PHM-Exch> WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO DENOUNCE THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM´S TAKEOVER OF THE UN

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Laura Michéle <michele at fian.org>





Please find below the press release on an open letter signed by 240 CSOs
and 40 networks denouncing the recent WEF-UN strategic partnership
agreement. We appreciate your support in publishing and further
disseminating the press release so that we raise awareness and build the
necessary public pressure on the issue.




*HOW CAN YOU HELP?*

1.       Publish the press release below on your website, social media and
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4.       Endorse the letter address to the Secretary-General of the UN here
<https://www.cognitoforms.com/MultistakeholderismActionGroup/CorporateCaptureOfGlobalGovernanceTheWorldEconomicForumWEFUNPartnershipAgreementIsADangerousThreatToUN?fbclid=IwAR0jaqd3fdz2Nl3ndlSl-fbR1mlMwMESKTDX5SlwtN-kwY3eLfQAFq71ujM>
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*Press Release*

26.09.2019


Hundreds of Civil Society Organizations Worldwide Denounce World Economic
Forum´s Takeover of the UN

*The call, made in an open letter, denounces attempts to ‘delegitimiz[ing]
the United Nations and weaken(ing) the role of states in global
decision-making.*

240 civil society organizations and 40 international networks have called
on the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General to end the recently signed
UN’s *Strategic Partnership Agreement*
<https://weforum.ent.box.com/s/dj7x7z2fjxrox49farw5dfxfa1hfqw3h>  with the
World Economic Forum (WEF). The call, made in an open letter, condemned the
agreement for ‘delegitimiz[ing] the United Nations and weaken(ing) the role
of states in global decision-making.

Signed in June, the agreement promises to “accelerate the implementation of
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” by deepening institutional
coordination and collaboration between the UN and the WEF. Furthermore, the
agreement grants transnational corporations preferential and deferential
access to the UN System at the expense of States and public interest actors.

This “preferential access,” would undermine the mandate of the UN as well
as its independence, impartiality, and effectiveness when holding
businesses to account. “This agreement between the UN and WEF formalises a
disturbing corporate capture of the UN. It moves the world dangerously
towards a privatized and undemocratic global governance” said Gonzalo
Berrón of Transnational Institute in presenting the letter.

Although corporate meddling is not unheard of in the UN system, under the
new terms of the UN-WEF partnership, the UN will be permanently associated
with transnational corporations.  In the long-term, this would allow
corporate leaders to become ‘whisper advisors’ to the heads of UN system
departments.

The UN system is already under a significant threat from the US Government
and those who question a democratic multilateral world. Additionally, this
ongoing corporatization will reduce public support for the UN system in the
South and the North, leaving the system, as a whole, even more vulnerable.

To prevent a complete downfall, the UN must adopt effective mechanisms that
prevent conflicts of interest consistently. Moreover, it should strengthen
peoples and communities which are the real human rights holders, while at
the same time build a stronger, independent, and democratic international
governance system.

According to Sofia Monsalve, FIAN International Secretary-General “Any
policy on this subject should bear in mind the different roles of private
interest and of rights-holders that look after common goods and benefits.”

In this regard, all the organizations and movements endorsing the letter,
pledge to continue fighting against the privatization of democracy in the
world.

Notes:
• The full letter and signatures can be found in *English*
<https://www.cognitoforms.com/MultistakeholderismActionGroup/CorporateCaptureOfGlobalGovernanceTheWorldEconomicForumWEFUNPartnershipAgreementIsADangerousThreatToUN?fbclid=IwAR0jaqd3fdz2Nl3ndlSl-fbR1mlMwMESKTDX5SlwtN-kwY3eLfQAFq71ujM>
, *Spanish*
<https://www.cognitoforms.com/MultistakeholderismActionGroup/CapturaCorporativaDeLaGobernanzaGlobalElAcuerdoConElForoEcon%C3%B3micoMundialWEFEsUnaPeligrosaAmenazaParaEl>
 and *French.*
<https://www.cognitoforms.com/MultistakeholderismActionGroup/LaGouvernanceGlobaleSousLempriseDesEntreprisesLaccordDePartenariatEntreLeForum%C3%89conomiqueMondialFEMEtL>
• For media enquiries, please contact: *diaz(at)fian.org* <diaz(at)fian.org>
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