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UN Democracy Fund announces new call for proposals from civil society

The UN Democracy Fund has asked us to post information about a forthcoming funding round for civil society-led work on projects that can advance and support democracy. 

We’re happy to do so, in the hope that NGOs based in middle and low…

The UN on climate change as a security threat and on democracy

UN NYCI came across two interesting new UN documents whilst in New York earlier this week. Both are dated September 11th 2009; 9/11.

The first is a Guidance Note of the Secretary General on the United Nations Approach to Democracy. This has emerged out of consultations within…

Open letter to Ban Ki-moon on Democracy and Climate Change

John Elkington, Halina Ward

On the occasion of the second International Day of Democracy, FDSD Chair John Elkington and Director Halina Ward write to United Nations Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon on the subject of equipping democracy for resilience in the face…

Press Release on Democracy and Climate Change

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Climate Policy could threaten democratic freedoms, warns NGO

EMBARGOED TO 00:01 GMT, 15th September 2009

In an open letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon published on their new website today, the second International Day of…

Global governance, democracy and sustainable development

Democracy between nations

The challenges of achieving democracy in relations between governments are well known.

In the United Nations, voting generally proceeds on the basis of ‘one country one vote’, not ‘one citizen one vote’. There is no ‘world parliament of citizens’…