My obituary in The Guardian of Edward Mortimer, an intellectual giant and my close colleague under Kofi Annan: theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…

Get ready for 15 Sep: #SDG16 #DemocracyDay #InternationalDemocracyDay #InternationalDayofDemocracy

Does #democracy matter? Ghida Anani, from a UN Democracy Fund project in #Lebanon, shares why democracy is important to her. Tell us in the comments; what does democracy mean to YOU? #DemocracyDay #SDG16 UN Democracy Fund Kofi Annan Foundation United Nations Ghida Anani ABAAD MENA

Does #democracy matter? Daria Chernysheva, Yana Kolpakova and Polina Veshcheva, activists in a UN Democracy Fund project in #RussianFederation, share why democracy is important to them. Tell us below, what does democracy mean to YOU? #DemocracyDay #SDG16 Kofi Annan Foundation United Nations

Does #democracy matter? Wissem Heni, an activist in a UN Democracy Fund project in #Tunisia, shares why democracy is important to him. Tell us below, what does democracy mean to YOU? #DemocracyDay #SDG16 Kofi Annan Foundation United Nations Wissem Heni

Tomorrow's the Day: #DemocracyDay #SDG16

Today is International Democracy Day. Let's pay tribute to courageous activists around the world. #DemocracyDay #SDG16

Join the campaign for #GlobalGoals: un.cheerity.com/p/uILYvi66T un.cheerity.com

Join UNDEF in the run-up to UN Day: For citizens' assemblies, a way to give life to 'We the Peoples'.

Join UNDEF in the run-up to #UNDay: Citizens' assemblies give life to 'We the Peoples'.

Join UNDEF in the run-up to #UNDay on 24 October. Citizens' assemblies = a way to give life to 'We the Peoples".

Today is #UNDay. What does ‘We the Peoples’ - the first words of the UN Charter - mean to you? Hear how citizens’ assemblies work for true representation against distrust and polarization: bit.ly/UNDEF_OECD_Cit… #SDG16 #delibwave United Nations @OECDGov newDemocracy

Halloween is happening soon. Countdown Dracula. This year is no joke. COP26 #GlasgowCop26 #SDG13 #SDGs

Calling all civil society applicants! UN Democracy Fund window for new project proposals opens 4 November: bit.ly/3GDuKAv #SDG16

The first #project proposal to be submitted to UNDEF's new round came from Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon! Window for project proposals open until 6 Dec: un.org/democracyfund/ Tips for applicants: bit.ly/3CKGgI1 #SDG16

Civil society, you have two more weeks to apply! UNDEF's window for new project proposals: un.org/democracyfund/ Tips for applicants: bit.ly/3CKGgI1 #SDG16

Civil society, you have 12 more days to apply! UNDEF's window for new project proposals extended until 12 Dec: un.org/democracyfund/ Tips for applicants: bit.ly/3CKGgI1 #SDG16

My story on the insanity in Miami, and how it's going to happen to the rest of America, on the cover of the FT Weekend Magazine: ft.com/content/77ee0d…

UNDEF sends it best wishes for #InternationalWomensDay to its courageous project partners around the world. Such as the below in Kyrgyzstan! #IWD2022 #SDG16