For strong public participation at the UN
Supporting inclusive and accountable global governance
#WeThePeoples
Humanity’s biggest challenges — like the climate crisis, war and violent conflict, pandemics, or inequality — are global and urgent. Global governance must improve to deal with them and be more accountable to the world's citizens.
Endorsed by
and over 300 additional groups
We advocate three proposals:
A UN Parliamentary
Assembly
Giving elected representatives a voice in global decision-making.
Together, we call for a more inclusive and accountable UN — add your voice.
News & Notes
Ahead of the UN Summit of the Future in September 2024, over 150 organisations in a joint open letter call on UN Member States to consider four priority measures for making global governance more inclusive and accountable.
September 12, 2024
At an expert round table in Berlin on the UN and democracy, the proposals of the "We The Peoples" campaign were put forward and the goal of civil society and citizen participation was broadly supported.
December 3, 2025
In a resolution adopted at its 2025 congress, the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy affirmed its support of the creation of a UN Parliamentary Assembly.
November 9, 2025
An event on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly on 22 September 2025 marked the launch of Article 109, a rebranding of the Coalition for UN Charter reform. Commenting on what she would like to see in a renewed UN Charter, former New Zealand Prime Minister and UN Development Programme Administrator Helen Clark endorsed a UN Parliamentary Assembly, see report here.
September 29, 2025
At a UN consultation on the implementation of the Pact for the Future, civil society voices once again urged the need for institutional changes. Democracy Without Borders referred to the "We The Peoples" campaign and reiterated the call for a UN Parliamentary Assembly.
September 1, 2025