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14
2022
14
2022
Video
Systemic and legal barriers to equal political participation persist at all levels and take different forms, including unfavourable electoral systems, lack of support from political parties, socio-economic, and cultural. Women, people with disabilities,...
Feb
14
2022
14
2022
Video
Global studies carried out by International IDEA experts indicate a significant lack of transparency regarding how much money political actors spend on their online campaign activities and what online services they pay to use. This is exacerbated by lack of...
Feb
10
2022
10
2022
Speech
“Our Common Agenda”
Thematic Consultation 1
Accelerating and Scaling up the Sustainable Development Goals Leaving No-one Behind
10-11 February 2022
UN Headquarters, New York
Sep
20
2021
20
2021
Video
Democracy is key to achieving the goals of the United Nations. Without democracy it is impossible to realize the fundamental values espoused by the UN -- sustainable development, peace and security, human rights, and gender equality. As the only...
Sep
15
2021
15
2021
Video
Message from the Secretary-General on the International Day of Democracy 2021.
If there is one word that encapsulates democracy this year, it is resilience.
"On International Democracy Day, let’s celebrate the bright spots and support the brave protesters...
Feb
03
2020
03
2020
Gallery
The New York launch of "The Global State of Democracy Report 2019" on 12 December 2019 sought to highlight its key findings and discuss its relevance with policymakers from the United Nations system, to identify common approaches in order to address the...
Dec
12
2019
12
2019
Speech
Democracy is experiencing severe challenges all over the world. The sense of hope and inevitability that infused democracy’s remarkable expansion during the second half of the Twentieth Century is all but gone. Pessimism and hand-wringing about the health of...
Nov
21
2019
21
2019
Video
Despite the ills, democracy remains the best option to advance human dignity!
On 19 November 2019, International IDEA launched the report: The Global State of Democracy 2019: Addressing the Ills, Reviving the Promise. This second edition of the flagship...
Jul
14
2015
14
2015
Video
Dr. Massimo Tommasoli is the International IDEA UN Permanent Observer
Nov
28
2012
28
2012
Speech
Sep
07
2011
07
2011
Video
UN commitment, the beginning of the path - Massimo Tommasoli
Massimo Tommasoli, Permanent Observer to the UN, International IDEA speaks at the Democracy and Gender Equality Roundtable, organized by International IDEA, in association with the UN Department of...
Sep
07
2011
07
2011
Video
Cross-cutting issues - Massimo Tommasoli
Massimo Tommasoli, Permanent Observer to the UN, In ternational IDEA, speaks during the Democracy and Gender Equality Roundtable, organized by International IDEA, in association with the UN Department of...
Sep
06
2011
06
2011
Video
UN is more involved in gender equity than ever - Ban Ki-Moon
Ban Ki-Moon, Secretay-General, United nations, speaks during the Democracy and Gender Equality Roundtable, organized by International IDEA, in association with the UN Department of Political...