⇒ The Summit for Democracy was a virtual summit hosted by the United States on December 9–10, 2021.
President Joe Biden convened world leaders in the first-ever Summit for Democracy, a gathering that spurred dialogue and initiated concrete action toward global democratic renewal. President Biden held the first of two Summits for Democracy.
Participants:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi represented the world’s largest democracy at this Summit.
The Summit brought together more than 275 participants, representing governments, multilateral institutions, activists, journalists, parliamentarians, human rights defenders, mayors, business and labor leaders, and other actors essential to accountable, inclusive, and transparent governance and the rule of law.
Aim:
The summit brought together leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector in our shared effort to set forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle the greatest threats faced by democracies today through collective action.
Three themes of the Summit for Democracy:
- Strengthening democracy and defending against authoritarianism
- Fighting corruption
- Promoting respect for human rights
As part of the US Government’s commitment to advance the Summit’s goals:
President Biden announced the establishment of the Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal, a landmark set of new policy initiatives and foreign assistance programs that build upon the US government’s ongoing work to bolster democracy, fight corruption, and defend human rights worldwide.