Andreas Bummel

On the UN80 reform process

Commenting on the UN Secretary-General’s UN80 reform process, Andreas said that “What the UN needs is a rethink. A rethink of how it is funded, how it functions, and how it connects with the people it is meant to serve.”

Panel on the UN’s 80th anniversary

Andreas was one of the speakers at an expert online panel (in German) discussing the state and future of the UN on the occasion of its 80th anniversary in 2025, organized by the Austrian political scientist Josef Mühlbauer.

Copenhagen Democracy Summit

Andreas attended the 2025 Copenhagen Democracy Summit and participated in side events organized by the World Liberty Congress, among other things

Global Citizens’ Assemblies

Andreas is a co-author of a new policy brief on implementing Global Citizens’ Assemblies which was presented at a webinar

Article in The Jakarta Post

In this opinion piece, Yuyun Wahyuningrum and Andreas Bummel make the case for a UN Special Rapporteur on Democracy and why it’s important in Southeast Asia in particular

Events on global democracy in South Africa

In November Andreas attended the World Movement for Democracy’s assembly in Johannesburg and two additional events which marked the launch of a South African chapter of Democracy Without Borders

UN Summit: the future must wait

In this article Andreas comments on the results of the September 2024 UN Summit of the Future in the field of participation and transforming global governance

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