Despite many warnings and recommendations, not much has been done to prepare the UN for this challenge. The panel of eminent persons on UN-civil society relations warned almost 15 years ago that the UN must do more to strengthen global governance and tackle democratic deficits. The establishment of a parliamentary assembly at the UN has become an indispensable step to achieve democratic control of globalisation. We invite our fellow MPs from across the world who are democratically elected to join our parliamentary group for a UNPA in order to strengthen and coordinate our efforts. Click here to upload it and we’ll publish the best submissions in the letters spread of our print edition

Source: The Guardian March 06, 2019 17:37 UTC