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Quality education is essential for a country to alleviate poverty. That is why this week, a delegation from the Union Parliament of Myanmar visited South Africa to learn more about education policy, as they strive to push for landmark reforms.
Myanmar | 26 April 2019
COVID-19 emergency legislation is often fast-tracked, approved without much parliamentary scrutiny, expanding executive powers while limiting individual rights. Can sunset clauses provide a counterbalance by guaranteeing the temporary nature of the COVID-19 emergency legislation? Experience from anti-terrorism legislation suggests that sunset clauses may reinject democratic accountability, but only if there is a high quality and evidence-based review practice.
27 October 2020
On 24 August 2017, Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) in partnership with Sierra Leone Union on Disability Issues (SLUDI), launched a new National Agenda for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the electoral and political process ahead of Sierra Leone’s 2018 elections.
Sierra Leone | 25 August 2017
The establishment of a coalition for change rallying government representatives, businesses, education and civil society actors and an important study on the cost on youth emigration, supported by WFD, led to raising awareness on the issue, the inclusion of the cost of youth emigration in the proposal of the government’s Strategy on Economic Migration of the Republic of Serbia and the establishing of the ‘Returning Point” program.
Serbia | 27 January 2021
Two recent developments in the Lebanese Parliament show the progress being made in the country to achieve the sustainable development goals and uphold human rights.
Lebanon | 25 January 2022
WFD supports UK political parties to undertake direct programming.
07 January 2022
Around the world, WFD is helping to make countries’ political systems more accountable. In an accountable political system, citizens can hold people with power responsible for their decisions, usually via parliament and civil society.
01 April 2021
In 2012, WFD started working in Pakistan by supporting the federal and provincial legislatures. Over the years, WFD has worked with stakeholders both at federal and provincial level to strengthen the parliamentary system in Pakistan.
Currently, WFD’s work in Pakistan focuses on two themes. Firstly, promoting accountable politics by assisting the parliament to scrutinise government performance through legislative and financial oversight mechanisms. Secondly, WFD Pakistan works to improve marginalised and vulnerable groups’ formal and informal political participation. This includes strengthening women’s political leadership to help achieve meaningful formal political participation for women in Pakistan.
To achieve these aims, WFD works with with Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS), Women Parliamentary Caucus Pakistan, standing committee of Climate Change, Public Accounts Committees, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) task-forces and secretariats at federal and provincial levels.
Currently, WFD’s work in Pakistan focuses on two themes. Firstly, promoting accountable politics by assisting the parliament to scrutinise government performance through legislative and financial oversight mechanisms. Secondly, WFD Pakistan works to improve marginalised and vulnerable groups’ formal and informal political participation. This includes strengthening women’s political leadership to help achieve meaningful formal political participation for women in Pakistan.
To achieve these aims, WFD works with with Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS), Women Parliamentary Caucus Pakistan, standing committee of Climate Change, Public Accounts Committees, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) task-forces and secretariats at federal and provincial levels.
13 December 2021
WFD’s politically-neutral programme in Venezuela works on a cross-party basis and has recently worked with civil society organisations by improving their capacity to conduct statistical research on issues important to Venezuelan citizens.
In the past, WFD Venezuela has 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. We have previously worked with the National Assembly’s Modernisation Committee, as well as with different party groups, to implement a modernisation strategy, designed by the Assembly with WFD support.
In the past, WFD Venezuela has 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. We have previously worked with the National Assembly’s Modernisation Committee, as well as with different party groups, to implement a modernisation strategy, designed by the Assembly with WFD support.
26 November 2021
A strong, healthy democracy needs constant care and attention, even in good times. During a crisis we need to be even more vigilant. The COVID-19 pandemic has hurt democracy, amid a long-term trend of democratic decline.
15 September 2020
Speaker of the UK House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, explains how the virtual parliament got up and running during the pandemic.
29 April 2020
To mark the launch of WFD's new Environmental Democracy Initiative, a virtual parliamentary roundtable featuring legislators from the United Kingdom, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Sierra Leone was hosted in July 2020.
28 July 2020
Analysing and improving the available relevant bills in Kenya could be a step forward towards promoting persons with disabilities inclusion in politics (PWDs). In March 2021, WFD held a two-day workshop where participants gained in-depth knowledge of the current legal reforms relevant to the inclusion of PWDs in politics; identified the existing gaps within laws; and they were also enabled to undertake advanced public participation initiatives.
Kenya | 19 April 2021
In October 2019, the Forum of Organisations of People with Disabilities (FAMOD) and Mozambican Association of Disable People (ADEMO), in partnership with Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), organised a dialogue between His Excellency Felipe Jacinto Nyusi and persons with disabilities in Mozambique.
Mozambique | 17 October 2019
In September 2018, WFD launched a new initiative under the Commonwealth Partnership for Democracy (CP4D), to improve the social, political and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities in Mozambique.
Mozambique | 31 October 2018