Civil society at the UN
As the 80th UN General Assembly begins, Andreas told IPS News: the UN “really needs to seek stronger engagement with civil society, citizens, and the public at large, not less.”
Pact for the Future implementation
In a UN consultation Andreas said that “everyday citizens too should be engaged” by the UN through Global Citizens’ Assemblies.
Interview with CIVICUS Lens
In this interview, Andreas responds to why a UN Special Rapporteur on Democracy is needed, what the benefits and obstacles are, and what civil society is doing to advance this cause.
Democracy and the UN discussed in Oslo
Andreas was co-host of a Round Table discussion on a UN Special Rapporteur on Democracy in the margins of the Oslo Freedom Forum
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 participated in an online panel (in German) on the state and future of the UN on the occasion of its 80th anniversary, organized by the Austrian political scientist Josef Mühlbauer.
Global Citizens’ Assemblies
Andreas is a co-author of a new policy brief on implementing Global Citizens’ Assemblies which was presented at a webinar
A UN Special Rapporteur on Democracy
Andreas spoke at an event at the Human Rights Council in Geneva and co-authored a piece addressing common concerns
“A World Parliament” available in Japanese
The original edition of Andreas’ book has now been published by Akashi Shoten in Japanese. Find it here.
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