News archive - jump to year:
- IDEA holds workshop on electoral integrity for political party youth in Sierra Leone
(What's new, February 6, 2012)
International IDEA organized a three-day workshop, on 31 January- 2 February 2012, under the theme: “Democracy, Youth and Electoral Integrity” for the national, regional and district executives of the All Political Parties Youth Association (APPYA) of Sierra Leone.
- IDEA Secretary-General in Myanmar; meets with parliament and Aung San Suu Kyi
(Press release, February 2, 2012)
The International IDEA Secretary-General, Vidar Helgesen, is visiting Myanmar, 30 January – 2 February 2012, to explore how International IDEA can support the democratic transition process underway in the country.
- Nepal: Book profiling women members of the Constituent Assembly launched
(What's new, February 1, 2012)
On 31 January 2012, International IDEA, in collaboration with the Women Caucus of the Constituent Assembly (CA) of Nepal, CA Secretariat and Nepal Law Society launched the book Women Members of the Constituent Assembly: A study on contribution of women in constitution making in Nepal, in Kathmandu.
- Finding ways to improve gender equality in Morocco
(What's new, January 31, 2012)
Constitutional reforms adopted in Morocco resulted in a new constitution in 2011; prohibiting gender based discrimination and promulgating new laws that reinforce gender equality in fundamental rights and freedoms.
- Egypt: Now is when it really starts
(Commentary, January 25, 2012)
Today, we congratulate the Egyptian people on the first anniversary of their revolution. A year after they defied convention and displayed confidence in the incredible power of the citizen, putting an end to decades of autocratic rule, much has happened and much remains to be done.
- Vidar Helgesen speaks at the UN high-level meeting on reform and transitions to democracy
(What's new, January 16, 2012)
On 15-16 January 2012, International IDEA’s Secretary-General Vidar Helgesen participated in the “High-level Meeting on Reform and Transition to Democracy” in Beirut, Lebanon.
- Tunisia: setting an example
(Commentary, January 12, 2012)
A year ago Tunisia set an example for the Arab World – and the world beyond – in demonstrating that no autocracy is ultimately immune to the popular demand for democracy. A year on Tunisia is still an example-setter.
- Nobel Peace Prize laureates in Stockholm: “no peace without women”
(What's new, December 30, 2011)
On 12 December, the three 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureates: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia; Leymah Gbowee, peace activist from Liberia; Tawakkol Karmen of Yemen, a journalist and Human Rights activist, shared their stories in a discussion at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) in Stockholm.
- Latin America elections 2011-2012: what do they tell us?
(What's new, December 22, 2011)
On 13 December 2011, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and International IDEA co-organized the discussion “Latin American Elections 2011-2012: What Do They Tell Us? in Washington DC.
- Back where it all started: IDEA Secretary-General visits Tunisia one year on
(What's new, December 21, 2011)
International IDEA’s Secretary-General Vidar Helgesen visited Tunisia on 19-21 December, exactly one year after the unrest which marked the end of autocratic rule in the country and which quickly spread throughout the Arab region.
- Václav Havel remembered
(What's new, December 19, 2011)
It is with profound sadness that International IDEA has received the news of the passing away of Václav Havel, former playwright and dissident, who became his country's president after leading the 1989 Velvet Revolution that toppled Czechoslovak communism.
- The integrity of elections
(Editorial, December 15, 2011)
Holding elections is not rocket science. But upholding the integrity of elections is another matter. Elections take place on a weekly basis around the world – not all of them in democratic countries, and not all of them marked by fair electoral competition.
- The Arab Spring – almost a year underway
(Feature article, December 14, 2011)
Since the day when Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in Dec. 2010 igniting the Arab youth revolution, the Tunisian, Egyptian and Libyan people have undergone a long and painful process to topple their long dictatorships.
- Looking closely at the role of regional organizations in elections
(Press release, December 13, 2011)
A workshop on the role of regional organizations in promoting and protecting the integrity of elections is being hosted by International IDEA in Stockholm from 13-15 December 2011.
- Strengthening democracy and development in Latin America
(What's new, December 12, 2011)
Addressing development in Latin America was discussed at the seminar “National Visions: Social Dialogue and Democratic Strengthening” held on 8-9 December, 2011, in San José, Costa Rica.
- Democratic transitions in North Africa
(What's new, December 12, 2011)
“Democratic transitions in North Africa: what is the role for the African Union?” was the theme of a seminar organized by the International IDEA Office to the African Union on 9 December, 2011, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Latin American Democracy Forum: politics, money, and power
(What's new, December 12, 2011)
The state of democracy in Latin America was the focus of a meeting jointly convened by the Federal Electoral Institute of Mexico (IFE), the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the Organization of American States (OAS) and International IDEA.
- Protecting politics from drug trafficking
(What's new, December 9, 2011)
Although drug trafficking has affected Latin American countries for years, the rise of transnational crime syndicates awash in cash and arms, poses new and urgent challenges to the region’s fledgling democracies.
- Im memorium of Lethebe Maine (Botswana)
(What's new, December 8, 2011)
It is with profound sadness that International IDEA has received the news of the passing away of one of the Institute’s Board of Adviser, Mr Lethebe Maine from Botswana, on Friday, 2 December 2011.
- “State of Democracy in Zambia” report launched in Lusaka
(What's new, December 8, 2011)
The report State of Democracy in Zambia was launched on 7 December 2011 in Lusaka, as a result of an assessment project that started on 20 July 2010, carried out by the Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) and the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at the University of Zambia (UNZA).
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