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IDEA was honoured to host a seven-member parliamentary delegation from Bhutan, led by Hon.
Sangay Khandu, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, in Australia in October. The purpose of the trip was for the delegation to learn from Australian legislatures’ public awareness programmes, youth engagement strategies and visitor management practices.

Following the coup that took place in Myanmar in 2021, the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH)—the country’s legitimate interim parliament—used peer-to-peer exchanges and outreach with parliaments to raise awareness of Myanmar’s crisis in multilateral and regional forums.

International IDEA organized two round tables on Indigenous inclusion that provided a venue for insightful dialogue about inclusion and representation.

The Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions took power during the coup d’état that took place in Gabon in 2023. In 2024 the transitional authorities in Gabon consulted International IDEA for advice on how to shape the country’s political transitional process.

International IDEA has been working on a two-year project to strengthen Sierra Leone’s democracy, including promoting reforms within political parties and encouraging women, youth and people with special needs to take part in electoral processes.

Jainaba Faye, Head of International IDEA’s Gambia office, received the prestigious Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Award for Democratic Governance in recognition of her contributions to advancing democracy in The Gambia.

As part of the CODE Project, the Gambian National Assembly adopted its first-ever code of conduct for its members in 2024, with support from International IDEA.

The Duty Solicitor Network of Nigeria, with support from International IDEA’s Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme, facilitated a series of legal aid clinics during the Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference in 2024.

Seventy per cent of the people in Nigeria’s prisons are still awaiting trial, some for seven years or more. In Lagos, magistrates are reluctant to grant bail to defendants out of concern that they may abscond once released.

International IDEA, together with more than 140 partners in the global democracy community, has been convening the Global Democracy Coalition since 2021.