“Democratic Deficit” at the United Nations?

Is there a need for a second assembly?

This is a major hurdle that the UN must over come in its discussions on UN reform, how do we make it accountable to the ‘peoples of the United Nations’? The UN at present is an IGO that has no inpot form elected officals only those appointed by governments.

Would a second assembly help, hinder or legitimise more UN decisions as they will have the backing of the elected representatives of the people.

How do we chose these representatives? Elect them? or have parliaments select them from among there own number as with the European Assembly at first.

The European Parliament has shown how parliamentry institutions can grow and legitmise as well democratise international relations. Can the UN learn from this??

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