Democracy Without Borders

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| purpose = Advocates global democracy, global governance and global citizenship

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| leader_name = Andreas Bummel

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| affiliations = Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, Campaign for a UN World Citizens' Initiative

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Democracy Without Borders, or DWB is an international nongovernmental organization established in 2017 with national chapters across the world and a legal seat in Berlin{{Cite web|url=https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/#about|title=Democracy Without Borders: About|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}} that promotes "global democracy, global governance and global citizenship".{{Cite web|url=https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/about/|title=Democracy Without Borders: About|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}} The organization advocates "an integrated approach to democracy promotion that spans across all levels, from the local to the global and includes the dimensions of representation and participation." The organization originates in what is now its German chapter which prior to March 2017 operated as Committee for a Democratic UN and was created in 2003.[https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/4027/the-committee-for-a-democratic-u-n-is-now-democracy-without-borders/ The Committee for a Democratic U.N. is now Democracy Without Borders]

Goals

DWB's mission statement says that the organisation "strives for a democratic world order in which citizens participate beyond national boundaries in shaping policy that serves their joint long-term interests."{{Cite news|url=https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/mission/|title=Democracy Without Borders|access-date=2022-10-23|language=en-US}}

Specifically, it advocates the creation of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA), through "democratization and reform of the United Nations and intergovernmental bodies in order to enable them to deal with transnational issues and threats successfully and on a legitimate basis." It seeks to achieve this through a gradual approach, starting first with forming the UNPA as a largely consultative body, before slowly empowering it as public support rises.{{Cite web|url=https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/#about|title=Website of Democracy Without Borders|website=Democracy Without Borders|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-27}}

Activities

DWB is co-founder and coordinator of the Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly;{{Cite news|url=https://en.unpacampaign.org/about/|title=About the campaign|last=Assembly|first=Campaign for a UN Parliamentary|work=Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly|access-date=2018-02-27|language=en-US}} the latter has since gained support from over 1,500 members of parliament from around the world.{{Cite news|url=https://en.unpacampaign.org/supporters/|title=Supporters|last=Assembly|first=Campaign for a UN Parliamentary|work=Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly|access-date=2018-02-27|language=en-US}} In 2019, a Campaign for a UN World Citizens' Initiative was launched in collaboration with CIVICUS and Democracy International.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcitizensinitiative.org/|title=Campaign for a UN World Citizens' Initiative|website=Campaign for a UNWCI|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-14}} In 2021, both campaigns were brought under the umbrella of the "We The Peoples" campaign for inclusive global governance that was endorsed by over 200 civil society groups and networks from across the world.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wethepeoples.org/|title=We The Peoples Campaign website}}

DWB also maintains a blog, which publishes a range of articles relating to global governance and the proliferation of democracy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/blog/|title=DWB Blog|last=|first=|date=|website=Democracy Without Borders|access-date=2018-02-27}}

DWB is associated member of the World Federalist Movement/Institute for Global Policy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wfm-igp.org/members/wfm-organizations-map|title=Our Members Around The World {{!}} WFM-IGP|website=www.wfm-igp.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706121223/http://www.wfm-igp.org/members/wfm-organizations-map|archive-date=2015-07-06|url-status=dead}}

The organization and its activities have been mentioned or covered in articles and opinion pieces in The New York Times,{{Cite news |last=Times |first=The New York |date=2020-10-09 |title=Opinion {{!}} ‘Our Democracies Need to Change’ |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/opinion/international-world/athens-democracy-forum.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} IPS News,{{Cite web |date=2025-03-03 |title=Is the UN Facing its Biggest Single Crisis in 80 Years? |url=https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/03/un-facing-biggest-single-crisis-80-years/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Inter Press Service}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-17 |title=Journalists Behind Bars: China, Israel & Myanmar the Worst Offenders in 2024 |url=https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/01/journalists-behind-bars-china-israel-myanmar-worst-offenders-2024/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Inter Press Service}} Al Jazeera,{{Cite web |last=Bummel |first=Andreas |title=Humanity needs democratic representation |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/9/14/humanity-needs-democratic-representation/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bummel |first=Andreas |title=Time for global democracy promotion to be ramped up |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/10/time-for-global-democracy-promotion-to-be-ramped-up |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bummel |first=Heba Aly,Brenda Mofya,Andreas |title=The UN Charter needs rewriting |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/9/23/the-un-charter-needs-rewriting |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}} and other outlets across the world.{{Cite web |title=Kenya elected to sit on UN Human Rights Council |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/realtime/2024-10-09-kenya-elected-to-sit-on-un-human-rights-council |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=The Star |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Um ano depois, a guerra em Gaza veio confirmar que a ONU "precisa de reformas". Todos concordam, mas ninguém se entende |url=https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/onu/gaza/um-ano-depois-a-guerra-em-gaza-veio-confirmar-que-a-onu-precisa-de-reformas-todos-concordam-mas-ninguem-se-entende/20241007/67000f52d34e94b82905eb44 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=CNN Portugal |language=pt}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-22 |title=Replik: Driv istället på för ett mer demokratiskt FN |url=https://globalbar.se/2024/11/replik-driv-istallet-pa-for-ett-mer-demokratiskt-fn/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Global Bar Magazine |language=sv-SE}}{{Cite news |last=Batarilo |first=Dunja |date=2024-06-02 |title=Interview aus einer besseren Zukunft: Das Parlament der Weltbevölkerung |url=https://taz.de/Interview-aus-einer-besseren-Zukunft/!6012582/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=Die Tageszeitung: taz |language=de |issn=0931-9085}}

National chapters

As of October 2022, DWB has national chapters in Germany, Greece, India, Kenya, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.{{Cite web|url=https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/about/|title=Democracy Without Borders: About|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}