Program Areas

Program Areas

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Global Governance

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 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 advocate global institutions that are democratic and effective

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.

"We The Peoples" campaign

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.

Campaign for a UNPA

Collaborations

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 Coalition for UN Charter Reform.

Endorsements

DWB endorses the creation of an International Anti-Corruption Court and the UNMute initiative for expanding civic space at the United Nations.

News and developments in this program area

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
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
We need a world parliament to deal with the climate crisis
“Nothing can stop the young people of the world,” Greta Thunberg said recently during the climate summit for young people in New York. The school strikes by young people have
Hans Leander | 23.10.2019