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Mar
16
2023
16
2023
Speech
Statement delivered by Ms Amanda Sourek, Outreach and UN Liaison
Oct
31
2022
31
2022
Speech
The Secretary-General of International IDEA, Dr Kevin Kasas-Zamora, gave remarks in New Delhi, India, to talk about the current and future challenges for electoral management bodies, an event convened by the Electoral Commission of India on 31 October...
Oct
25
2022
25
2022
Speech
The Digital Campaigning and Political Finance in the Asia and the Pacific Region report was launched on Tuesday 25 October 2022 at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne. International IDEA's Secretary-General, Dr Kevin Casas-Zamora, delivered...
Jun
13
2022
13
2022
Speech
Dr Marcus Brand speaking at the informal meeting of the plenary to hear a
briefing by the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar.
Thank you, Madam President,
Distinguished representatives,
Jun
03
2022
03
2022
Speech
Excellencies,
Sep
21
2020
21
2020
Speech
Thank you so much for having me and thanks to the organizers, the Election Commission of India and A-WEB for this very timely webinar and the enlightening discussions.
Dec
06
2019
06
2019
Speech
International IDEA´s Global State of Democracy (GSoD) new report was launched as part of the Bali Civil Society and Democracy Forum on 5 December 2019. The Indonesian Ministry for Foreign Affairs organized the Forum in Nusa Dua, Bali. The event...
Sep
24
2019
24
2019
Speech
"Dear Excellencies, Chairpersons, Commissioner, representatives from electoral management bodies, civil society organizations, and intergovernmental organizations, and all participants and guests,
Dec
08
2017
08
2017
Speech
The 10th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) with the theme 'Does Democracy Deliver?' was successfully organized in Jakarta, Indonesia on 7–8 December 2017. The BDF 2017 was attended by 96 countries and seven international organizations, including International IDEA...
Mar
22
2016
22
2016
Speech
The Mongolian Government hosted a seminar on “Democratic Transitions in Asia: Lessons Learned from Transitional Elections" on 21-22 March 2016.
The seminar hosted participants from 10 Asian countries, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia,...
Oct
03
2011
03
2011
Speech
Jul
11
2006
11
2006
Speech
Today, more people than ever before are governed by elected representatives.
Democracy – the idea that people have the right to control their government and that a government is legitimate only if and when it is controlled by the people – has acquired an...
Sep
20
2005
20
2005
Speech
Tackling the practical tasks of day to day governance, economic development, fighting corruption and building the rule of law is much less glamorous than building a new institutional framework after years of authoritarian government, but it remains the test...
Mar
15
2005
15
2005
Speech
The constitution of any country defines the institutions by which that country governs itself, and indeed the relationship between the citizens of the country and its institutional framework. As such, it is a fundamentally political document, establishing the...