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Over 100 people from all backgrounds – local and community organisations, business, academia and politics – attended a WFD conference, pledging to do more to champion women’s rights in Malaysia.
Malaysia |
WFD will implement a £4 million programme to build trust in democratic institutions and support the political engagement of minorities and vulnerable groups in 18 developing countries across the Commonwealth.
With half of the biggest election year ever to come, what can we learn from South Africa and India's 2024 elections? When leaders are facing electoral warnings for broken promises and strongman politics, strong and independent electoral institutions can make all the difference.
This case study examines the importance and the key role of gender-sensitive data in gender-sensitive post-legislative scrutiny.
Briefing |
Spending two days with passionate, intelligent people is incredibly cathartic. That’s especially true when those people have come together to tackle one of the world’s most intractable problems – gender inequality in politics.
The 2017 - 2018 Annual Report and Accounts were laid before Parliament on 19 July 2018
Alex Thier reflects on the importance of democratic governance for sustainable development following the High Level Political Forum in New York.
While we need virtual parliaments, we do not need them at all costs.
WFD has been active in Tunisia since 2011. Our work focused on supporting the Tunisian legislature on constitutional drafting and strengthening the parliament’s oversight, legislative and representative roles. We also worked with Tunisian political parties to promote the leadership of women and youth, and supported civil society to inform and influence policy making.
The analysis conducted by WFD explores the current model of parliamentary budget oversight in Montenegro.
As each and every day takes us closer to the 2030 goal of achieving the sustainable development goals, we need policies that can close the inequality gap to be backed up by allocating adequate resources in the budget towards actualising them. Gender-responsive budgeting is part of the way forward.
On 14th November 2019, the young people of East Africa elected Ashura Michael, a deaf youth activist from Kenya, as one of four Speakers of their Youth Parliament.
The survey conducted by WFD provides insights about the level of political awareness among Serbian citizens, their outlook on domestic political issues and progress, viewpoints on the status of women and youth in society, and their stance on current international affairs.
Serbia | Study |
The present document identifies the role of gender-specific legislation for achieving gender equality and the potential contribution of post-legislative scrutiny for de facto gender equality. It focuses on important elements of a ‘good’ post-legislative scrutiny of gender-specific legislation and concludes with learning points for Parliamentary Committees.
Study |
This research provides a comparative analysis of civic education across Europe, focusing on three specific case studies - from Denmark, France, and Croatia. It concludes with recommendations for potentially reforming civic education in North Macedonia.
North Macedonia | Other |