“The commission has been set a task of determining how many extra TDs Ireland’s growing population needs & where to put them.” An Coimisiún Toghcháin, The Electoral Commission CEO Art O’Leary speaks with Hugh O'Connell in today’s Sunday Irish Independent m.independent.ie/irish-news/ele…

🇬🇦 La Fondation Kofi Annan condamne le coup d'État au #Gabon . Les meneurs des récents coups d'État en Afrique n'ont pas réussi à assurer la sécurité et la prospérité de leur peuple, et n’ont pas tenu leurs promesses de rétablir une gouvernance démocratique. Le Gabon ne fera pas

“The grip of democratic ideals and principles is loosening generation-by-generation, a finding that should alarm—but perhaps not surprise us,” Open Society President Mark Malloch-Brown writes. #OpenSocietyBarometer newsweek.com/democracy-risk…

Never change United Nations, never change.

📢 #WYDE Accountability Hubs Update! ⤵ 💪 From June to November 2023, our 20 young African leaders are strengthening their skills in democratic and accountable leadership through the WYDE Civic Engagement Accountability Hubs training programme. 💡 Their training includes

#AthensForum in the press 🗞️ | "Creating a place for all of us" by Mary Cardaras for Kathimerini English Edition "The Athens Democracy Forum is set to open its 11th conference (...) an important conference that presents world problems and offers solutions" ekathimerini.com/opinion/122090…

En route to the #AthensForum and looking forward to 3 days of lively debate and discussion on the future of democracy!

Great morning so far at Athens Democracy Forum - Iain Walker was brilliant, lots of ideas from the panel on the building blocks of democracy - and now of course #TeensforDemocracy making it clear why they need to be at the table..

At the opening ceremony for #AthensForum- great panel and fantastic to hear Jutta Urpilainen cite the need to engage young people and the importance of the EU-funded #WYDE programme- find out more about our role here: kofiannanfoundation.org/our-work/women… #WYDEYouth Athens Democracy Forum @EPD

This Athens Democracy Forum panel on democracy in Africa is fantastic. Caroline Gaita + Adama Sanneh are brilliant and Namatai Kwekweza🇿🇼 has set an incredibly high standard for future Kofi Annan Foundation NextGen Democracy Prize winners. If you work on #democracy anywhere on the continent, go watch it

Élections 🗳️ en #RDC 🇨🇩: il faudra examiner en profondeur les réformes électorales à mettre en œuvre d’ici au prochain scrutin pour en assurer la transparence et pour renforcer la légitimité démocratique des institutions du pays. Voir le Communiqué de la Fondation Kofi Annan 👉🏼:

Thanks Athens Democracy Forum for the feature and the interview by The New York Times and special thanks to the Kofi Annan Foundation. The continued conversation around human dignity and the insistence on the African being an equivalent is important for justice, equality and democracy! WELEAD TRUST

We are deeply concerned about reports that Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize winner Namatai Kwekweza🇿🇼 has been detained by security services in Harare. We call on the Zimbabwean authorities to confirm her whereabouts and explain what charges are being brought against her. Without

Last week, ZANU PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa admitted there was no reason to continue to detain Namatai Kwekweza🇿🇼. Today, 26 August 2024, despite evidence of her innocence, the courts continue to deny Namatai’s bail and have extended her detention until 5 September

Preparations for an election of sorts being set in motion in Myanmar. It cannot possibly meet the requirements for a free and fair poll, but Myanmar’s neighbors appear prepared to support it, believing that a flawed first step is better than none at all. rfa.org/english/news/m…

Thank you Kettering Foundation for hosting this great discussion - I look forward to many more in the future!

This really was a fantastic evening and a huge privilege to hear from many who worked directly with #KofiAnnan - as always, a masterclass from Mark Malloch-Brown on multilateralism and the ebbs and flows of the #UnitedNations

⚠️ Kofi Annan Foundation warns of high risk of electoral violence in #USElections2024 and calls for responsible political leadership. As Americans prepare to head to the polls, a new Electoral Vulnerability Index developed by the Kofi Annan Foundation with UpSight QRA, an