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Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time, which will determine the fate of coming generations on our planet. Climate action since the 2015 Paris Agreement shows that while solutions are available, neither ambition nor implementation are progressing at the required pace. Democratic institutions must adapt not only to protect societies and the environment, but also since climate change poses an existential risk to democracy.

This high-level side-event during the high-level week of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) aims to invigorate global efforts towards SDG16+, encouraging innovative solutions and reinforcing commitments to peace, justice, equality, inclusion and democratic principles as crucial drivers for a sustainable future for all, as reflected in the 2030 Agenda, the 2023 SDG Summit Political Declaration and the Pact for the Future.

Hosted by Human Rights Watch, this panel will explore how economic inequality fuels social unrest and the weakening of democratic institutions. Featuring former heads of state and civil society leaders, this event aims to identify actionable strategies to address economic injustices while promoting democratic governance. 

Please join International IDEA’s Asia Pacific Regional Programme on the 24^th of September 2024 for a panel event entitled, “What Happened in the Sri Lankan Presidential Elections?”   

This workshop, developed by UNDP, with the support of the International IDEA and UNICEF South Asia, is open for everyone (more suitable for youth under the age of 35), regardless of your current knowledge of YPP.

This event is co-hosted by the government of Costa Rica, the government of Czechia, the Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University, the World Health Organization (WHO), and International IDEA.
 

In 2024, with dozens of elections taking place worldwide and the U.S. election drawing near, the International and Comparative Law Program at GW Law is hosting a timely panel on democratic backsliding and the evolving role of international law in recent elections. This discussion will explore global challenges to democracy, the erosion of free and fair elections, and the legal frameworks that address these concerns.

International Democracy Day Brussels is an annual Brussels-based event organised each September to mark the UN International Day of Democracy. 

Since 2015, this event has been organised by a partnership of democracy organisations and think tanks, namely: European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP), European Endowment for Democracy (EED), the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), International IDEA, and since 2020, Carnegie Europe.

El 17 de septiembre a las 5:00 PM (GMT-5), realizaremos el lanzamiento del Global State of Democracy 2024 en el auditorio del Tribunal Electoral de Panamá.

International IDEA Africa and West Asia Programme is proud to announce the hosting of its annual International Day of Democracy Roundtable in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Skylight Hotel on September 17, 2024. 

Amid an unprecedented super-cycle election year and a global trend of dissatisfaction with elections, the sixth edition of the Global State of Democracy Report explores the factors exacerbating this deterioration and what drives people’s perceptions of electoral integrity.

International IDEA's Africa and West Asia Programme will launch the 2024 edition of its flagship Global State of Democracy report in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 17th, 2024.

The Department of Pacific Affairs’ biennial State of the Pacific (SOTP) conference will take place on 4 and 5 September 2024 at the Australian National University

International IDEA in collaboration with Southern Africa Resources Watch (SARW) is organising a technical roundtable on the geopolitics of Africa's critical mineral resources in Lusaka, Zambia from 29 to 30 August 2024.

Conocer experiencias sobre buenas prácticas en el trabajo hacia un Congreso con sensibilidad de género y fortalecer así la función legislativa, es el objetivo principal del seminario “Parlamentos Sensibles al Género: Reflexiones y Desafíos”, que revisará la experiencia en Chile y en España, en diálogo entre senadoras de ambos países.

Within the framework of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the Electoral Commissions’ Forum of SADC Countries (ECF SADC) is collaborating with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) to organize the 12th New Commissioners’ Orientation (NCO) Programme, that will be hosted by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), in Lusaka, Zambia from August 27-29, 2024.

El seminario internacional "Financiamiento político en América Latina: Supervisión, transparencia y el rol de la vigilancia ciudadana" busca promover la transparencia y la integridad en el financiamiento político a través de un intercambio de experiencias, estrategias y buenas prácticas entre organismos electorales, colectivos ciudadanos, académicos y periodistas tanto a nivel local como internacional. El diálogo girará en torno a los mecanismos de supervisión y regulación del financiamiento político y al fomento de una cultura de rendición de cuentas.

International IDEA will host a Regional Workshop on Electoral Risk Management for Election Management Bodies (EMBs) on August 26-27, 2024, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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