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The #PSVI Conference is a timely reminder that we need to address both immediate and long-term consequences of conflict-related violence against women and girls. As @magdalenarschab says: "women’s horizontal inclusion is critical for sustainable peace and justice."#16Days

#Job Delighted to announce that the University of Birmingham is launching a new Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation - CEDAR We are also recruiting a two year CEDAR Post-Doc Exciting times at @unibirmingham Come join us! bham.taleo.net/careersection/…

Come join @WFD_Democracy's post-doc @PetraAlderman working in this exciting new Centre with @Fromagehomme. Really important time for supporting democratic resilience!

We need to hear women's ideas and experiences. When political systems exclude women, we are all worse off. WFD supports women’s political participation and leadership so they can influence decision-making and bring about positive change. #30YearsOfImpact

Parliaments are cornerstones of democracy. For more than 30 yrs WFD has worked with parliaments to help strengthen democracy. This International Day of Parliamentarism, friends of WFD share their thoughts on what it means to them to be parliamentarians. #WorldParliamentDay 1/3

WFD and @GIWLkings lit review cited in UK national action plan on women peace and security. 👏 @shannonmoc @sophy_eff gov.uk/government/pub…

The identity of a leader - including age, gender & values - strongly influences people's willingness to support them. Find out more in this paper, based on research we did with @CakraWikara in #Indonesia: dlprog.org/publications/r… @profdavidhudson @cl_mcloughlin @DirgaArdiansa

The invasion of Ukraine shows that the fight to defend democracy has never been more urgent. @WFD_Democracy is an @FCDOGovUK public body that helps democracies around the world grow stronger. This year we mark #30YearsOfImpact. Find out more at: wfd.org/30

This morning, NDI and @WFD_Democracy hosted a webinar on the processes and associated challenges of parliamentary oversight in public debt management. Panelists discussed how MPs can utilize NDI/WFDs recent debt briefs to practice successful debt management and transparency.

2022 is the year we turn 30. Today we had the chance to join colleagues in over 20 countries to reflect on our journey. From tomorrow we'll be sharing brand new content about who we are and why strengthening democracy is as vital as ever. Watch this space...

2 weeks to go! Join us for our Conference on Environmental Democracy, alongside our partners @NDI and @WorldResources where we'll explore the important role democracy can play in helping to combat the climate crisis. #OurPlanetNeedsDemocracy wfd.org/events/confere…

The costs of standing in an election are a major reason grassroots women don't enter politics. How can we address this? Find out in Aida Harahap et al.'s 📢new #IWD blog based on research in Indonesia: dlprog.org/opinions/beyon… #BreaktheBias @tanyajak1 @profdavidhudson

“Democracy is in recession… this is the issue of our time”. At yesterday’s @HouseofCommons debate, @RichardGrahamUK highlighted the work WFD does in strengthening democracy and that in the face of rising autocracy, such work remains as vital as ever. parliamentlive.tv/event/index/a4…

We want to use International Women's Day to thank and pay tribute to our all-women team in Ukraine who have been striving to strengthen Ukraine's democracy by championing inclusive and accountable politics. #IWD2022

"Evidence shows that when women are involved in peace processes, they tend to be longer-lasting and better implemented." In a new blog, @sophy_eff and Halyna Shevchuk discuss the importance of women’s political leadership in peacebuilding. #IWD2022 wfd.org/commentary/bot…

Read our joint statement in support of Ukraine with members of the Global Democracy Coalition at globaldemocracycoalition.org/statement-on-u…. 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine #GlobalDemocracyCoalition

We support Ukraine and condemn this illegal invasion. The world needs more, better, and stronger democracies to face the grave challenges of our time, not more autocracy and bloodshed. Read our full statement: wfd.org/press-releases… #StandWithUkriane

Including the voices of women in decision-making helps create a fairer and safer world for all. So, to end violence against women we need women in politics. That is why the upcoming Summit for Democracy must address both, writes WFD's @sophy_eff. #16Days wfd.org/2021/12/08/we-…

Doing Development Democratically - Development Aid should not be a avoiding to integrate and embrace #democracy - without doing democratic evangelism @_TomWingfield @Int_IDEA @DIPDtweets @WFD_Democracy @EPDeu @EEDemocracy @DemoFinland @oslocenter #GlobalDemocracyCoalition

Happening live!📢 @IRIglobal and @WBDemocracy conference on political party transparency (PPT) in the Western Balkans, hosted in Belgrade 🇷🇸 Opening remarks were made by IRI Europe Director, @mrpaulmccarthy and WFD Director for ECA, @clevick .