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This paper identifies six action areas to strengthen responses to the high cost of politics, based on discussions from the two-day Democracy Action Partnership (DAP) event held in Indonesia and hosted by WFD in December 2024.
Report |
During a joint World Bank-WFD expert mission in Uganda, a team of experts visited parliament and engaged with the technical staff and relevant committees. The team conducted two public debt assessments and identified several key areas for reform.
Uganda |
With WFD’s support, in 2024, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka formed a collaborative, multi-stakeholder taskforce to enforce the Regulation of Election Expenditure Act (REEA), Sri Lanka’s first ever campaign finance law. WFD also supported country's first online monitoring tool to track campaign expenditure.
Strengthening parliamentary oversight of public debt in Africa. A Joint Research Initiative by Westminster Foundation for Democracy and AFRODAD.
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This brief outlines the dual nature of AI as both a democratic opportunity and threat, highlighting how manipulative AI use endangers democratic rights and national security. It advocates a "progressive realist" approach to building resilience against these threats through strategic coalitions and makes policy recommendations for countering the manipulative use of AI.
Briefing |
Strong democracies make the world secure, more stable, and more prosperous. WFD is the UK's leading democracy support organisation, working to strengthen democratic governance around the world through programmes, expert guidance and research.
This guide to the public debt management assessment toolkit (PDMAT 2.0) complements the WFD's PDMAT 2.0 by offering a detailed exploration of the tool’s methodology, practical application, and alignment with global standards. It provides users with step-by-step instructions for conducting assessments, developing targeted recommendations, and designing capacity development initiatives.
Guide |
The Public Debt Management Assessment Tool (PDMAT) is an innovative framework to strengthen parliamentary oversight of public debt management worldwide. It supports parliaments in aligning debt management practices with international standards and promoting sustainable fiscal policies and provides a framework for evaluating public debt management practices.
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A project that WFD delivers in Bangsamoro, an autonomous region in the southern Philippines, has won a UK Government Project Delivery Award, which recognises complex and ambitious projects across Government.
The Gender Safety Assessment Tool Co-creation Workshop brought together voices that embody resilience and leadership in the fight against violence against women in politics (VAWP).
The cost of politics is how much it costs to run for and be in office. Our research in Bangladesh outlines how cost of politics adversely shapes democracy in the country and what we can do about it.
Through this programme, WFD is proud to have supported women MPs across the MENA region to enhance women’s political leadership, promote pathways for women to enter politics, and strengthen legislation to protect women and girls from violence and discrimination.
This analysis has been prepared to assist the new Ministry of Social Policy, Demography, and Youth in North Macedonia in taking the necessary steps to begin its work in the youth sector.
North Macedonia | Report |
WFD is helping to make democracy meaningful to citizens in Nigeria by promoting inclusive, open, and transparent governance that responds to the voices of its citizens. Our activities support the expansion of democratic space and aim to increase the participation of young people, women, and persons with disabilities. To achieve this, WFD works closely with core democratic institutions, including the legislature, political parties, civil society, election management bodies, and the media.
WFD has been working to strengthen democracy in Sierra Leone since 2001. WFD programmes support the Parliament of Sierra Leone in its efforts to become a more open and accessible institution for all citizens. This has ushered the Parliament of Sierra Leone as a key player in the global open government space for openness and transparency. WFD has also supported many institutional strengthening and capacity building programmes of the parliament.