Global Citizenship

A citizen is a participatory member of a political community. Citizenship is acquired by meeting the legal requirements of a state granting certain rights and privileges to its citizens. In exchange, citizens are expected to comply with their country’s domestic laws. The value of citizenship varies from one nation to another, depending on the birthrights granted to citizens, entitlements, obligations, geography, political status, the level of sustained development, scientific and economic growth along with inclusions and exclusions imposed by governments.

As defined by the United Nations, Global Citizenship is the umbrella term for social, political, environmental, and economic actions of globally-minded individuals and communities on a worldwide scale. The term, in actuality, emphasizes the significance of cosmopolitan diversified networks rather than isolated societies. In accordance with this phenomenon, individuals’ identities transcend geography and political borders, besides, it is well tangible and comprehensible in the age of globalization.

Taking the aforementioned interpretation into account, there is a global dimension to who we are as part of an emerging world community, participating in an advocacy effort for global change and sustainable development. In brief, Global Citizens have a sense of belonging to a world community, an increasingly complex web of connections, interdependencies and humanistic principles across cultures. Citizens of the world are at home in any country and actively take part in making our planet a more peaceful and fairer place for every single individual from across the world to be equally benefited from welfare in all terms.