Global: Celebrating International Day of Democracy

On 15 September, the IPU, parliaments, parliamentarians and citizens around the world marked the fourth International Day of Democracy, an event that was first established by the United Nations in 2007 in its resolution A/RES/62/7.

In that resolution, the United Nations noted that “while democracies share common features, there is no single model of democracy” and that “democracy does not belong to any country or region”. The International Day of Democracy is meant both to celebrate democracy and to serve as a reminder that the need to promote and protect democracy is as urgent now as ever. Read more.