Foreign Affairs Ministers from around the world attended the High Level Democracy Meeting in Kraków, Poland, to discuss current challenges to democracy. This event highlights the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Community of Democracies, running from 2-4 July 2010.
The conference "Women Solidarity for Democracy" organized by the Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies ...
Professor Bronislaw Geremek was a crucial contributor to the democratic transformation in Poland and abroad. He was one of the architects of the first free elections in Poland and of the Round Table.
On Thursday, 24 September 2009 in New York City, an Informal Ministerial Meeting of the Community of Democracies has been organized by the Permanent Mission of Lithuania during the United Nations General Assembly.
On the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Community of Democracies, eighty official delegations from around the world, including forty at the ministerial level, gathered In Krakow, Poland July 2-4 to reaffirm their commitment to democracy at the High Level Democracy Meeting (HLDM). Hosted by the Polish government and organized by the Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies, the event drew official delegations from New Zealand, Chile, Indonesia, North America, Kenya and Europe as well as 200 civil society activists from Burma/Myanmar, Zimbabwe, China, Russia and Cuba, among others. The legendary Solidarity leader, Lech Wałesa, and former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright were among the guests. European, African and North American Parliamentarians convened in the newly formed Parliamentary Forum at the initiative of Lithuania, which currently holds the chairmanship of the Community of Democracies.
In exploring and integrating social networking tools to promote democracy worldwide the Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies presents four influential bloggers who have written for us on the concepts outlined and presented at the High Level Democracy Meeting. The blogs encompass major aspects of democracy: role of women and activists in democratization processes, opportunities and threats to democracy posed by new technologies and the interdependent relationship between democracy and economics. More:
The White House. Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release July 03, 2010
Today, Foreign Ministers from around the world gather in Krakow to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Community of Democracies. The United States was a leader in the formation of the Community of Democracies, and remains firmly committed to supporting its efforts to advance democratic values and institutions.
Its founding document – the Warsaw Declaration – stands as a powerful expression of our shared commitment to universal values and democratic principles. Ten years ago, 106 nations affirmed their dedication to respecting and upholding core democratic values including the right of citizens to choose their representatives through regular, free, and fair elections with universal and equal suffrage; to equal protection under the law; and to freedom of opinion and expression, peaceful assembly and association, and freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. The Warsaw Declaration also recognizes a core lesson that the United States draws from our own democratic journey: transparent, participatory, and accountable democratic institutions are essential for protecting and upholding these universal values.
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