Articles and News

GIZ Strengthening Ukraine's EU Accession

in the Rule of Law 3.E4U

The project aims to assist the government of Ukraine in its efforts to align Ukrainian legislation with the European Union aquis, focused on key rule of law negotiation Chapters, i.e. Judiciary and Fundamental Rights (Chapter 23) and Justice, Freedom and Security (Chapter 24) that lie at the heart
of the EU’s Copenhagen membership criteria. Specifically, the project aims to build the capacities of key Ukrainian government actors, including the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine (DPMO) and the Government Office for Coordination on
European and Euro-Atlantic Integration (GOCEEI) within the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The project works in three action areas of focused on 1) providing expertise, 2) facilitating experience and 3) fostering high-level political exchange. Nathalie Ebead is the Gender Lead on the project.

8th International Conference (2023): Democracy and Elections in Asia

23 to 25 August 2023

The conference marked a return to fully on-site participation, with over 130 attendees hailing from more than 20 countries. Across 21 panels, 90 speakers engaged with the audience, with 53% male and 47% female presenters. Throughout the three days, the following major themes were discussed: the role and activism of youth, women, minority groups and social movements in democratic political participation; the impact of law, money, technology and social media towards electoral behaviours and processes; and on the competency of electoral institutions in pursuing accountability and implementation of anti-corruption measures. Additionally, six country panels covered Myanmar, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, providing an insider look into these nations’ experiences in building democratic resilience.

CRPH and International IDEA Myanmar discussed future cooperation between two sides for the Year 2023

January 11, 2023

The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) and the International IDEA Myanmar met and discussed cooperation matters for the year 2023 on 10 January 2023 (Tuesday) at 8 PM Myanmar Time.

In the meeting, the CRPH briefed its planned agenda for 2023 and asked possible support for specific areas and the International IDEA presented its programs and their possible supports to the CRPH’s functions and plans.

Myanmar’s first post-coup People’s Assembly decides on 30 per cent women’s quota

March 3, 2022

Women make up over half of Myanmar’s population, yet significant obstacles remain for women to be able to participate in political processes and to achieve equal representation in Myanmar’s state institutions. By: Nathalie Ebead

United Nations Preparatory Process for the Global Compact on Migration Informal Thematic Session on ‘Human Rights of all migrants, social inclusion, cohesion, and all forms of discrimination, including racism, xenophobia and intolerance’

May 8-9, 2020 / Geneva

Panel 2: Social Inclusion and Cohesion : Statement by Nathalie Ebead, Head of Democracy Assessment, Analysis and Advisory Unit International IDEA

10 ways to create more inclusive cities for refugees – innovations from Sweden, Kenya and Uganda

July 5, 2017

How can our cities use social innovation to change the way our society address refugee integration? This panel will discuss challenges and opportunities of creating inclusive cities for all.

The Guardian: Populism and immigration pose major threat to global democracy, study says

November 15, 2017

Inequality and vulnerability of technology-based voting systems to corruption also identified by researchers as factors in slowing spread of democracy

The Global State of Democracy: Exploring Democracy’s Resilience

December 1, 2017

European Endowment for Democracy (EED): “Citizens are key to stop democratic backsliding”, said Nathalie Ebead, Head of Democracy Assessment, Analysis and Advisory of International IDEA, at the launch event in Brussels.