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Support of new International Anti-Corruption Court on the rise
Transparency and justice are crucial elements of democracy. There has been, however, a global decline in justice and the rule of law since 2016. The latest Corruption Perceptions Index released
Ksenia Karpova | 05.08.2024
The trajectory of humanity will demand UN Charter reform
At a most basic level, the fundamental problem we face today in international governance is our failure to adjust our economic and political institutions to the imperative needs of a
Dan Perell and Heba Aly | 02.07.2024
Survey: majorities in G20+ countries support global democracy proposals
The “Global Report on Attitudes to Political and Economic Transformation 2024”, published in June 2024, offers a detailed analysis of public opinion across 22 countries, including 18 G20 nations. Commissioned
DWB | 24.06.2024
Sustainable Development Report calls for a UN Parliament, goals off track
This week, on June 17, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) published their annual Sustainable Development Report which evaluates and ranks the performance of UN Member States on the
DWB | 19.06.2024
Community of Democracy debates new UN Special Rapporteur in Warsaw
On 11 June, representatives of the 30 member states of the Community of Democracies (CoD) convened for a meeting of their Governing Council in the Polish capital Warsaw, the location
DWB | 13.06.2024
A plea for transnational groups in international parliaments
On June 9th, Europe will vote. On this day, over 370 million citizens of the European Union’s 27 Member States have the opportunity to directly elect their members of the
Simon Taverna | 07.06.2024
Faith in democracy remains high at 85% in 53-country survey
According to the 2024 edition of the Democracy Perception Index, support of democracy has remained high across the world over the past six years. An average of 85% of survey
DWB | 04.06.2024
Proposals for inclusive global governance put forward at UN conference
Proposals for inclusive global governance were discussed in two sessions at the UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi and then presented to the conference plenary. The event, held at UN
DWB | 22.05.2024
MEGA: New campaign aims at strengthening global environmental governance
At a hybrid meeting held in Geneva on March 26, 2024, a new global campaign was launched that aims to strengthen environmental governance. Mobilizing an Earth Governance Alliance (MEGA) will
Nelleke Dekkers | 03.04.2024
Appointment of UN Rapporteur discussed at Democracy Summit in Seoul
At the Third Summit for Democracy in Seoul, hosted by the South Korean government, an event was held during the civil society and youth segment on March 19th to discuss
DWB | 27.03.2024
Civil society fights global human rights, governance and climate failures
Hypocrisy by powerful countries undermined the rules-based international order in 2023, making it harder to promote human rights and resolve the world’s most devastating wars, global civil society alliance CIVICUS
DWB | 14.03.2024
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