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Standards for Democratic Parliaments
Major interparliamentary organizations and their partners are working to develop standards and assessment frameworks for democratic parliaments. Such standards can contribute to parliament’s own evaluative and reform efforts to strengthen their performance, as well as guide parliamentary development practitioners and donors in designing more appropriate support programmes.
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For the international development community, parliamentary support programmes are the primary mechanism for encouraging parliamentary development.
These programmes aim to strengthen parliaments in order to foster representative, transparent, accountable, and effective government.
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The annual Donor Coordination Meeting on Parliamentary Development is an initiative of the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank Institute (WBI) which aims to provide a regular forum for the donor community to discuss approaches to parliamentary development, share experiences and lessons learned, promote information sharing, and deepen coordination.
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UNDP - Parliaments, Crisis Prevention and Recovery
UNDP, in partnership with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), began to examine the entry points for supporting parliaments prior to, during and following conflict.
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AGORA's Trusted Area is a private, collaborative platform for members of the global community of practice which offers e-discussions, private working groups, a newsfeed and much more.
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AGORA last events
On June 2nd in Marseille, France, AGORA was presented at the 8th annual meeting of the Train4Dev annual network. The network welcomed AGORA as a cutting edge knowledge-sharing initiative in democratic governance.
From June 15th-18th in Washington D.C., AGORA was presented to the US Congress staff and to the USAID DG Officers Annual Workshop 2010 with the theme ‘Innovations in Democracy and Governance’. At all these events, parliamentarians, parliamentary staffers and practitioners showed high appreciation of the Portal platform. -
IDA 16 and Aid Effectiveness campaign
Parliamentary Network on the World Bank (PNoWB), in partnership with European Parliamentarians with Africa (AWEPA), is pleased to announce the launch of the IDA 16 and Aid Effectiveness campaign.
The Campaign calls on the World Bank to deepen its commitment to aid effectiveness throughout IDA 16 replenishment, implementation and monitoring by focusing on four key areas, with the ultimate goal of bringing the world closer to meeting the MDGs in 2015. Read more -
UNDP Regional Seminar Accra, Ghana
(27-29 June 2010)On the basis of UNDP Guidelines for the International Community on Parliaments, Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP hosted a regional seminar “Towards Strengthening the role of Parliaments in Crisis Prevention and Recovery in West Africa”, in Accra (Ghana) on June 27-29 2010 with 60 participants representing 13 parliaments from the region, the ECOWAS Parliament, key international and regional organizations, civil society organizations, and practitioners. Read more
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Did you know? There is an increasing consensus on standards for democratic parliaments.
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Did you know? Parliaments can play a key role in conflict prevention and resolution.
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Did you know? There are increasing links between parliamentary development and electoral assistance.
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Did you know? Parliaments can help protect children rights.
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Did you know? Support to MPs is key to parliamentary development.
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Did you know? Human rights are an important part of parliamentary development.
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AGORA, the Portal for Parliamentary Development, is a one-stop reference centre and hub for knowledge sharing on parliamentary development.
- This multilateral, global initiative brings together parliamentarians, parliamentary staff, donors, practitioners, as well as academics, civil society and the media.
- The portal aims to be the world’s premier resource for information on parliamentary development.
- It seeks to consolidate knowledge, expertise and lessons learned, as well as facilitate active collaboration among the worldwide parliamentary development community of practice.
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