Conferences

At the heart of the Community of Democracies movement are its bi-annual conferences attended by the Foreign Ministers of over 100 countries from democracies and from those countries aspiring to and taking steps toward democratic rule. Adherence to the principles enunciated in the "Warsaw Declaration" is required for participation. The conferences are organized by Ten Convening Countries: Chile, the Czech Republic, India, Korea, Mali, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, South Africa and the United States. Held in parallel to the Ministerial Conference is a Non-Governmental Forum attended by democracy advocates and activists and delegates from civil society. The Forum, discussing issues in common with the ministerial conference, formulates recommendations to advance the issues on its agenda. Following the two conferences, these decisions and those taken by the Foreign Ministers are implemented at the regional, country and community level, through a process of citizen/government engagement.

These pages include extensive information on each Conference, including final reports, statements, and other documents that preceded and resulted from each. You can make your way through the individual site for each conference by clicking on the menus at left.