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El Dr. Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretario General de IDEA Internacional, participará en el debate titulado "Organizando elecciones durante la pandemia COVID-19: el caso de América Latina", organizado por el Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) de México, a las 16:00  horas (CEST) del 11 de mayo de 2020.

The Latin American Centre at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies will host a panel discussion on the impact of Coronavirus on the Politics of Latin America with the following participants:

Speakers: Kevin Casas-Zamora, International IDEA, Sweden

Daniela Campello, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil

Julieta Suárez Cao, Universidad Católica, Chile

Las respuestas para mitigar el impacto negativo del COVID-19 en la vida de millones de personas, requiere un esfuerzo de análisis colectivo que incluya a diversos actores.

Join us in this online discussion of how Indonesia's democracy is faring according to the 2019 Global State of Democracy (GSoD) Report and how the country's democracy compares to its neighbours in Southeast Asia. 

The 2019 GSoD Summary Report is available in Bahasa Indonesia. 

Can elections be held during a pandemic? What measures could be taken to ensure that democratic processes continue during extraordinary circumstances?

Antonio Spinelli, Senior Advisor, Asia and the Pacific programme, International IDEA, is one of the presenters.

Join the discussion on Zoom this Thursday, 30 April 2020, at 10:00 (Philippine time). Email NAMFREL today to get the Zoom link, ID, and password.

What challenges and opportunities can you highlight for democratic resiliency in times of emergencies, like the COVID-19 pandemic? 

Join a webinar with the Secretaries-General from the Community of Democracies, International IDEA, and the Organization of American States, regarding responses to the current crisis , human rights and democracy resilience. 

As the COVID-19 crisis worsens, its effects on the democratic development of African countries become one of the main priorities. Much attention has been paid to the question of its consequences for electoral processes. Its impact on constitutionalism and the rule of law in these states has not really been questioned. Much less attention has focused on French and Lusophone-speaking countries in Central and West Africa.

The outbreak of the Coronavirus is placing greater strain on democracy and the rule of law.

The Republic of Korea conducted major parliamentary elections on 15 April 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to International IDEA's data, more than 70 countries have so far postponed their elections. While the end of the pandemic is not yet in sight, countries are having to start thinking of contingency measures should their elections can no longer be postponed while the pandemic is not yet over. 

Women are hardest hit by the current COVID-19 pandemic and its impact.

Las mujeres son las más afectadas por la actual pandemia del COVID-19 y su impacto.

Dear potential event participants:

Mindful of the health and safety of our guests and staff, we regret to inform you that this event at International IDEA has been cancelled due to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Stockholm region. We hope to reschedule this event and welcome you to Strömsborg in the not too distant future.

Thank you for your understanding.

Dear potential event participants:

Mindful of the health and safety of our guests and staff, we regret to inform you that tomorrow’s event at International IDEA has been cancelled due to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Stockholm region. We hope to reschedule this event and welcome you to Strömsborg in the not too distant future.

Join a Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy (DIPD)-hosted panel discussion with experts and politicians to assess the state of democracy worldwide, and in Denmark, today.  Is the concept of democracy suffering from a fever these years? And what should democracy-support look like in the future? 

Let's discuss the way forward. 

International IDEA Secretary-General will be a key speaker. 

In light of the 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and under the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, the event will explore 25 years of women’s representation and participation within national constitution building processes, and examine broader developments and challenges related to gendered constitutional design choices.

Background: The SDG16 Data Initiative (DI) was launched in July 2016 by a consortium of partner organizations that seeks to support the open and holistic tracking of the commitments made by all 193 UN Member States captured in SDG16+. The SDG16 DI was created to respond to the gap in terms of comprehensive data on SDG16 issues, especially civil society generated data, open global monitoring and improved availability of data for civil society actors.

In November 2019, International IDEA launched the second edition of its flagship report titled Th

Brookings Foreign Policy program’s Democracy Working Group (DWG) and the Pew Research Center, will run a Roundtable discussion as part of a collaboration between them that brings Pew researchers in conversation with Brookings scholars and the broader policy community. 

The roundtable will focus on the forthcoming Pew Research Center's report on "Global Attitudes Toward Democracy" which will be published on the morning of 27 February 2020.

The second edition of International IDEA’s flagship report The Global State of Democracy 2019: Addressing the Ills, Reviving the Promise, will be launched in Addis Ababa on 18 February 2020.

Armenia’s parliament is currently developing a package of proposals to reform several aspects of its electoral process. One area of focus is the current system of out-of-country voting (OCV), which provides the opportunity for diplomatic and military personnel posted outside the country to cast their ballots online in national elections and referenda.