% kuyagira byasabaga ko utorwa n’ibihumbi 200 by’abaturage ariko ubu kubera ko umubare wikubye n’abatora biyongereye, [5% isaba nibura amajwi ibihumbi 400]; Bemeje kandi ko umukandida wigenga agorwa no kubona 5% kuko aba ari umuntu umwe. Ku kibazo cy’uko kuba abadepite bakwiyongera bishobora kubangamira ingengo y’imari, Dr.Habineza Frank yavuze ko kuba abantu bariyongereye byaratumye umusoro nawo wiyongera ndetse ko na Leta yongeje imisoro ku buryo bitatera ikibazo. Yanatanze urugero ko no mu gihugu cya Uganda abadepite bari bake mu myaka ishize bagera kuri 200 ariko kuba abaturage bariyongereye nabo bongerewe. Ishyaka Democratic Green Party ryavuze ko ibi bitekerezo rizabigeza ku ihuriro ry’imitwe ya politiki kuko kuri uyu wa 22 Gicurasi 2021 babanje kugirana ibiganiro n’abarwanashyaka b’ishyaka gusa. Yaba Dr.Frank Habineza n’abarwanashyaka babiri ba DGPR barimo Me.Hitimana Sylvestre na Uwera Jacquerine baganiriye n’itangazamakuru, bemeranyije kuri iyi myanzuro baganiriyeho mu nama bakoze. Source: Ishyaka rya Democratic Green Party ririfuza ko umubare w’abadepite wakongerwa hakanavugururwa uko amatora y’inzego z’ibanze akorwa (umuryango.rw)
Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no kurengera ibidukikije (Democratic Green Party of Rwanda) ryifuza ko umubare w’Abadepite batorwa mu Nteko Ishinga Amategeko wava kuri 80 ukagera ku 100 kugira ngo babashe gutanga umusaruro nk’uko bikwiye.Ubusanzwe Inteko Ishinga Amategeko y’u Rwanda, igizwe n’abadepite 80 n’abasenateri 26. Ishyaka rya Green Party, kuri uyu wa Gatandatu tariki ya 22 Gicurasi 2021 mu kiganiro ryagiranye n’itangazamakuru, ryatangaje ko ryifuza ko umubare w’Abadepite wiyongera bakava kuri 80 bakaba nibura 100 kugira ngo barusheho kuzuza inshingano bakorera abaturage. Komiseri Ushinzwe Politiki muri Green Party, Me Hitimana Sylvestre yagize ati UbundiAbadepite impamvu bajyaho mu gihugu kigendera kuri demokarasi ni ukureberera inyungu z’abaturage kugira ngo imibereho n’iterambere by’igihugu bizamuke; rero nka Green party byose turabireba kuko kongera Abadepite birashoboka.” Perezida wa Green Party akaba n’Umudepite mu Nteko Ishinga Amategeko, Dr Frank Habineza, yavuze ko umubare w’abadepite ukwiye kwiyongera bijyanye n’uko abaturage biyongereye. Ati “ Kugira ngo abaturage bahagarirwe mu nteko neza byasaba ko nibura n’umubare w’Abadepite wakwiyongera, abadepite 80 bagenwe mu 2003, ubu imyaka irenga 20 irashize kandi n’umubare w’abaturage wariyongereye ku buryo twifuza ko umubare w’abadepite wagera ku 100.” Dr Habineza yanavuze ko amatora yo mu nzego z’ibanze yajya abaho hashingiye ku mutwe wa politiki aho kwiyamamaza umuntu ku giti cye. Ati “Duhereye ku matora mu nzego z’ibanze, turifuza ko mu matora hari ibigomba guhinduka. Amatora mu nzego z’ibanze akajya ashingira ku mitwe ya politiki kuko abantu biyamamaza bagaragaza ko ari ku giti cyabo ariko nyuma bikaza kugaragara ko bahagarariye imitwe runaka ya politike mu nzego z’Akarere no mu murenge.” Dr Frank Habineza yongeyeho ko banifuza ko imitwe ya politiki yajya ihagararirwa mu Nama Njyanama zitandukanye yaba iz’Utugari n’iz’Imirenge ndetse n’Uturere kugira ngo demukarasi ibe yashinga imizi. Source :Green Party irifuza ko umubare w’Abadepite wiyongera, abayobozi b’inzego z’ibanze bo bagaturuka mu mashyaka IGIHE.com
Mu nama nyunguranabitekerezo ku mavugurura yifuzwa mu bijyanye n’amatora (Dialogue Meeting on Electroral Reforms in Rwanda ) yabaye kuri uyu wa Gatandatu, Tariki ya 22 Gicurasi 2021, ihuje abarwanashyaka b’ishyaka riharanira Demokarasi no kurengera ibidukikije (Democratic Green Party of Rwanda). Umuyobozi waryo Dr Frank Habineza yavuze ko gusangira ubutegetsi bigabanya imyuka mibi. Mu kiganiro yahaye abanyamakuru Dr Frank Habineza , yavuze ko batangije inama (Dialogue) ijyanye n’amatora mu Rwanda, harimo kureba ibyanozwa mu matora yegereje y’inzego zibanze ndetse no mu myaka iri imbere ubwo hazaba hari amatora y’abadepite n’ay’umukuru w’igihugu. Yavuze ko harebwaga icyanozwa kugirango amatora yose azajye aba hashingiwe ku mitwe ya politike aho kuba hari abiyamaza ku giti cyabo nyuma bakaza kugaragara bafite amashyaka bahagarariye runaka. Yongeyeho ko kandi n’umubare w’abadepite mu nteko ukwiye kwiyongera maze Abanyarwanda bakaba bahagararirwa neza . Yagarutse no ku ngingo ya 62 ijyanye n’isaranganya ry’ubutegetsi kuko babona ikwiye itegeko ryihariye mu kugena uko amashyaka agabana imyanya. Avuga kandi ko umubare w’abadepite ubu ushingira ku itegeko ryakozwe muri 2003 nyamara harabayeho ubwiyongere bw’abaturage, bigaragaza ko abaturage badahagarariwe uko bikwiye ugereranyije ni igihe itegeko ryagiriyeho. Bityo bakaba babona ko n’ikibazo cy’ubushobozi kidakwiye