Council for a Community of Democracies

CCD's Mission

To strengthen collaboration among governments and democracy advocates in building an effective worldwide community of democratic nations based on the initiative of the June 2000 Warsaw Community of Democracies Conference.
To help implement resolutions promulgated at the Community of Democracies meetings in Seoul (2002), Santiago (2005), Bamako (2007), Lisbon (2009), Vilnius (2011); to assist national and international non-governmental organizations formulate a strategic vision for the future of the Community of Democracies and to support that vision by their participation in the 2013 meeting to be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
To share among governments and non-governmental organizations their pro-democracy programs and resources.
To promote collaboration among democratically elected parliaments and among delegations to the United Nations -- including the organization of a UN Democracy Caucus --- and collaboration among other international organizations in support of democratic practices.

CCD's Vision

We seek a community of nations working together to strengthen democracy across a wide spectrum of cultural and religious traditions and transparency of government processes, sound electoral systems, respect for human rights and the rule of law, active civic education, prevention of official corruption and related core values basic to democratic governance. Our aim is to foster awareness of the importance of democracy both as a central organizing principle of official government foreign policy and as the basis of international alliances of non-governmental organizations devoted to the strengthening of democracy. We believe that, a prime example of cooperation among democracies was the creation of the United Nations and the Atlantic alliance and those institutions that contributed to a strong and prosperous European Union. We are convinced the time has arrived for the democracies of the world to build upon the experience of these organizations, a new institutional framework for global cooperation among democratic nations and those who aspire to govern themselves in accordance with democratic principles.