+++  We The Peoples is a global civil society campaign advocating for public participation at the UN.  +++

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 World Citizens'
Initiative

Enabling people to propose global issues for UN action.

A UN Parliamentary
Assembly

Giving elected representatives a voice in global decision-making.

A UN Civil

Society Envoy

Ensuring stronger public and civil society engagement.

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.
A public opinion survey across 22 countries revealed a robust demand for citizen participation in global governance and validated the proposals put forward by the We The Peoples campaign
At the UN's conference on Sustainable Development Goal 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions, a civil society declaration was presented by the Transparency, Accountability and Participation (TAP) network. In the section on strengthening and expanding civic space and fundamental freedoms, the document calls for "institutional changes that aim at improving representation, participation and deliberation at the global level" including through the initiatives proposed by the We The Peoples campaign.