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Morocco’s constitutional reform in 2011 forms the basis of new laws and practices which increased civil participation in the decision-making process, but more remains to be done. How to strengthen the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) as “the cement between government and citizens”?

Resource wealth brings a unique set of challenges often known as the ‘resource curse’—challenges which political parties with informed and comprehensive policy positions are well positioned to help address.

Political parties have an important role to play in ensuring that natural resources are managed transparently, accountably and in the long-term best interests of their countries.

استضافت المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات في الفترة 26-28 شباط/فبراير 2018 جلسة حوار في العاصمة تونس بين المكونات السياسية الرئيسية في اليمن حول النظام الدستوري المستقبلي للحكم في بلادهم. ونظمت الجلسة ضمن إطار مشروع أوسع نطاقاً إنطلق في نيسان/أبريل 2017 وهدف إلى مساعدة عملية السلام التي تقودها الأمم المتحدة.

On 26-28 February 2018, International IDEA hosted a dialogue session in Tunis between Yemen’s main political entities regarding their country’s future constitutional system of government.

On 6–7 February, International IDEA will convene African parliamentarians and political party leaders in Cape Town to discuss institutional strengthening and natural resource policies.

This paper is the product of the Experts’ General Meeting held on 28 April 2017 at the offices of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN ESCWA) as part of Phase II of the project on the National Agenda for the Future of Syria.

In its effort to promote media’s better understanding of the electoral cycle and building the relationship between the High National Election Commission of Libya (HNEC) and media outlets as axe of the electoral strategy and risk management, International IDEA in partnership with the HNEC and the support of the UN electoral assistance team launched the second round of the Building Resources in Democracy Governance and Elections (BRIDGE) workshop on media and elections that was held in Tunis fo

Peru, represented by the Ambassador of Peru to Sweden, José Beraún Aranibar, handed over the Chairship of International IDEA to Namibia, represented by Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maureen Magreth Hinda during International IDEA's Council of Member States meeting on 6 December 2017, in the presence of Yves Leterme, Secretary-General of International IDEA.

In order to assist in promoting the transparency and efficiency of electoral processes and support regional cooperation in the Africa and West of Asia region, International IDEA and the Arab Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) Organization signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 2 December 2017 in Amman, Jordan.

يعبر الفصل ٤٩ من الدستور التونسي المؤرخ في ٢٧ جانفي/يناير ٢٠١٧ عن تحول في نموذج تحديد الحقوق والحريات في تونس.

Gender equality and the political empowerment of women are key elements for the consolidation of sustainable democracies worldwide.

Global and regional organizations play an important role in the development of legal and policy frameworks, as well as in the design of effective action plans to better support the advancement of the gender equality agenda at the global, regional and national levels.

On 22 November 2017, the President (speaker) of the National Assembly of the Republic of Cape Verde and acting Head of State, Jorge Santos, officially opened the international workshop on “the use of new technology in electoral processes” in Praia, Cape Verde.

07 November 2017 | STOCKHOLM—The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) in partnership with L'Association Béninoise de Droit Constitutionnel  and l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, will host a Regional Policy Dialogue with the theme, “Three Decades of Democratic Transition in Afric

In preparation for potential electoral processes in Libya in 2018, a series of workshops targeting 24 Libyan media representatives were held in Tunis from 29 October to 1 November. The workshops, which were part of the Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections (BRIDGE) module, were customised to meet the needs of the media in Libya.

To elevate the discourse on developmental approach to natural resource governance, International IDEA Africa and West Asia Programme in partnership SADC Parliamentary Forum convened a two-day High Level Policy Dialogue on "Building Regional and National Capacities for a Developmental Approach to the Extractive Sector Governance in Southern Africa". The dialogue was held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 21 to 22 September 2017.

International IDEA's Electoral Processes Programme held the first workshop of its 'Timing and Sequencing of Transitional Elections Workshop' in Dakar, Senegal on 13 and 14 September 2017.

On Monday 2 October 2017, International IDEA hosted a panel discussion on 'Democracy, Poverty and Peace' at International IDEA´s headquarters in Stockholm.

The panel was organized by ATD Fourth World, an international NGO that works on poverty eradication through changing society´s views of people living in poverty, and through the empowerment of marginalized groups.

_{Disclaimer: Views expressed in this commentary are those of the staff member. This commentary is independent of specific national or political interests. Views expressed do not necessarily represent the institutional position of International IDEA, its Board of Advisers or its Council of Member States.}

On Tuesday 19 September 2017, the Secretary-General of International IDEA, Mr Yves Leterme, received a parliamentary delegation of South Africa´s Gauteng Provincial Legislature at International IDEA´s headquarters in Stockholm.

To complement efforts aimed at plugging illicit financial flows and achieving a new development finance mechanism for Africa, International IDEA’s Africa and West Asia Programme, in partnership with UNDP Regional Service Centre, convened a two-day High Level Technical Dialogue on Public Tax and Fiscal Transparency Rules for Multinationals and Private Individuals in Africa.