kuba imbogamizi kuko n’abasoreshwaga icyo gihe ubu bikubye n’ingengo y’imali y’igihugu yikubye inshuro nyinshi. Agira ati “itegeko shinga ryemera ko habaho gusangira ubutegetsi bushingiye ku mitwe ya politike , bikwiye kumanuka bikagera no hasi mu nzego z’ibanze no kugera ku turere bishingiye noneho ku itegeko. “ Yakomeje avuga ko mu gusangira ubutegetsi kw’amashyaka no kuba mu nzego zose z’ubuyobozi , abaturage bazabasha no guhagararirwa uko bikwiye. Kuba kandi imitwe ya politike yasangira ubutegetsi uko bikwiye ngo bizagabanya imyuka mibi , kuko mu bintu byajyanye u Rwanda ahabi ari uko habayeho imyuka mibi yo kugundira ubutegetsi. Frank Habineza agira ati “Habayeho imyuka mibi y’abagundira ubutegetsi havamo ubwicanyi havamo na Jenoside, ni ukuvuga ngo iyo abantu, abanyapolitike babashije gusangira ubutegetsi bigabanya imyuka mibi, bigabanya intambara ndetse bikabaha amajyambere arambye n’umutekano urambye ku gihugu.” “ Umva nicyo kintu nyamukuru cyane, kuko hari abavuga ngo demokarasi irahenze, none se intambara ntabwo ihenze? Ntabwo demokarasi ihenze, hari n’ibindi bihenze” Green Party itangaje ibi nyuma y’aho mu minsi yashize humvikanye ubusabe bwayo bwasabaga ko nayo yashyirwa muri Guverinoma y’u Rwanda ikaba yagira Minisitiri cyangwa umuyobozi w’ikigo runaka. Aha umuyobozi w’iri shyaka yatangarije Bwiza.com na Bwiza Tv ko banyotewe no kugira imyanya muri Leta. Source: Bwiza.Com: Gusangira ubutegetsi bigabanya imyuka mibi Frank Habineza Bwiza.com Gusangira ubutegetsi bigabanya imyuka mibi Frank Habineza YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48LF6ko9bLg
The National Executive Committee of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda held a dialogue meeting on the necessary electoral reforms on 22nd May 2021 and thereafter had a press conference with different media houses in Kigali, Rwanda. The Democratic Green Party resolved to once again call upon the concerned Rwandan authorities to consider the following electoral reforms before the next elections cycle: 1. The law and other regulations governing Local elections need to be amended and provide for political parties to compete in local elections. The current provisions of standing on individual merit has outlived the set purposes as those elected on individual end up becoming politically sensitive persons in State institutions. 2. There s also a need to set up clear guidelines for those elected to always put citizens interests first other than those of political organizations they come from. It would also be prudent to build a culture that allows different political parties to be represented in all local administrative entities, starting from Village Councils up to District Councils. 3. The law and other regulations governing Parliamentary elections which were promulgated in 2003 and updated till now, need to be amended to reflect the progress the country has taken 18 years later. The threshold for political parties to enter parliament needs to be reduced from 5% of the national vote to 3%. The same should apply for Independent candidates and be reduced from 5% to 2% of the national Vote. The logic for this is indicated by the number of voters whom have almost doubled in the last 18 years. This change will also allow for proper citizen representation in Parliament. 4. We would also like to call for an increment in the number of directly elected Members of Parliament in the Chamber of Deputies from political organizations and therefore increase the current number from 80 MPs to at least 100 MPs, in consideration with the available national budget. This will allow for more citizen representation and will help in the continued efforts of strengthening democratic governance in the country. 5. The Law and other regulations governing Presidential elections should also be amended to allow the availability of campaign funding in advance for confirmed candidates, other than giving a provision to those who have gained at least 5% of the national vote at the end of elections. This would allow for candidates who have been confirmed by the National Electoral Commission to have a baseline to start with in the fundraising drive. 6. The Campaign period for all elections needs to be revised from the current 21 days to at least 60 days, this will allow for candidates to traverse the whole country in a proper peaceful manner. 7. Representation of all the current registered political parties in the National Electoral Commission structures from Village to National Level, should be made a priority. This will strengthen the electoral system and help in building more trust in the elections. 8. The Media should be allowed to give live updates of what s been announced by electoral officials at all polling centers, other than waiting to report what has been compiled at the District level. This would promote more transparency and credibility in the electoral system. Done at Kigali, 23rd May 2021 On behalf of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda Dr.Frank Habineza [MP] Party Leader
