| | | * |  | | IFES CELEbrates 2021 Summit for democracy and year of democratic action | | | "Now is the time to pursue big ideas to address systemic challenges. Now is the time to think of solutions not to single acts of repression, but to the ability of malign actors to act with impunity." Anthony N. Banbury, IFES President
The Summit for Democracy was a whirlwind of insightful virtual events that spanned Dec. 8-10, 2021. The run-up to the Summit was equally dynamic, with a rich array of official and unofficial events held around the globe over the last two months. Throughout these activities, IFES’ core priorities were front and center, including the importance of safeguarding voting rights and election results, combatting corruption, advancing diverse political leadership and civic engagement, and ensuring the use of technology for good. Watch the Summit for Democracy
Ahead of the Summit, IFES President Anthony Banbury joined Amb. Derek Mitchell of NDI and Dr. Daniel Twining of IRI to discuss the role of these three organizations in strengthening democracies. Consortium for Elections & Political Processes: Democracy Roundtable IFES rallied together with likeminded organizations to promote "Five Messages for the Summit for Democracy." Learn more about the "Five Messages" |  | | Summit for Democracy Side Event: Disability-Inclusive Democracy in Action: Opportunities and Challenges | Friday, Dec. 3, was International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and in celebration IFES participated in Disability-Inclusive Democracy in Action: Opportunities and Challenges, an official Summit for Democracy side event. This important event – co-hosted by the governments of the United States, Norway and the United Kingdom – was moderated by President Biden's Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, Sara Minkara.
Virginia Atkinson, IFES Senior Global Advisor on Inclusion, hosted the first session on "Exercising the Right to Vote." The panelists in this session discussed ways electoral management bodies can and do make electoral activities inclusive of people with all types of disabilities.
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| | YOUNG PACIFIC ISLAND LEADERS ADVANCING DISABILITY RIGHTS, EDUCATION AND YOUTH PARTICIPATION | In partnership with the University of South Pacific Student Association (USPSA), IFES, with support from USAID, launched the interactive virtual webinar series "Youth Advocacy for Inclusive COVID-19 Response and Recovery." Young advocates throughout the Pacific Islands collaborated to develop an inclusive policy platform for Pacific youth, identifying three key priority areas: education, disability rights and youth participation.
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Global: Politico highlighted the CEPPS democracy roundtable in their Global Insider daily newsletter and mentioned IFES president Tony Banbury's participation on behalf of IFES. Voto Digital reported on IFES' release of the "Five Messages for the Democracy Summit." in conjunction with the Democracy Summit. ReliefWeb published a report on violence targeting women in politics by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), which references IFES findings.
Columbia: Semana reported on the establishment of the International Electoral Observation Mission, which included IFES.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Actualite reported on IFES' Mountaga Sylla meeting with CENI President Denis Kadima.
Honduras: STN Honduras reported on the Association of Journalists of Honduras (CPH) training their members on electoral issues in collaboration with IFES. Proceso Digital reported on the National Electoral Council thanking the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of El Salvador and IFES for the loan of electoral equipment.
India: The Election Commission of India published a notice on the release of international training modules on election management in collaboration with IFES.
Montenegro: The Network for the Affirmation of the Non-Governmental Sector reported on the XIV National Anti-Corruption Conference, where IFES' Magnus Ohman was a panelist.
Sudan: Al Taghyeer reported on a meeting between the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission Sudan (UNITAMS) and pro-democracy organizations, including IFES.
Tunisia: La Presse reported on the efforts of the Youth Council of M'saken, carried out through the IFES-supported ‘Reporters of Local Democracy’ program.
Zimbabwe: The News Hawks reported on the suspension of a mobile voter registration program and referenced a 2013 IFES report.
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