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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.
The 2017 - 2018 Annual Report and Accounts were laid before Parliament on 19 July 2018
The analysis “Delayed youth participation – Local elections 2021” looks at the youth representation in the local elections in North Macedonia, held in 2021.
North Macedonia | Report |
WFD hosted a Finnish delegation on a 4-day visit to Kenya informed by the progress and success of the implementation of a disability inclusion programme in the country.
Kenya |
This inaugural initiative served to build capacity in Malaysian legislators to develop a deeper understanding of gender mainstreaming and gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) through its application in a bottom-up approach within their constituency projects and programmes.
Malaysia | Report |
WFD’s Director of Research and Evaluation Graeme Ramshaw explores how in governance, looking at how and why things happen can be just as important as the end result.
In less than a year’s time, Nigerians will be heading to the polls. The 2023 general elections scheduled for February/March 2023 will be the 7th since the country returned to democratic governance 23 years ago. This is the longest period of democratic governance in the history of Nigeria. While this is the case, there are a few challenges to be addressed in the journey towards strengthening democracy.
Nigeria |
WFD engages with international partners to strengthen public commitment to and mobilise resources for supporting democracy around the world, helping to accelerate international action to reverse the decline in global democracy.
Around the world, a deliberative wave has been growing as innovative ways of involving citizens in policy-making have gained traction with governments and citizens. And Africa is no exception: From deliberative participatory budgeting in Kenya, and addressing corruption in Malawi, to risk management in flood prone areas in Uganda, deliberative processes are certainly refreshing democracy in Africa.