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WFD’s politically neutral programme in Venezuela works on a cross-party basis and a wide range of civil society organisations in Venezuela to support their capacity to research and respond to the priorities of citizens.
In the past, WFD Venezuela supported the National Assembly of Venezuela in becoming a more responsive institution that can effectively represent citizens, develop quality legislation and provide oversight of government, by implementing a modernisation strategy, designed by the Assembly with WFD support.
In the past, WFD Venezuela supported the National Assembly of Venezuela in becoming a more responsive institution that can effectively represent citizens, develop quality legislation and provide oversight of government, by implementing a modernisation strategy, designed by the Assembly with WFD support.
Following the Conference on Environmental Democracy, WFD commissioned research from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, which explores how a greater focus on environmental democracy and governance may help address climate change and environmental degradation. The study with recommendations for policymakers is available here.
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This study explores the potential for development cooperation to help address climate change and environmental degradation through greater focus on environmental governance.
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Preliminary Statement of the WFD Thematic Election Expert Observation Mission The Gambia Presidential Election 2021
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WFD's CEO Anthony Smith picks out nine highlights from the new UK Government white paper on international development, which is a big step forward in the integration of democratic governance into international development policy.
WFD Maldives is seeking the services of individuals providing translation and interpretation services between Dhivehi and English.
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This paper examines the implementation of recommendations made by several leading international observers in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, and Uganda. It reveals both similarities and differences in the factors that shape the implementation of recommendations between these countries.
WFD is trying to be a different kind of learning organisation, and one of the first steps towards that has been the addition of pre-set learning questions to our programmatic quarterly reports.
WFD's new chairperson and new Board members appointed by the Foreign Secretary
On July 14th, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) released its new brief, entitled “The Role of Parliament in Public Debt Management Weathering the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond”. Here are five compelling arguments, discussed in the brief, for parliamentary involvement in public debt management.
Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG16) is a hugely significant commitment because it makes an explicit connection between global development and the importance of peace, justice and good governance. Democratic institutions have an important role to play in delivering the Global Goals everywhere.
With public debt rising around the world, effective parliamentary oversight has never been more essential. Recognising this, Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is leading efforts to generate insight and craft and deploy global tools that empower parliaments to play their rightful oversight role.
WFD Taiwan is working to strengthening democratic resilience by developing evidence-based research and fostering long-term partnerships between democratic actors in Taiwan and their international counterparts. Since November 2021, WFD has been building a strong evidence base of what works in strengthening democratic resilience. This includes conducting political economy analysis, public perception polling, and facilitating roundtable discussions between Taiwan and international peers. Our research, analysis, and engagement provide democratic actors with valuable insights to reinforce democratic values such as transparency, accountability and inclusion.
A delegation from Malawi and Zambia met with members of the Scottish Parliament and officials from the Scottish Government International Development Team as part of a mutual learning exchange organised by the Scottish National Party (SNP) WFD programme.