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In recognition of the Swedish Parliament’s ongoing 100-year jubilee of the democratic process, the Stockholm Philanthropy Symposium, International IDEA, International YOUTH Think Tank, and Athens Democracy Forum have joined forces to organize the Almedalen Democracy

Este martes 6 de julio, a las 17:00 h. (UTC -4), se llevará a cabo de manera virtual la inauguración oficial del primer Curso para Candidatas Electorales “Juana María de Lara”, organizado de manera conjunta por el Ministerio de la Mujer de Paraguay, la Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres (CIM/OEA), la Escuela de Gobierno de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), e IDEA Internacional, con el apoyo de la Unión Europea (UE).

In the run-up to the Dutch parliamentary elections of 17 March 2021, threats to online political campaigns emerged, related to microtargeting, (foreign) funding, disinformation and lacking transparency by tech giants.

A strong civil society is recognized as an important contributor to both launching and sustaining a transition to democratic governance. The role of civil society in elections often takes the form of support for the institutional processes of a democratic election as well as the more substantive empowerment of a democratic electorate. Civil society does, however, have a role to play in reducing election-related conflict dynamics and promoting a peaceful electoral environment.

International IDEA invites you to a new Debating Democracy webinar entitled: What’s happening to democracy in Latin America? on Wednesday 16 June 2021, at 16:00-17:30 CEST.

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Desde el año 2014 FOROS SANTANDER, con la moderación de Roberto Artavia, Presidente de VIVA IDEA, ha venido llevando a cabo el ENCUENTRO COSTA RICA, una cita con líderes, intelectuales, y gestores de diferentes organizaciones a fin de plantear alternativas de solución en cada una de las ediciones, a los múltiples problemas que aquejan a la región.

Enhancing transparency in the flow of money in the public sphere is a major driver for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, especially the realization of SDG16 on peaceful, just and inclusive institutions. Inadequately controlled political finance is one of the most widely exploited entry points for illicit financial flows and for narrow private interests to exert undue influence over public policies and policymaking processes.

Welcome to a conversation about the work to defend and strengthen democracy as Sweden celebrates its centenary, with the Swedish Minister of Culture and Democracy Amanda Lind and Annika Silva-Leander, Senior Programme Manager at the Democracy Assessment Unit of International IDEA.

Pro-democracy forces in Belarus continue to demand the holding of early elections as a way out of the current crisis. We at International IDEA are honored to be co-organizers of the conference Democratic Elections for Resolution of Crisis in Belarus, 1-2 June 2021 convened by the Office of Sviatlana Tikhanouskaya.

International IDEA will participate in this event organized by the Swedish Development Forum (FUF) that takes a regional perspective on democracy, focusing particularly on the state of democracy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Join us for Project Article 49's final conference, held on 30 and 31 May 2021,  to discuss the topic: Working Towards a New Era in the Protection of Fundamental Rights in Tunisia.

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), the Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand Electoral Administrators Network (PIANZEA), with International IDEA, are cooperating in a 4-day workshop based on the ‘Strategic Planning for Effective Electoral Management’ Module of the ‘Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections’ (BRIDGE) Training curriculum.

Le invitamos a participar en el webinar ¿Cómo resolver los conflictos y acercar posiciones al interior de la convención constitucional? que se emitirá por el canal de Youtube del Observatorio Nueva Constitución el viernes 28 de mayo a las 10:30 a.m. de Chile.

Este jueves 27 de mayo, a las 17:00 h. (UTC -4), se llevará a cabo el primer evento del ciclo virtual “Mesas Redondas con Juventudes”, organizado por la Unidad de Participación Ciudadana del TSJE, a través de su proyecto “Impulso Democrático”. El evento, abierto para todo público, será transmitido por las redes sociales de la Justicia Electoral de Paraguay.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is proud to host the third annual SIPRI Lecture, held on the theme of ‘Democracy in a Post-Covid World’. The lecture will be held virtually on 24 May 2021. 

The Gwangju Democracy Forum (GDF) is an annual international meeting that brings together democracy advocates, activists, researchers, and policymakers to discuss and reflect on the state and challenges of democracy at the local, national and global levels as a way to commemorate and practice globally the spirit of May18 Gwangju Democracy movement in1980. 

Online violence against women   

Discussion on the report :  How are  female politicians of Fiji treated on Facebook.

Women are under-represented in Fijian politics. Reasons for low number of women in politics relate to political and cultural factors. Once elected, women continue to encounter challenges and obstacles to work effectively. Increasingly, political violence against women is featuring on social medial platforms too.

Following mass protests in October 2019, Chile embarked on a reform process to address longstanding grievances, including inequality, the lack of economic opportunity, high student debt, and gender inequities.  Calls for institutional change centered on reforming the Chilean Constitution, seen as a relic of the Pinochet dictatorship despite multiple partial reforms under democratic governments.

While the trend of democratic decline has been observed for several years, the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the situation, with some countries seeing it as a pretext to tighten their grip on power beyond the necessary health measures.

The Covid-19 crisis is expected to have a far-reaching and long-term humanitarian and socio-economic impact. Nevertheless, we are also faced with the opportunity to rethink and redefine norms and policies for a social and economic recovery with a human rights-based approach to build a greener, healthier and more equitable world where no one is left behind.