Supporters
The creation of a UN Parliamentary Assembly has been supported by a broad range of individuals and institutions from more than 150 countries.
Individual supporters include politicians, former UN officials, distinguished scholars, cultural innovators, representatives of civil society organizations, and global citizens from all walks of life.
Over 1,800 current and former members of parliament across principal party lines have endorsed the campaign over time. Supporters also include current and former heads of state, foreign ministers, Nobel laureates, and over 400 professors, including from world-leading universities.
Institutions that have expressed support include numerous civil society organizations, international parliamentary assemblies and party networks. For instance, the Pan-African Parliament, the European Parliament, the Latin-American Parliament and the Parliament of Mercosur have adopted resolutions – as have the Socialist International, the Liberal International, or the Green World Congress.
A UN Parliamentary Assembly is included in the We The Peoples civil society platform for public participation at the UN.
International surveys regularly indicate popular support of creating a global parliamentary body. Support for a world parliament and a UN Parliamentary Network was polled in 2023, for instance. See this overview.
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the need for a UN Parliamentary Assembly that can address human security and other global issues of direct concern to the people around the world more directly than other organs of the United Nations. The existing UN General Assembly and the Security Council represent the executive branch of sovereign states that are primarily concerned with national security and interests. The world needs to transcend the Westphalian system of independent states to a world federation to deal with global issues such as coronavirus pandemic, climate change, arms proliferation and international terrorism by the norms and standards set by its Parliamentary Assembly.