We need to promote the democratization of globalization, before globalization destroys the foundations of national and international democracy. The establishment of a Parliamentary Assembly at the United Nations has become an indispensable step to achieve democratic control of globalization. — former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros Ghali
We consider parliamentary representation of the world’s population at the global scale an essential part of democracy.
As a first step towards a world parliament, a consultative UN Parliamentary Assembly should be created. We coordinate the campaign that is working on this goal.
Democracy Without Borders supports efforts towards strengthening trust between governments and improving global collaboration on global challenges such as climate change.
We want the United Nations to be an inclusive, democratic, representative and effective organization that provides adequate ways of participation to civil society and other major stakeholders.
We support changes that enable the UN to fulfill its mandate in the best interest of humanity. We endorse a process of stocktaking, reform and transformation that eventually leads to a review of the UN’s charter and a world organization fit for the 21st century and beyond.
DWB with CIVICUS and Democracy International is co-convenor of the “We The Peoples” campaign for inclusive global governance, a platform to promote a UN Parliamentary Assembly, a UN World Citizens’ Initiative and a UN Civil Society Envoy.
DWB is running the Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly.
DWB is collaborating with groups across the world in this program area. We are a member of the Coalition for the UN We Need, co-sponsoring organization of MEGA: Mobilizing an Earth Governance Alliance and support the Article 109 Coalition for UN Charter Reform.
DWB endorses the creation of an International Anti-Corruption Court and the UNMute initiative for expanding civic space at the United Nations.
Our publications provide unique background analysis
The Human Rights Council depends on civil society to expose abuses and support its work. With structural reform blocked or risky, protecting and expanding civil society participation is vital, the authors say.
Inés Pousadela, Samuel King |
International institutions have only paid limited attention to their democratic credentials in recent years, case studies and interviews under the ENSURED project found.
Hylke Dijkstra, Clara Weinhardt |
A main report focuses on multilateral support for democracy at the national level. Three background papers explore the roles of the UN, regional organizations and coalitions of like-minded states.
DWB |
A report of the Human Rights Foundation says that the UN’s post-2030 development agenda should place human rights and democracy at its core. It warns that the SDG process is misused by authoritarian governments
Andreas Bummel |
