The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) bestowed the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Award to the Balkan regional network of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) for its work on peacebuilding and reconciliation in the Balkans. In his speech accepting the award on behalf of the organization on September 30, 2019, Ivan…
Today, on September 15, 2019, we join democrats around the world in celebrating the International Day of Democracy under the theme “Participation!” The World Movement continues to encourage participation by facilitating dialogue that engages youth, musicians, and artists—all who stand to benefit from democracy, but are often excluded from democracy discussions. Recently, the World Movement…
The Maghreb Economic Forum (MEF) is an independent Think-and-Do Tank founded in 2011 on the premise of supporting economic and social development in the Maghreb region. Our mission is to convene and mobilize diverse actors to catalyze sustainable economic and social development in the Maghreb. MEF believes that an informed, active citizenry is the key…
Originally published on Facebook. As we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the World Movement for Democracy (WMD) today, I look back with a spirit of gratitude at some of the life-changing moments I have had with this movement. My engagement with the World Movement for Democracy began in March 2015 when I was invited to…