Today is #EarthDay2021 the main theme is Restore our Earth. Yesterday, 21st April, a team from the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, visited River Nyabugogo, which flows in into River Nyabarongo-the distant source of River Nile. This river runs through Kigali City, near Kigali main Bus Park in Nyabugogo. It is affected by several bussiness activities, that including car garages, restourants, shops, and the sorrounding communities. A lot of household waste is directly dumped into the river and part of its catchment has become a dump-site. This is deplorable and we strongly condemn these actions. We call upon all concerned Rwandan authorities especially the City of Kigali to add more efforts in protecting this river and the Nile Basin catchment in Rwanda at large. Urgent action on pollution and waste management is needed. This will help us restore this brown water color to it’s original color and thus we will be doing our duty in Restoring our Earth. We were assessing the extent of its pollution and are conducting a study on the Nile Basin Area in Rwanda. Tomorrow, 23rd April, 2021, we shall present an inception Report of this study. Details will be shared. Dr.Frank Habineza [MP] President, Democratic Green Party of Rwannda
The opposition Democratic Green Party of Rwanda on Wednesday called for a ‘lasting solution’ after its campaign against hiked property tax bore fruit. The Finance Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana announced Tuesday late evening that government had decided to suspend implementation of taxes on land and property which had come into force in 2019. According to the Ministerial Order at the time, the new rates varied from Rwf 0-300 per sqm. Rates on taxable buildings on the other hand, were categorized based on the market value of the building; that is to say, the 2020 rate for residential buildings is 0.5%, while for commercial buildings is 0.3% and 0.1% for others. There has been a slight change on the 2020 rates compared to the previous year’s where residential buildings rates were at 0.25%, commercial buildings rates at 0.2%, while others stayed the same. There was also to be a change on the next two years’ rates, where by in 2021, residential buildings rates will be at 0.75%, commercial buildings at 0.4% and others will stay the same; while in 2022, residential buildings rates will be at 1%, commercial buildings at 0.5% and others will stay the same. In monetary terms for example, the land tax rose from between Rwf30 – Rwf80 per square metre, to between zero and Rwf300. The law determines the size of a standard plot of 300 square meters, meaning that it is 20 metres in length to 15 metres wide. The tax was to also actually increase by 50 per cent for each extra square metre to such standard plot. Among the noisy critics to the taxes from day one has been Dr Frank Habineza, president of the Green Party. He even introduced a rare private members bill in the Lower Chamber of Parliament to remove or cut the land tax. In media interviews, Habineza has said that his proposal was that if the tax is to be increased, it should at least be put at Rwf100 not Rwf300 as proposed by the Government. He had repeatedly wondered how government can increase taxes in a pandemic. There has been consistent opposition from the public on the new taxes. Asked about them in December last year, President Paul Kagame said government would look into the public’s concerns. Reacting to the latest surprising announcement by the Finance Minister, Habineza said: “We appreciate the positive step taken by [Government] by temporarily suspending the implementation of new property tax law. Let’s hope a lasting solution will be found. We will continue to be the voice of the people.” Since some people had already paid the annual land and property taxes as of February 2021, the finance ministry said the tax body will deduct the extra money paid, and that will be added to the taxes for 2022. Since the news came through, there has been overwhelming positive reaction from the public on social media and radio talk shows. For the Green Party, they will see this current development as one of their wins. Source: Green Party Celebrates “Positive Step” As Government Abandons Exorbitant Property Taxes – THE CHRONICLES
