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Dear friends,
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From the climate crisis to Covid-19, the challenges of our time don’t respect national borders – they are global. So our response to them must be too.
The United Nations has been the boldest and most visionary experiment in international cooperation in the history of humanity – but in some important ways it’s broken. Too remote. Lacking teeth. Dominated by too few powerful nations.
The UN Secretary General knows this, and has set up a major global consultation to gather public input on how to make the UN work better. It closes in days – so we’re asking Avaazers across the planet to take a very short survey on what we all want from the UN. Let’s all take it, and the results will be formally submitted to the UN reform process!
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When it emerged from the wreckage of World War Two, the UN represented a giant step forward in how humanity was governed. And from responding to humanitarian crises to tackling the ecological emergency the UN has played a crucial role in shaping our world for the better.
But with humanity facing multiple urgent existential crises, it needs to evolve. Without highly-functioning global governance, it’s much harder, maybe impossible, to meet the challenges we face.
There are simple things that could help, like reforming decision-making, and securing a greater role for citizens to suggest policies and choose an excellent Secretary General to lead the UN. But to stand a chance to win them, we have to make our voices heard. Loud and clear.
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Our global community shares many of the values of the UN – from our fierce defence of human rights to our deep commitment to securing a sustainable future for everyone. Now we have a chance to help shape the future of this crucial organisation – let’s take it!
With hope,
Nathan, Bert, Chris, Sarah, John, Pascal, Antonia and the rest of the Avaaz team
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