Report / White Paper

National review on Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session o

After fall of Taliban, and as a country in transition, Afghanistan is faced with many political, social, cultural and economic challenges. In the past three decades, the

To consolidate peace after war is a long-term process; to consolidate democracy is an even
longer one. There are no quick fixes. Ultimately, consolidating peace in any country depends
on the people of that country. They alone must determine the path to peace—the international

This report includes a tool for carrying out self-assessments of the state of local democracy. The assessment tool was developed by International IDEA and has been used with great success to carry out assessments in many countries, including new as well as old democracies, throughout the world.

Inclusive and effective political institutions (parliament, constituent assemblies, and political parties) are critical to respond to citizen’s expectations for voice, development and

The Global overview contains an analysis of responses to a questionnaire sent to all national parliaments in 2009.