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Program Areas

The Alliance for Multilateralism: how will it contribute to UN 75?
The Alliance for Multilateralism that was announced by Germany and France earlier this year was launched at a ministerial meeting during the opening session of the UN General Assembly in
Andreas Bummel | 29.11.2019
Democratic global governance advocated at events in London
Representatives of Democracy Without Borders (DWB) recently participated in two events in London and used the opportunity to advocate democratic global governance.Battle of IdeasOn 2 November 2019 Andreas Bummel, DWB’s
DWB | 27.11.2019
A Voice for Global Citizens: a UN World Citizens’ Initiative
This report recommends that the United Nations (UN) should develop its democratic legitimacy through the creation of the instrument of a World Citizens’ Initiative (WCI) by which global citizens can
James Organ and Ben Murphy | 26.11.2019
Four scenarios on the future of the United Nations
Elaborate preparations are underway for the 75th anniversary of the UN on October 24 2020. It is now one of the oldest international organizations ever created, having lasted so far
Keith Suter | 26.11.2019
International IDEA presents new “global health check of democracy”
For the third time the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) has published what they call “a global health check of democracy” in the form of their
Marie Becker | 22.11.2019
Campaign for a UN World Citizens’ Initiative launched in New York
Over 100 civil society groups united under the umbrella of ‘We the Peoples’ are calling on the United Nations (UN) to establish a World Citizens’ Initiative. The instrument would enable
DWB | 18.11.2019
The UN at 75: Time to Give Citizens a Voice
The UN wants a “global conversation”Next year the United Nations will commemorate its 75th anniversary. The General Assembly determined that all the UN’s activities in 2020 shall be guided by
Andreas Bummel, Lysa John and Bruno Kaufmann | 17.11.2019
Worldwide Protests Challenge the Global System
This year has seen an extraordinary number of significant mass protests in over twenty countries or territories, many of which in a national context represented the biggest in recent times.
Austin G. Mackell | 04.11.2019
The vision of a World Parliament promoted during global action week
Around United Nations Day on 24th October 2019, the annual global week of a action was celebrated in support of the establishment of a democratic world parliament. Under the slogan
DWB | 01.11.2019
Speech in Stockholm: The path to a World Parliament
Friday 25 October 2019 Democracy Without Borders-Sweden arranged a manifestation outside the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm. The manifestation promoted the establishment of a World Parliament as a way to deal
Petter Ölmunger | 01.11.2019
World Citizens’ Initiative welcomed at global forum on direct democracy
On 3rd October, I had the pleasure to attend the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy in Taiwan and to present the findings of a paper on the legal feasibility
Ben Murphy | 24.10.2019
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