This Pride Month photo was taken on May 17, 2018, by the Equality Movement, a Georgian civil society organization partnering with USAID to advance equal human rights protections for all Georgians. Photo credit: Mikheil Meparishvili, Equality Movement.

 

On December 9-10, 2021, President Biden will host the first of two Summits for Democracy, which will bring together leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector to set forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle the greatest threats faced by democracies today through collective action.

The Summit presents an opportunity to discuss how to strengthen democracy in times of peril and to show how democracy still works and can improve people’s lives in tangible ways. It aims to show how open, rights-respecting societies can work together to effectively tackle the challenges of our time, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, and inequality.

The Summit will solicit innovative and bold commitments centered around three principal themes:

  • Defending against authoritarianism
  • Addressing and fighting corruption
  • Advancing respect for human rights

USAID will participate in the Summit for Democracy and highlight our work that strengthens democracy and supports democratic ambitions. USAID plans to announce a bold suite of new programming at the Summit to strengthen democracy work and expose, track, and disrupt transnational corruption and mitigate its impact on democratic governance and development progress by working at the local, national, regional, and global levels.

Watch the live stream: https://www.state.gov/summit-for-democracy/

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Young participants in San Vicente de Caguán speak to a local radio program about how children and youth are appropriating historical memory of their community through arts and communications. Katherine Ko, ACDI/VOCA

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The Summit for Democracy Livestream.
December 9-10, 2021

Julia Diew, the Deputy Team Leader of Internew’s Boda Boda Talk project located in the UN House in Juba, interviews Sunday James about the support she provides to her family in the United Nations Protection of Civilians Camp (PoC). Photo Credit: Internews

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All Hands on Deck: Innovating Together to Combat Transnational Corruption.
December 7 at 10:00 a.m. EST

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Administrator Power at the Summit for Democracy Event: Countering Digital Authoritarianism and Affirming Democratic Values

The Summit for Democracy gives us this opportunity to build a global consensus on an affirmative global vision of digital democracy. I would like, now, to announce several new initiatives that the United States intends to undertake over the coming year as part of the Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal that President Biden announced yesterday.

USAID’s Participation in the Summit for Democracy

From December 9-10, 2021, President Biden hosted a virtual Summit for Democracy, which brought together leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector to set forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle together the greatest threats democracies face today.

Recognizing International Anti-Corruption Day

The U.S. Agency for International Development joins with changemakers around the world to mark International Anti-Corruption Day, which coincides with the start of President Biden's Summit for Democracy.

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