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UPDATE
- CD MINISTERIAL IN BAMAKO 2007 -
The
International Advisory Committee (IAC) for the Community
of Democracies Invitations Process has released its recommendations
for which governments merit invitation to the Community of
Democracies meeting later this year in Bamako, Mali. For more
information and to view the IAC's recommendations, click
here.
Community of Democracies
Over 100 governments participated in a landmark
international political event in Warsaw, Poland in June 2000.
In an effort to further consolidate their commitment to democratic
principles, they agreed to endorse the Warsaw
Declaration, which commits them to build a Community
of Democracies as an association of democratic states
dedicated to strengthening democratic values and institutions
at home and abroad. Complementing the biennial ministerial
gathering was a parallel nongovernmental meeting of leading
democracy activists and thinkers from around the world. A
Convening Group made up of Chile, the Czech Republic, India,
Mali, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, South
Africa and the United States organized a second ministerial
meeting in Seoul, Korea in November 2002 and adopeted the
Soeul Plan of Action to deepen and sustain the commitments
made in Warsaw; a parallel forum of civil society leaders
was also convened in Seoul.
In the months leading up to the Second Ministerial,
the Democracy Coalition Project worked with the civil society
actors and convening group governments to assess which governments
should be invited as full participants, which governments
should be invited as observers and which governments should
not be invited. The invitation list can be accessed by clicking
here. To see a comparison of invitees between the the
First Ministerial in Warsaw and the Second Ministerial in
Seoul, click here.
The Democracy Coalition Project (DCP) seeks
to monitor CD governments’ implementation of the Warsaw
Declaration and Seoul Plan of Action through an assortment
of ongoing activities. These include contributing to the Community
of Democracies Ministerial Process in advance of the 2005
and 2002 meetings; actively participating in the parallel
nongovernmental process; and pressing Convening Group countries
to uphold criteria for participation in the Community of Democracies.
DCP is also working to make the Community of Democracies a
viable instrument for governments to promote democracy at
home and through the institutions to which they belong, through
means such as the Democracy Caucus at the United Nations and
other intergovernmental institutions.
Documents Related to the Community of Democracies
 Community
of Democracies Convening Group Meeting Press Release
June 2003
Grupo
de Países Convocantes de la Comunidad de Democracias
se reunió en Santiago
June 2003
Declaration
of the Convening Group of the Community of Democracies on
the Situation in Burma
June 2003
Community
of Democracies: Frequently Asked Questions
July 2002
Call
to Action
On May 7, 2002, leading figures from civil society, business,
politics and academia from every continent issued a joint
statement calling on citizens to urge governments to deepen
democracy at the national and international levels.
Call to Action (translated into 4 languages)
French
Spanish
Russian
Arabic
The
Role of Regional and Multinational Organizations in the Promotion
and Defense of Democracy: Final Report of the Community of
Democracies’ Conference
Washington, D.C., February 20–21, 2002
Meeting
of Regional and Multilateral Organizations on Promoting and
Defending Democracy. Final Communiqué of the Community
of Democracies Convening Group
Washington, DC, February 20–21, 2002
Joint
Statement of Foreign Ministers of the Convening Group during
the Millennium Assembly of the United Nations
September 12, 2000
Statement
issued by the Convening Group of the Community of Democracies
concerning the terrorist attacks in the United States
September 19, 2001
Resolution
adopted by the UN General Assembly: Promoting and Consolidating
Democracy
February 28, 2001
Egypt
letter to Bush
June 6, 2002
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Warsaw Declaration
English
French
Spanish
Russian
Arabic
Turkish
Ukrainian
Georgian
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Community of Democracies meetings held to
date:
• Non-Governmental
Forum, 10–12 November 2002, Seoul, Korea
• Seoul
Ministerial 2002
• Warsaw
Ministerial 2000 |
