International IDEA

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NEW: DEMOCRACY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

What does climate change mean for democracy? How can democracies mitigate and adapt to climate change, and ensure a just transition?

See our special report on The Impact of Natural Hazards on Elections.

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Kevin Casas-Zamora: Never before has there been such urgency for democracies to respond

International IDEA's Global State of Democracy 2022 shows that the quality of democracy is declining in half of democracies around the world while the number of countries with the most severe form of democratic erosion--what we call backsliding--is at its peak.

Upcoming Events

12 - 13 December 2022

Electoral Risk Management Context Overview Workshop in Montenegro

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the State Electoral Commission (SEC) of Montenegro will organize a context overview workshop on Mapping Electoral Risks in Montenegro on 12-13 December 2022. The event will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders with expertise in elections and risk management...

13 December 2022

Hybrid, Brussels

Summit for Democracy Year of Action Dialogue: Beyond the Summit for Democracy, opportunities and the way forward

The first Summit for Democracy (S4D) and Year of Action has put the spotlight on democracy at a critical time, it has engaged leaders to formulate domestic and external commitments on democracy and human rights.

14 December 2022

Tirana, Albania

Crosscutting Dimensions of Digitalization of Elections, Cybersecurity and Related Challenges: Interagency Roundtable in View of the May 2023 Local Elections

This event will be in Albanian and English (simultaneous translation) at the Tirana International Hotel The Central Elections Commission (CEC), in cooperation with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the Rule of Law Centre of Finland, will host on 14 December an interagency roundtable on...

3 May 2022

Summit for Democracy and Year of Action 2022

The Summit for Democracy is a strategic opportunity to place democracy at the front and center of the global agenda. View our latest tool, the Summit for Democracy Commitment Dashboard to view country committment details.

The war in Ukraine underscores even more the need for democracies to stand united in the face of authoritarian threats. International IDEA has therefore developed a strategic engagement programme around the Summits for Democracy in 2021 and 2022.

Learn more:

News and Resources Portal for the Summit for Democracy

Global Democracy Coalition

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