Nuestra Agenda Común (NAC), diseñada para impulsar la implementación de los acuerdos multilaterales existentes, incluida la Agenda 2030 y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, destacó un conjunto de propu
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Our Common Agenda (OCA), designed to turbocharge the implementation of existing multilateral agreements, including the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighted a set of proposals based
Luxembourg has selected gender and democracy as a thematic priority during its Chairship of International IDEA’s Council of Member States in 2024.
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) leadership is in Nairobi this week on a learning visit to the Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) and affiliates and allied media organisations.
In response to the European Union’s call for applications, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) as the co-applicant were awarded a 36-month action project titled – ‘Strengthening Pan-African Capacities for Electoral Observation and Assistance.‘
As the Indigenous Peoples Champions project concludes, and International Women's Day approaches, women participants have shared their reflections on the project, which was the first of its kind in the Asia and the Pacific region.
Garantizar la integridad electoral no consiste sólo en proteger las elecciones de sucesos negativos, sino también en defender los principios fundamentales de la igualdad de género. La discriminación y la representación desigual dentro de los sistemas electorales pueden perpetuar barreras sistémicas que obstaculizan la participación y el liderazgo de las mujeres en la política y, en última instancia, socavan la integridad de las elecciones. Al garantizar que las medidas para abordar los riesgos, amenazas y crisis electorales sean sensibles al género, podemos avanzar tanto en la integridad electoral como en el progreso social hacia la igualdad de género.
The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Phase II Programme, being implemented by The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), and the European Union in Nigeria and convened a Conference of all Commissioners and Permanent Secretaries of Women Affairs across Nigeria on February 28th – 29th, 2024, in Abuja.
The third Summit for Democracy will take place from 18 to 20 March 2024 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. International IDEA is contributing to the third Summit through its role as a Platform for Engagement with Civil Society, as an organizer of Summit activities, and as co-coordinator of the Global Democracy Coalition and the Partners for Democracy Day.
Ensuring electoral integrity is not only about protecting elections from negative occurrences, but also about upholding fundamental principles of gender equality. Discrimination and unequal representation within electoral systems can perpetuate systemic barriers that hinder women's participation and leadership in politics, ultimately undermining the integrity of elections. By ensuring that measures to deal with electoral risks, threats and crises are gender-sensitive, we can advance both electoral integrity and societal progress towards gender equality.
Electoral management in Kenya has undergone many changes since the establishment of the first electoral commission in 1963, through the Kenya Independence Order in Council. The country has also experienced a series of changes in its political system.
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), through the Sierra Leone Democracy Strengthening Programme, funded by the European Union (EU) has facilitated a 4-day (19th – 22nd February) peer learning visit for the PPRC aimed at fostering shared learning and exploring best practices in political and campaign financing for the PPRC of Sierra Leone.
This is a most challenging time for Sudan and particularly for Darfur. One of the differences between now and 20 years ago is that Darfur was earlier in the spotlight, whereas today it has been forgotten, ignored or deliberately neglected.
El 22 y 23 de febrero de 2024 se llevó a cabo el VII Foro Trilateral Europa - América Latina - Norteamérica: Desafíos y oportunidades de una relación trasatlántica triangular; organizado por Atlantic Council, Real Instituto El Cano, la Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB), con la colaboración de la Cooperación Española; en Segovia, España.
Adopting a new constitution to fully reflect the new democratic principles on which The Gambia is building its new political system represents the mother of all reforms. The constitution indeed establishes and regulates the political institutions of the country and the relations between them.
International IDEA and the Office of the Election Commission of Mauritius (OEC) recently organized a Protecting Elections Workshop in Port Louis, bringing together various national organizations with the mandate to organize or support elections to jointly map challenges to electoral integrity and identify courses of action.
India faces extremely high exposure to ecological threats and, therefore, it is important to consider the effects of natural hazards on electoral processes in the country. This case study explores adaptive measures adopted by the Electoral Commission of India (ECI) to safeguard the electoral process from natural hazards on the subnational and national levels.
In the complex landscape of modern governance, the practice of lobbying has reached unprecedented levels of sophistication with s
En el complejo panorama de la gobernanza moderna, la práctica del lobby ha alcanzado niveles de sofisticación sin precedentes con un gasto significativo. Con esta evolución surge una necesidad apremiante de una regulación efectiva del lobby para defender la integridad institucional.
En un momento de deterioro democrático para América Latina y el Caribe, la oficina regional de IDEA Internacional realizó la reunión de planificación 2024-2025 durante los días 19 y 20 de febrero. En la reunión participaron los gerentes de programas de las oficinas nacionales de Chile, Perú y Panamá.