Citizens for a United Nations People's Assembly
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Citizens for a United Nations People's Assembly is an organization seeking reform of the United Nations
through its "Campaign to Empower the UN". A major goal of the group is the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
. It has gathered hundreds of signatures, including the endorsements of high-profile nongovernmental organizations, on an open letter to Kofi Annan
asking him to "convene a High Level Panel to determine the steps required for the establishment of a Peoples' Parliamentary Assembly within the United Nations Organization."
Reform of the United Nations
Since the late 1990s there have been many calls for reform of the United Nations . However, there is little clarity or consensus about what reform might mean in practice. Both those who want the UN to play a greater role in world affairs and those who want its role confined to humanitarian work or...
through its "Campaign to Empower the UN". A major goal of the group is the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
A United Nations Parliamentary Assembly is a proposed addition to the United Nations System that would allow for participation of member nations' legislators and, eventually, direct election of United Nations parliament members by citizens worldwide...
. It has gathered hundreds of signatures, including the endorsements of high-profile nongovernmental organizations, on an open letter to Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
asking him to "convene a High Level Panel to determine the steps required for the establishment of a Peoples' Parliamentary Assembly within the United Nations Organization."