World Forum for Democracy 2018

Published by Ivona

Deadline: 30 May 2018
Open to: any public or private organisations/institutions worldwide
Benefits: covered travel and accommodation expenses

Description

The World Forum for Democracy is a platform for dialogue and democratic innovation which brings new ideas into the work of the Council of Europe and promotes its principles across the world. A unique event of its kind, it deals with challenges facing democracy taking as a starting point innovative initiatives and practice, and fostering debate between different actors in order to find SOLUTIONS. The Forum highlights and encourages democratic innovation to strengthen the foundations of democratic societies. A democratic exercise in itself, the Forum aims at giving the people – demos – their rightful place in political decision-making. It thus contributes to the evolution of democracy towards more participatory and inclusive structures and institutions.

The 2018 World Forum Democracy will address the fight to eradicate all forms of violence against women and women’s role in public, political and economic life, based, inter alia, on the extensive work of the Council of Europe. This includes the Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023, the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and other relevant standards and tools that feed into the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Eligibility

  • Any public or private organization is eligible to apply;
  • Organisations/institutions worldwide are invited to express their interest in presenting an initiative aimed at changing the diverse range of experiences women are facing. These initiatives should be able to share evidence about efforts that have led to the strengthening and protection of women’s rights and/or to a balanced representation of women and men in public, political and/or economic affairs.

Benefits

Travel and accommodation expenses may be covered by the Council of Europe if required.

How to Apply?

Submissions should be made by answering the questionnaire in the appendix and sending it to forum_democracy@coe.int by 30 May 2018. The World Forum Task Force will select the most interesting and relevant proposals in June 2018.

For more information please visit the official website.