Most countries that have experienced conflict have been through some form of peace or transition process. However, to prevent conflict recurring, peace and transition processes need greater capacity.
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This side event will explore women’s political participation and empowerment in post-coup Myanmar.
On the eve of the second anniversary of the illegal coup in Myanmar, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar and International IDEA will co-host the launch of the Special Rapporteur’s latest conference room paper, Illegal and Illegitimate: Examining the Myanmar Military’s Claim as the Government of Myanmar and the International Response.
The need for physical distancing during this COVID-19 pandemic has raised the need for innovative campaign methods to be developed by election contestants because conventional campaign methods such as rallies, public meetings, etc. are prohibited in some jurisdictions. Distant and online election campaigning may be seen as restrictive to both contestants and voters alike due to physical and technological barriers that appear. To what degree is this true?
The Melbourne Forum on Constitution Building is organized jointly by International IDEA and the Constitution Transformation Network at Melbourne Law School. The Melbourne Forum is an annual event that brings together practitioners and scholars from across the region to explore constitution-building themes of global importance from the perspective of states in the Asia Pacific.
Myanmar Constitution Academy is a nine-day intensive course which provides participants an introduction to the key principles and core approaches on processes of constitutional design. November 2019 Constitution Academy will be the third Academy offered by the MyConstitution Programme.
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) will be organizing a multi-party dialogue session on Yemen that will take place in Stockholm on 8-12 April 2019.
إقرأ النص باللغة العربية في أدناه
As Myanmar is currently consolidating its democracy and transitioning towards a federal state, state and regional institutions will play an increasingly crucial role in terms of good governance, division of power, checks and balances, and resource sharing.
A four-day intensive course on constitutional issues titled: "The Media Training on Constitutional Issues and Debates" is aimed at Myanmar journalists. This course is demand driven and organized in response to journalist participants in the June 2018 International IDEA Constitution Academy, held in Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar.
In the later part of 2016, the United Nations’ Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to Yemen (“UNOSESGY”) requested International IDEA to provide assistance to Yemen’s constitutional process.
According to a 2019 survey, 12.8 per cent of Myanmar’s 54.38 million population (an estimated 5.9 million people) live with disabilities. In a survey conducted for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) in 2022
International IDEA spoke to artist Chuu Wai (chuuwai.com) on the occasion of International Women’s Day about her perspectives on the role of women in art and resistance and about the impact of traditional culture on men and women in Myanmar.
IDEA Internacional habló con la artista Chuu Wai (chuuwai.com) con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer sobre sus perspectivas sobre el papel de las mujeres en el arte y la resistencia y sobre el impacto de la cultura tradicional en hombres y mujeres en Myanmar.
This Discussion Paper reviews the performance of 16 lobbying registers according to 3 interlinked dimensions: (a) transparency; (b) regulatory capacity; and (c) interoperability. Under ‘transparency’, the paper examines the scope of lobbying information collected by the register in question, as well as how that information is administered and subsequently disclosed.
On 1 December 2023, International IDEA’s Council of Member States, chaired by the Netherlands, unanimously approved a membership request from France. The country joins the intergovernmental organization as its 35th Member State. France’s membership comes with a strong message of support for the Institute’s work, including a foreseen core contribution of 500,000 EUR for 2024 to back the Institute’s operations and knowledge production.
International IDEA’s Myanmar Youth Democracy Academy is a free online self-guided training course that offers fundamental knowledge of democracy. The course is designed to ensure that the public and, exceptionally, young people from Myanmar are equipped with the civic knowledge and skills needed to participate in and contribute to effectively consolidating and strengthening democracy in the country.
One of the particularities of what is currently being negotiated between Saudi Arabia and Ansar Allah is that the parties are contemplating establishing a revenue allocation mechanism in the absence of an overarching constitutional or political framework.
International IDEA spoke to artist and photographer Mayco Naing on the sidelines of the Australian National University (ANU) Myanmar Update 2023, where she launched her exhibition, “How to quantify FEAR”.
Constitution-making is often integral to achieving a new political settlement after conflict and in fragile settings. However, the process fails with relative frequency, in that actors cannot agree on a new text or the finalized text is not approved or ratified. While failure may be temporary—the process may resume after a period of time—it can also be costly.
On 5–6 December 2022, International IDEA gathered 30 leading experts on democracy, anti-corruption and human rights at the inaugural Democracy in Asia and the Pacific Outlook Forum. Representing 23 institutions and organizations from 12 countries, attendees discussed key trends in democracy in the Asia and the Pacific region over the course of seven topical sessions.