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The lecture marks the eighth event in the Stockholm Series of Public Lectures on Climate Change and Democracy.

Organized under the European Union–funded

In January 2025, the United States government launched a far-reaching restructuring of its foreign assistance architecture, closing USAID, consolidating its functions into the State Department, and freezing all foreign aid programming. By March 2025, the review concluded with the termination of 86 percent of USAID awards and 41 percent of State Department awards, amounting to roughly USD 80.5 billion in cancelled funding.

International IDEA is launching the second report in the Perceptions of Democracy Survey (PODS) series, aimed at identifying how people perceive and experience the many aspects of democracy in their country. Like its predecessor, this report is based on a unique poll of popular attitudes derived from a nationally representative sample. 

About the Integrated Framework for Protecting Election

Democratic elections are essential for ensuring the functioning of democratic societies. However, when electoral challenges are of significant scope and not appropriately managed, they can undermine the integrity of electoral processes and the credibility of election results. Therefore, protecting electoral integrity is of existential importance for democratic societies.

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Inter Pares and the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN) invite you to the official launch of the Citizen Engagement Guides for Parliaments - an innovative eight-part resource designed to help parliaments strengthen trust through meaningful citizen engagement.

La 30.ª Cumbre de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP30) se celebrará del 10 al 21 de noviembre de 2025 en Belém, Brasil, al borde de la selva amazónica.

The 30th UN Climate Change summit (COP30) takes place on 10-21 November 2025 in the city of Belém, Brazil, at the edge of the Amazon rainforest. COP30 marks ten years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement and the focus of the summit is on implementation and how to turn climate pledges into concrete action. International IDEA is on the ground with the message that democracy is an essential part of the response to the climate crisis.

Poland’s democracy has undergone severe challenges over the past decade. The erosion of checks and balances and the weakening of judicial independence became a source of political contestation at home and abroad. The 2023 election, however, brought in a new government committed to restoring Poland’s democratic standards and adherence to the rule of law.

The global democracy landscape is undergoing profound transformation, shaped by rising authoritarianism, contested democratic norms, and shifting geopolitical power dynamics. Alliances that once underpinned international cooperation on democracy and human rights are being tested, redefined, or weakened.

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is convening a one-day Intergenerational Dialogue on 19 September in Sri Lanka, focused on advancing youth participation and representation in leadership and decision-making.

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is organizing a three-day Young Women’s Empowerment Academy from 16–18 September, bringing together participants from Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. 

Can democracy keep pace with a world on the move? 

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), under the EU-funded Women and Youth Democratic Engagement (WYDE) Women’s Leadership Initiative, is organizing on the 10-11 September, a two-day South Asia Regional Dialogue in Kathmandu, Nepal, focused on advancing transformative gender social norms to enhance the participation and representation of women and youth in leadership and decision-making. 

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International IDEA's Secretary-General, Kevin Casas-Zamora, will speak at the World Justice Forum in Warsaw, Poland, on June 24 at 10:45 CEST.

The lecture marks the seventh event in the Stockholm Series of Public Lectures on Climate Change and Democracy.

This initiative is a cooperation between renowned Stockholm-based institutions with a particular focus on climate change and democracy from different perspectives. It aims to inform, inspire, and engage experts and the general public alike by providing high-profile public lectures on the climate-democracy nexus, followed by debate.

The lecture marks the sixth event in the Stockholm Series of Public Lectures on Climate Change and Democracy.

In 2025, we mark 30 years since the Beijing Declaration. As the global community reflects, we ask: Are the promises of gender equality being realized?

Join a powerful panel of young women leaders who were at CSW69, as they share key insights, lessons, and bold visions for the future of women’s political participation.

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