Former Minister of Education, co-founder of Transparency International
and Bring Back Our Girls campaigner, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has bagged an
international appointment while putting Nigeria on the map.
The International Institute for Electoral Assistance (International
IDEA) has appointed Democracy Ambassadors ahead of the Global State of
Democracy publication, to be launched in November 2017.
In the past 40 years, democracy on a global level has made
tremendous progress, but this progress has slowed down as critical
challenges have emerged. To contribute to the global efforts to protect
democracy, International IDEA has developed The Global State of
Democracy publication.
The Democracy Ambassadors have been tasked with putting the
spotlight on the challenges and developments of democracy that are
highlighted in the publication—joining International IDEA’s call to
support and safeguard democracy.
The Democracy Ambassadors are:
1. Titi Anggraini, Executive Director, Perludem-Association for Election and Democracy
2. Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations
3. Sergio Bitar, Former Chilean politician, International IDEA Board of Advisers
4. Emine Bozkurt, Dutch politician, former Member of the European Parliament, International IDEA Board of Advisers
5. Laura Chinchilla, Former President of Costa Rica
6. Jan Eliasson, Former Deputy Secretary-General of the United
Nations, Former Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chair of the
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
7. Gareth Evans, Chancellor of the Australian National University and former Australian Foreign Minister
8. Obiageli Ezekwesili, Former Vice-President of the World Bank's Africa division, Co-founder Transparency International
9. Surin Pitsuwan, Former Secretary General of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), International IDEA Board of Advisers
10. Dr. S. Y. Quraishi, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India, International IDEA Board of Advisers
11. Vaira VÄ«Ä·e-Freiberga, Former President of Latvia, President of Club de Madrid, Global Round Table
The official launch of The Global State of Democracy publication
will take place on 15 November in Stockholm. Additional launches will be
held in Geneva, New York, Brussels, Oslo, Cotonou, Lima and New Delhi,
among other locations.
PRESS RELEASE: Ambassadors appointed to champion study on Global State of Democracy: https://t.co/GPxq3u65kO pic.twitter.com/niiK4Len7G— International IDEA (@Int_IDEA) October 23, 2017
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