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In the aftermath of the 4 August explosions that devastated large parts of the Lebanese capital, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF Programme Officer Jaime Palacios visited four Beirut-based civil society groups.
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A range of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF civil society projects have responded to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF¡¯s call for action against falsehoods, conspiracy theories, disinformation and hate speech.
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF¡¯s civil society projects in more than 15 countries have swiftly answered Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF¡¯s call to empower women to take action against gender-based violence.
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The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Democracy Fund is working closely with its civil society project organizations to address and counteract the wide range of ways the Covid-19 crisis may impair democracy and increase authoritarianism.
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Launched early in 2019, an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project seeks to amplify the rights and voices of Syrian women and girls and increase their participation in social, political and cultural life.
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In Colombia, Fundaci¨®n para la Libertad de Prensa is working to improve the quality of news from rural areas or so called information deserts, particularly those affected by armed conflict. Supported by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF, a mobile¡
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The annual Athens Democracy Forum was held on 9-11 October 2019, in association with The New York Times, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Democracy Fund and the City of Athens. This year¡¯s programme centred around the theme Reinventing Democracy: New¡
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF joined forces with International IDEA and the Inter-Parliamentary Union on 16 September 2019 to mark the International Day of Democracy with an event at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters focused on participation and inclusion.
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Almost 50 two-year projects totalling almost ten million dollars have been approved for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF¡¯s 13th Round of funding. In this Round, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF received 2,307 project proposals from organizations in 141 countries, the vast¡
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF organized an unprecedented discussion at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters on 15 July on what constitutes democracy, as well as on ways to energize the momentum around Sustainable Goal 16.
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Three projects in China, Laos and Vietnam advance the rights of vulnerable youth.
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF Executive Head Annika Savill chaired a session of a Chatham House conference on Kofi Annan's legacy in June 2019, in which panellists included Raila Odinga, Kenya's former Prime Minister.
Engaging Haiti¡¯s Youth in the Fight Against Corruption and Impunity
Voice to Action: International Day of Democracy 2025
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SDG Lounge - Growing Local Solutions
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Navigating AI for Governance and Citizen Engagement
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Empowering the next generation: Democracy for climate justice
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SDG Roundtable: Marking 75 Years of Human Rights and Civil Society Participation
SDG Dialogues: International Day of Democracy 2022
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF Partner Protecting Media Freedom
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