On 8 February 2005, on the initiative of the Committee for a Democratic UN (today Democracy Without Borders), 108 Swiss Parliamentarians signed an open letter to the Secretary-General calling for the establishment of just such a body.
2005年2月8日，由民主联合国促进委员会发起，108名瑞士议会成员联合签署一封写给联合国秘书长的公开信，请求建立这样一个机构。