The prioritisation of technology in enhancing gender equality is enshrined in Sustainable Development Goal 5. Although digital technologies are regarded as a tool to enhance gender equality and women’s empowerment global data shows there are glaring disparities in access, use, affordability, knowledge and more.
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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 SDG16 Data Initiative Report, jointly produced by the SDG16 Data Initiative consortium, aims to evaluate global progress towards realizing Sustainable Development Goal 16—Promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development—presenting the latest evidence.
In celebration of International Democracy Day 2022, the Global Democracy Coalition, currently coordinated by International IDEA, will hold an event to celebrate democracy defenders across diverse contexts, and to discuss the most effective ways to support them, to advance and protect democracy worldwide, showcasing stories and examples from partner organizations in the Global Democracy Coalition and their activist grantees/partners.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections (BRIDGE) and its five partners, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations, have agreed to commemorate the anniversary by organizing a photo exhibition event to showcase the 20 years of BRIDGE
In September 2015, leaders of the world called for a ‘new chapter’ in global development to be achieved by 2030 through 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Today, we are close to the halfway point and many challenges remain so no one is ‘left behind'. One key condition for achieving sustainable development and all SDGs consists in promoting just, peaceful, and inclusive societies (SDG 16).
As the Chair of the Council of Member States of International IDEA, Canada and International IDEA will host an in-person panel discussion on “Youth civic and political participation: shaping our democracies and our fight on climate change” on 2 June 2022, from 09:30 to 11:00. The event will take place at International IDEA’s Headquarters at Strömsborg 1 in Stockholm.
International IDEA is convening a global multistakeholder coalition for democracy in a virtual forum to be held for 24 hours on 7 December 2021. The purpose of the Global Democracy Coalition Forum is to facilitate a global conversation on democracy, as inputs to the Summit for Democracy, convened by the United States Government and to be held on 9 and 10 December 2021.
International IDEA’s “The Global State of Democracy: Building resilience in a pandemic era” report aims to influence the global debate and analyses current trends and challenges to democracy, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. It offers specific policy recommendations to spark new and innovative thinking for policymakers, governments and civil society organizations supporting democracy.
International IDEA will participate in the event "Democratic Backsliding: What it means for America and the world," hosted by Georgetown University on 18 November 2021.
The event will include the following speakers:
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.
U.S. President Joe Biden pledged in his election campaign to rebuild global alliances, exemplified in a Summit for Democracy, which he said would “renew the spirit and shared purpose of the nations of the free world”.
The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place from 15 to 26 March 2021. The priority theme of the session is 'Women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls'.
Join us, for a high-level event on democratic renewal with opening keynotes by European Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen and US Assistant Secretary for Democracy Lisa Peterson.
Data and knowledge are political and powerful and their use in the development of policy and problem solving is fundamental to the ability of the global urban safety sector to build, test, adapt and share innovative and transformative practices and approaches which respond effectively to vulnerability and unsafety in all their forms across the globe.
The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) invites you to the 3rd Crisis Governance Forum on Rule of Law-Based Policymaking for Covid-19 Response and Recovery.
Our 25th anniversary virtual conference will offer a tour of democracy around the world consisting of sequenced regional sessions. Hear from experts including Thomas Carothers, Ann Linde, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Tania Pariona.
Each session will be live streamed and no registration is required to watch.
25 HOURS
12 SESSIONS
63 SPEAKERS
2020 has been a year of significant challenges for the world as the COVID-19 pandemic was recognized as a global enemy that the world was not ready to tackle.
The call for accelerating action and implementing transformative pathways on the 2030 Agenda is confronted with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the governmental and multilateral responses to the crisis and the post-COVID-19 recovery initiatives will impact on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
The briefing will focus on the implications of COVID-19 for democracy and the role of multilateralism in strengthening effective governance responses, with respect to both short-term crisis management and the implementation of rights-based approaches to medium- and long-term recovery action. It will provide a space for analysing current trends in multilateral responses and recommendations on how to integrate a democratic governance perspective in international action.