The UN Summit of the Future

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Today marks the start of the UN Summit of the Future. Kicking off with two Action Days (20-21 September) before the “main event” (22-23 September), this long-awaited Summit will bring together leaders from across the globe to redefine global governance.

This is an unmissable opportunity to make the case for a permanent Global Citizens’ Assembly — an institution that epitomises the type of “networked” and “inclusive” multilateralism that the UN Secretary-General has been calling for.

Find out below how you can support members of the Coalition for a Global Citizens’ Assembly who will be making this case at the Summit, even if you’re not in New York.

If you have any questions, please email aish.machani@iswe.org.

JOIN - A Global Citizens’ Assembly for People and Planet
Monday 23 September
Online, 6.00pm - 7.15pm ET / New York Society for Ethical Culture, 5.30pm - 8.00pm ET

This event, hosted by Iswe Foundation, the Climate Emergency Collaboration Group, and the New York Society for Ethical Culture, and supported by the Government of Brazil, the Wellcome Trust and Avaaz, will see the official launch of the Coalition for a Global Citizens’ Assembly and the launch of a Global Citizens’ Assembly for People and Planet.

Read Iswe Foundation’s blog to find out more and register to join us online or in person using the button below.

SIGN - Avaaz Community Petition for a Truly Democratic United Nations

On the occasion of the Summit of the Future, people around the world are calling for a more transparent, inclusive and accountable United Nations. They are urging world leaders to create mechanisms for real citizen participation, including:

• A Permanent Global Citizens’ Assembly

• A UN Parliamentary Assembly

• A World Citizens’ Initiative

• A UN Civil Society Envoy

Add your voice by signing the petition today.

JOIN - What’s next for Global Governance?
Saturday 21 September
Online / United Nations HQ, Room CR6, 9.45am - 11.00am ET

Organised by a number of ImPACT Coalitions that include members of the Coalition for a Global Citizens’ Assembly, this event will feature speakers such as:

• Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, Lead Co-Chair of the Climate Governance Commission and Former President of Ireland

• Mark Malloch Brown, Advisor to the Bretton Woods at 80 initiative, Former UN Deputy Secretary-General and Former UK State Minister 

• Meena Syed, UN Director, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

It will explore ideas such as a permanent Global Citizens’ Assembly, a UN Parliamentary Assembly, promoting international courts and tribunals for accountability under international law, a UN Declaration of Planetary Emergency, a Planetary Emergency Platform, the creation of a Global Environment Agency, a UN Charter review conference and more!

Find out more and register to join us online or in person.

JOIN - Defending Civic Space: Opportunities and Challenges for Civil Society from the Local to the Global
Monday 23 September
Online/ UN Church Center, 1.00pm - 2.30pm ET

This session, being organised by Democracy Without Borders, Plataforma CIPÓ, and others, will explore the future of deliberative democracy at the international level and highlight various civil-society campaigns to open the doors of the UN, and the wider multilateral system, to people around the world.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

If you are a member of the Coalition for a Global Citizens’ Assembly and would like to share work that you are doing to promote citizen deliberation in future newsletters, please reach out to tanya.kathuria@iswe.org.