Westminster Foundation for Democracy

 
Welcome to the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), the UK's leading democracy-building foundation.

Established in 1992, WFD is an independent public body sponsored by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The organisation provides expertise in developing parliaments, political party structures and civil society organisations – the institutions that make up a functioning democracy. Click here to read more about what we do, and click here to read about where we work.

Recent news

Discussion on Western Balkans study at London School of Economics
08 May 2013
WB
A study which highlights the role of parliaments across the Western Balkans in economic and regulatory reform was presented at an event at the London School of Economics on Tuesday 7th May 2013.
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WFD hosts delegation from Public Accounts Committee of Myanmar
22 April 2013
meeting with speaker
WFD is this week hosting a delegation of members from the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Union of Myanmar. During a five-day study visit, the four member delegation will have the chance to observe how the UK's Public Accounts Committee operates, as well as the workings of the National Audit Office and parliament generally.
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Study on economic perspectives of Western Balkans presented in Brussels
15 April 2013
Brussels panel
More than 100 representatives from economic and academic institutes and think-tanks, as well as from parliaments across the Western Balkans, attended a workshop in Brussels in April to hear the results of a study on 'Economic and European Perspectives of Western Balkan Countries'.
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WFD and Arab Training Centre hold workshop as part of Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union conference in Kuwait
12 April 2013
Dina at APU
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy and the Arab Institute for Parliamentary Training and Legislative Studies held a workshop as part of the 19th annual conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, this year held in Kuwait from 9-11 April.
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Study highlights the role of parliaments across Western Balkans in economic and regulatory reform
26 March 2013
conference balkans
The importance that committees of finance and economy play in enabling parliaments across the Western Balkans to scrutinise relevant legislation, and thereby set regulation that better promotes sustainable economic development in the region, has been highlighted in a recent study.
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