Program Areas

Program Areas

We need a global health system to deal with pandemics
The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has brought into focus the need for a global health system. Infectious disease outbreaks are a global problem that nation states alone cannot tackle. To minimise
Josephine Borghi | 06.03.2020
Global survey: democracy remains popular but many are dissatisfied
Over the past few years, many commentators have become pessimistic about the future of democracy, lamenting the rise of right-populist movements stretching from the United States to India. However, the
Peter Orvetti | 03.03.2020
PyeongChang: Dialogue on UN75 and support for a more democratic UN
A joint message reviewed by participants at the end of this year’s PyeongChang Peace Forum in South Korea from 9-11 February 2020 calls for the creation of “meaningful entry points
DWB | 14.02.2020
EIU report: 2019 a year of democratic setbacks and popular protest
The twelfth edition of the Democracy Index covering 2019 that was published recently has concluded that global democracy is in its most fragile state since The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Ryan Whyte | 07.02.2020
Dissatisfaction with democracy at an all-time high, new study says
A study from the University of Cambridge’s new Centre for the Future of Democracy that was launched these days has found dissatisfaction with democracy around the world at its highest
Peter Orvetti | 04.02.2020
Civil society groups boycott G20 summit in Saudi Arabia
The fifteenth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) will be hosted by Saudi Arabia from 21–22 November 2020 in the capital city of Riyadh. According to Freedom House in
DWB | 29.01.2020
Pilot projects for a Global Voting Platform and a Global Democracy Lab
The GVP: a “new old” internet tool for global democracyTogether with Democracy without Borders, the World Parliament Experiment has been working on a Global Voting Platform (GVP).The GVP is an
Michael Weidinger and Rasmus Tenbergen | 27.01.2020
Youth present a plan for a sustainable world and global democracy
2019, a politically turbulent and eventful year, now lies behind us. Around the globe, millions of young people took a stand on the climate crisis, engaging in protests against aimless
Jakob Nehls | 16.01.2020
Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly receives Good Lobby Award
At an award ceremony last Friday in Brussels the Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) that is coordinated by Democracy Without Borders received the 2nd prize in the category
DWB | 16.12.2019
Internet freedom and security challenges: notes from the IGF 2019
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was launched by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in 2006 and since then annual meetings have been held across the world. This year, Germany
Michael Weidinger | 04.12.2019
The Alliance for Multilateralism: how will it contribute to UN 75?
The Alliance for Multilateralism that was announced by Germany and France earlier this year was launched at a ministerial meeting during the opening session of the UN General Assembly in
Andreas Bummel | 29.11.2019
1 16 17 18 19 20 28