Citizens for Global Solutions
organization in the United States
Citizens for Global Solutions is a grassroots-level membership organization in the United States working towards the establishment of a world government in order to avoid future atomic wars.
It has promoted a world federal government, United Nations reform, legislative resolutions, and amendments to the U.S. Constitution to favor a world federal government.
History
The organization's lineage can be traced back to its precursor, the World Federalists, established in 1941. This group subsequently merged with other organizations in 1943 to create the Federal World Government, Inc. which evolved into the World Federalists, USA in 1945, and in 1947, it transformed into the United World Federalists (UWF).
On February 23, 1947, five world federalist organizations – Americans United for World Government (AUWG), World Federalists, USA (World Federalists of America), Student Federalists, Georgia World Citizens Committee (GWCC), and the Massachusetts Committee for World Federation (MCWF) – merged to form the United World Federalists, Inc. (UWF). By 1948, the organization had more than 34,000 members, including 7,000 students. This number grew to more than 50,000 members in the early 1950s.
Cord Meyer IV was the first president of the organization, with Grenville Clark, Thomas K. Finletter, Wallace Trevor Holliday serving as vice-presidents.
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