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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
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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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is a 70-million-person global campaign network
that works to ensure that the views and values of the
world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz"
means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz
members live in every nation of the world; our team is
spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates
in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest
campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. |
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