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The first Summit for Democracy, held in December 2021, brought together leaders from governments, representatives of the European Union and the United Nations with some involvement of civil society and the private sector. The objective was to set out an agenda for democratic renewal.

Constitutions establishing presidential and semi-presidential systems of government are characterized by the parallel popular legitimacy of the legislature and the president.

International IDEA participated in the SDG16 Conference 2022 in Rome on 21-22 April 2022, on behalf of the SDG16 Data Initiative.

The business of running election campaigns is integrated into democratic practices in countries around the world, yet little attention has been paid to the organizations that profit from working with political parties, or to the accountability mechanisms that surround this industry.

When it became known in early 2020 that Covid-19 was becoming a global pandemic, it also became clear that governmental responses to the pandemic would have significant effects on democracy and human rights.

Las empresas son los actores más influyentes y con los mejores recursos cuando se trata del flujo de dinero en la política. Más de 70 de las entidades económicas más grandes del mundo son empresas, no países.

How business acts in the political arena has a substantive, at times defining, impact on the integrity and fairness of policymaking and policy outcomes. Unfortunately, the conventional approach for regulating corporate conduct in this area faces a number of persistent challenges.

Businesses are the most influential, best-resourced actors when it comes to the flow of money in politics. More than 70 of the largest economic entities in the world are companies, not countries.

Increasing authoritarianism in some countries, such as Russia, coupled with gradual democratic erosion around the world, poses an exceptional threat to a rules-based global order, and consequently to peace and prosperity. The invasion of Ukraine is the most blatant and tragic realization of this threat.

IDEA Internacional ve la Cumbre por la Democracia como una oportunidad estratégica para colocar la democracia al frente y en el centro de la agenda global. La guerra en Ucrania subraya aún más la necesidad de que las democracias permanezcan unidas frente a las amenazas autoritarias. Por lo tanto, IDEA Internacional ha desarrollado un programa de compromiso estratégico en torno a las Cumbres por la Democracia en 2021 y 2023 y el Año de Acción 2022.

En la mayoría de las sociedades de todas partes del mundo, las desigualdades de género y la discriminación de la mujer siguen profundamente arraigadas, ya que las sociedades se caracterizan por sistemas, procesos y prácticas marcadas por mentalidades discriminatorias basadas en el género.

IDEA Internacional ve la Cumbre por la Democracia como una oportunidad estratégica para posicionar la democracia al frente y en el centro de la agenda global. La guerra en Ucrania subraya aún más la necesidad de que las democracias permanezcan unidas frente a las amenazas autoritarias. Por lo tanto, IDEA Internacional ha desarrollado un programa de participación estratégica en torno a las Cumbres por la Democracia en 2021 y 2022.

International IDEA views the Summit for Democracy as a strategic opportunity to place democracy at the front and center of the global agenda. 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 2023 and the Year of Action 2022.

Gender-Sensitive Scrutiny: A Guide to More Effective Law-Making and Oversight is the new guide produced by INTER PARES | Parliaments in Partnership— EU Global Project to Strengthen the Capacity of Parliaments, which aims to contribute to making democracies stronger.

Los órganos electorales (OE) son responsables de garantizar la igualdad de condiciones para la representación política y la participación significativa durante todo el ciclo electoral. Sin embargo, los datos de IDEA Internacional muestran que solo el 22% de los OE están presididos por mujeres.

The number of women in parliament is consistently low throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Many factors contribute to this situation, but studies suggest that one major factor relates to the way that women are treated on social media. This report aims to identify how women politicians fare against their male counterparts on social media and to evaluate whether women in politics face a greater challenge than men.

Political gender equality is a central pillar of democracy, as all people, independently of gender, should have an equal say in political representation and decision-making. In practice, democracies are generally better at guaranteeing gender equality than most non-democratic regimes.

In most societies across all parts of the world, gender inequalities and discrimination against women remain deeply entrenched as societies are characterised by systems, processes and practices marked by gender based discriminatory mindsets.

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Electoral management bodies (EMBs) are responsible for ensuring a level playing field for political representation and meaningful participation across the entire electoral cycle. Yet, International IDEA data shows that only 22% of EMBs themselves are chaired by women.