International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance ( International IDEA ; German, non-official translation: International Institute for the Promotion of Democracy and Democratic Participation) is an intergovernmental organization with the aim of promoting democracy worldwide.
task
The International IDEA describes it as its task to support sustainable democratic change worldwide. It is the only intergovernmental organization that has this as its sole mandate. To this end, the organization is primarily active in creating and disseminating specialized knowledge. This includes the areas of electoral processes, constitution, political participation and representation, as well as democracy and development and the relationship between democracy and gender, diversity, conflict situations and security.
Members
The organization has a total of 29 full members (as of June 2016):
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Australia (since 1995) -
Barbados (since 1995) -
Belgium (since 1995) -
Botswana (since 1997) -
Brazil (since 2016) -
Chile (since 1995) -
Costa Rica (since 1995) -
Denmark (since 1995) -
Dominican Republic (since 2011) -
Germany (since 2002) -
Finland (since 1995) -
India (since 1995) -
Indonesia (since 2013) -
Canada (since 1997) -
Cape Verde (since 2003) -
Mauritius (since 1999) -
Mexico (since 2003) -
Mongolia (since 2011) -
Namibia (since 1997) -
Netherlands (since 1995) -
Norway (since 1995) -
Peru (since 2004) -
Philippines (since 2013) -
Portugal (since 1995) -
Sweden (since 1995) -
Switzerland (since 2006) -
Spain (since 1995) -
South Africa (since 1995) -
Uruguay (since 2003)
Japan has official observer status.
The headquarters of International IDEA is on Strömsborg in Stockholm , Sweden , but the organization has offices worldwide, including the United Nations in New York, the European Union in Brussels, and regional offices in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 14, 2014
- ↑ a b List of members. ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. idea.int, accessed June 2, 2016.
