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Ministerial Declarations
V Ministerial Meeting Declaration on Honduras
The Community of Democracies,Expressing its grave concerns at the political situation in Honduras, a participant of the Community of Democracies, and the overthrow of its constitutionally elected President,
Reaffirming its commitment to respect and uphold the specific principles and provisions agreed to in the Community of Democracies Ministerial Conferences and to implement the actions thereof, and in particular, its Resolve jointly to cooperate to discourage and resist the threat to democracy posed by the overthrow of constitutionally elected governments,
Lisbon Declaration of the Community of Democracies
We the Participants in the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies held in Lisbon on the 11th and 12th of July 2009:Sharing the common vision of a future for the world as a space of freedom and justice for all,
Reiterating that our Community is based on the respect for the universal values of human dignity, for the principle of equality, for the rule of law and for human rights,
Bamako Consensus
The Community of Democracies
2007
1. We the participants in the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies held in
2. Declare our commitment to build on our shared principles and goals to promote democracy in all regions of the world, to support the integrity of democratic processes in societies on the democratic path and to coordinate policies to enhance the effectiveness of democratic governance.
Santiago Commitment
We, the Participants in the Third Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies held in Santiago on April 28-30, 2005 approve:
Reaffirming the vital importance of the observance of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, the International Bill of Human Rights, as well as the fundamental principles of international law.
Recommitting to act in accordance with universally recognized standards of human rights with the purpose of strengthening dialogue and cooperation between states, peoples and individuals.
Seoul Plan of Action
Democracy: Investing for Peace and Prosperity
November 12, 2002
We, the Participants in the Second Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies held in Seoul on 10-12 November 2002, affirm that the essential elements of representative democracy in all its forms are: respect for human rights – civil, political, economic, social and cultural – including freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion and conscience; access to and free exercise of power in accordance with the rule of law; the holding of periodic free and fair elections based on secret balloting and universal suffrage monitored by independent election authorities; freedom of association including the right to form independent political parties; separation of powers, especially an independent judiciary; and constitutional subordination of all state institutions, including the military, to the legally-constituted civilian authority. We also reaffirm the Warsaw Declaration which includes our common commitment to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and fundamental principles of international law.
Warsaw Declaration
Toward a Community of Democracies
Ministerial Conference
Final Warsaw Declaration
Warsaw, Poland, June 27, 2000
We the participants from✳
Republic of Albania, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Argentine Republic, Republic ofArmenia, Australia, Republic of Austria, Azerbaijani Republic, People's Republic of Bangladesh,Kingdom of Belgium, Belize, Republic of Benin, Republic of Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Republic of Botswana, Federative Republic of Brazil, Republic of Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,Canada, Republic of Cape Verde, Republic of Chile, Republic of Colombia, Republic of CostaRica, Republic of Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Kingdom of Denmark,Commonwealth of Dominica, Dominican Republic, Republic of Ecuador, Arab Republic ofEgypt, Republic of El Salvador, Republic of Estonia, Republic of Finland, Georgia, FederalRepublic of Germany, Republic of Guatemala, Republic of Haiti, Hellenic Republic, Republic ofHungary, Republic of Iceland, Republic of India, Republic of Indonesia, Ireland, State of Israel,Italian Republic, Japan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Republic of Kenya, Republic of Korea,State of Kuwait, Republic of Latvia, Kingdom of Lesotho, Principality of Liechtenstein,Republic of Lithuania, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,Republic of Madagascar, Republic of Malawi, Republic of Mali, Republic of Malta, Republic ofMauritius, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Principality of Monaco, Mongolia, Kingdom ofMorocco, Republic of Mozambique, Republic of Namibia, Kingdom of Nepal, Kingdom of theNetherlands, New Zealand, Republic of Nicaragua, Republic of the Niger, Federal Republic ofNigeria, Kingdom of Norway, Republic of Panama, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Paraguay,Republic of Peru, Republic of the Philippines, Republic of Poland, Portuguese Republic, State ofQatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome andPrincipe, Republic of Senegal, Republic of Seychelles, Slovak Republic, Republic of Slovenia,Republic of South Africa, Kingdom of Spain, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka,Kingdom of Sweden, Swiss Confederation, United Republic of Tanzania, Kingdom of Thailand,Republic of Tunisia, Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain andNorthern Ireland, United States of America, Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Bolivarian Republicof Venezuela, Republic of Yemen,
in the Community of Democracies Ministerial Meeting convened in Warsaw, 26 - 27 June 2000: