A UN parliamentary body has moved from visionary proposal to democratic necessity: the multilateral system cannot continue to function as a closed intergovernmental space if it is to retain public trust and deliver on its commitments. Giving parliaments a formal institutional voice within the UN system would be an important step to close the persistent gap between internationally agreed commitments and the lives of the people those commitments are meant to serve,
The United Nations needs to become more democratic and representative. With this goal in mind, member states have been debating a reform of the Security Council for more than three decades and still there's no agreeable solution in sight. For those who want to see progress, it's time to consider a complementary step: the establishment of a UN Parliamentary Assembly. This assembly would represent the world's citizens, not the governments, and may achieve more in making the UN more inclusive than any expansion of the Security Council ever could.
A United Nations Parliamentary Assembly would help ensure that global decisions are informed not only by governments, but also by elected representatives who are accountable to their constituents. This would be an important step toward a more people-centred, and legitimate UN.
Yes, I support the establishment of a UN Parliamentary Assembly. The citizens of the world need to have a voice.
UN reform efforts should not be limited to making the organization more efficient. They should also strengthen its democratic legitimacy. A United Nations Parliamentary Assembly would give elected representatives a clear role in global deliberations and help bring citizens’ concerns to the forefront. This would be an important step toward renewing public confidence in multilateralism.
Global governance is in crisis. The UN is in urgent need of institutional reform. A UN Parliamentary Assembly should be established in order to create a democratic connection between the world organization and the world's citizens. The international efforts towards this aim deserve broad support.
The UN was founded in the name of "We the Peoples." It is thus fitting that people should have direct representation at the UN through a Parliamentary Assembly. This will help bring the UN closer to local communities and ensure that decision making at the UN is grounded in people’s aspirations and is less bureaucratic and state-centric.
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 UN has become an indispensable step to achieve democratic control of globalization.