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
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
June 24, 2024
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.
May 12, 2025
