Events

Events

Events at WFD: we host regular online and in-person events.

Past events

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08 July 2025
Money, Security & Democracy: Defending Electoral Integrity in the Digital Age

Join us for this important two-day event on 8–9 July 2025, online and in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. The conference is proudly hosted by the Central Electoral Commission of Moldova in partnership with Westminster Foundation for Democracy, International IDEA, UNDP, the Council of Europe, IFES, and the International Republican Institute and other organisations.

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19 June 2025
South East Asia: Launch of WFD's methodology to address violence against women in politics (VAWP)

This seminar will introduce WFD’s trauma-informed, cyclical risk assessment framework designed to help political institutions reflect on and address systemic risks that perpetuate violence against women in politics (VAWP). The event will feature a keynote, methodology presentation, and a high-level panel discussion with regional stakeholders.

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Online event - 30 May 2025
PLS Clinic: Closer to home – post-legislative scrutiny at sub-national level

Join us for an engaging conversation exploring the merits, requirements, and challenges of conducting Post-Legislative Scrutiny (PLS) by sub-national parliaments and assemblies.

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Online event - 19 March 2025
Electoral reform: democratic principles and global practice

The Electoral Integrity Project and WFD are pleased to announce a significant three-day online workshop examining electoral reform and democratic practices globally.

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Online event - 14 March 2025
Gender-sensitive impact assessments of legislation

Join us on Friday, 14 March 2025, for an inter-active webinar, organised by the Global Community of Practice on PLS in cooperation with the Parliament of South Africa, Chamber of Deputies of Chile and the University of London, on gender-sensitive impact assessments of legislation.

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Online event - 13 December 2024
PLS Clinic | Shaping stronger laws: Insights from Post-Legislative Scrutiny innovations in the Scottish Parliament

Join us for an engaging webinar with Dr. Tom Caygill, author of a recent report on Post-Legislative Scrutiny (PLS) in the Scottish Parliament. Discover how PLS serves as a powerful tool to assess the real-world impact of legislation long after it becomes law. 

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Inside the chamber of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ukraine's parliament. MPs sit in front of the President
Unlocking Ukraine’s future: Parliament's role in Ukraine’s transformational reconstruction and recovery

In the wake of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025, Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) invites you to a powerful and timely conversation grounded in the latest report: “The gendered impact of the Russian full-scale invasion on the priorities of Ukrainian MPs’’.

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banknotes in various currencies
Money, Security & Democracy: Defending Electoral Integrity in the Digital Age

Join us for this important two-day event on 8–9 July 2025, online and in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. The conference is proudly hosted by the Central Electoral Commission of Moldova in partnership with Westminster Foundation for Democracy, International IDEA, UNDP, the Council of Europe, IFES, and the International Republican Institute and other organisations.

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South East Asia: Launch of WFD's methodology to address violence against women in politics (VAWP)

This seminar will introduce WFD’s trauma-informed, cyclical risk assessment framework designed to help political institutions reflect on and address systemic risks that perpetuate violence against women in politics (VAWP). The event will feature a keynote, methodology presentation, and a high-level panel discussion with regional stakeholders.

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PLS Clinic: Closer to home – post-legislative scrutiny at sub-national level

Join us for an engaging conversation exploring the merits, requirements, and challenges of conducting Post-Legislative Scrutiny (PLS) by sub-national parliaments and assemblies.