Events
In 2007 the UN General Assembly decided that each year, 15 September should be observed as International Day of Democracy. Since then, hundreds of events for the day have been held in over 90 countries.
New York
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
1:00pm – 2:45pm
"Space for Civil Society"
Organised by the United Nations Working Group on Democracy (a sub-group of the United Nations Executive Committee on Peace and Security), in cooperation with International IDEA (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance)
Venue:
ExPress Bar
3rd floor, General Assembly Building
United Nations Headquarters
Visitor’s entrance on First Avenue at East 46th Street
Programme:
- Video message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
- Remarks by the Permanent Representatives / Deputy Permanent Representatives of Bhutan, Chile, Poland, Sierra Leone and Sweden
- Discussion with:
Nilda Bullain, Vice-President, International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Arthur Larok, Co-Chair, ActionAid International Working Group on Civic and Political Space - Moderator: James Traub, Fellow, Center on International Cooperation; Columnist, ForeignPolicy.com
RSVP by 8 September to baja@un.org
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