Avaaz.org is a new global web movement with a simple democratic mission: to close the gap between the world we have, and the world most people everywhere want.

Across the world, most people want stronger protections for the environment, greater respect for human rights, and concerted efforts to end poverty, corruption and war.

Yet globalization faces a huge democratic deficit as international decisions are too often shaped by political elites and unaccountable corporations -- not the views and values of the world’s people.

Avaaz connects people across borders to bring people powered politics to international decision-making.

Signing up to receive Avaaz alerts, brings news of urgent global issues and opportunities to achieve change to your inbox. As members of the Avaaz community respond, small amounts of time or money each of us can give are rapidly combined into a powerful collective force.