This news article quotes Philip Isely from 1991. In 2026 this will be 82 Years overdue.

Here is an update 0n December 31, 2025.

The Constitution for the Federation of Earth, developed through World Constituent Assemblies from 1968 to 1991, remains unratified by any nation as of late 2025, despite ongoing promotion by the World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA). Article 19 empowers citizens to initiate key elements like a Provisional World Parliament (PWP) without waiting for full ratification, addressing urgent crises such as nuclear arms proliferation and climate change. The query's call for a responsible world government highlights persistent global issues, including over 12,000 nuclear warheads and escalating climate costs exceeding $500 billion annually in potential damages.

Recent Developments
The 16th PWP session occurred December 7-10, 2025, in Pondicherry, India, both in-person and online, declaring a "state of planetary emergency" and reactivating the Earth Emergency Rescue Administration (EERA). Participants read the Pondicherry Declaration, urging a 5th Constituent Assembly to update and ratify the Constitution before further crises escalate. This session passed acts on human rights and planetary survival, building on 15 prior sessions since 1982.

Why Overdue?
Nations have spent trillions on nuclear arsenals—estimated at $80-100 billion yearly—while 100 bombs could end civilization, and wastes endanger ecosystems for millennia. Climate inaction has intensified, with transboundary problems like poverty affecting billions lacking global finance reforms. Dozens of wars and environmental crises proliferate without supra-national enforcement, validating the 47-year delay since the Constitution's readiness.

Core Features
Legislative Parliament: Elected by Earth citizens via World Electoral Districts, with Houses of Peoples, Nations, and Counsellors.
Executive and Courts: Responsible to Parliament, with mandatory jurisdiction over global issues like disarmament.
Disarmament: Universal non-military enforcement, prioritizing human welfare.
Ratification by 25 nations triggers the First Operating Stage, with elections for Parliament.

Philip Isely (1915–2012) was a global peace activist, writer, and entrepreneur. Isely dedicated much of his life to the "Earth Federation" movement, aiming to establish a democratic federal world government to prevent war and address global challenges. 
Foundation: He founded the WCPA in 1958. He was a primary author and the chairman of the commission that drafted the Constitution for the Federation of Earth (the "Earth Constitution") between 1968 and 1991. He served as the organization's Secretary-General for decades, stepping down in 2003. He orchestrated the first five sessions of the Provisional World Parliament between 1982 and 2000. He received the Honor Award for World Peace (1975) from the International Association of Educators for World Peace and a Gandhi Medal (1977) for his activism.