WEBINAR: Developing youth-led solutions to polarization and tensions resulting from COVID-19
On Thursday, 2 July, the Extremely Together leaders and the Kofi Annan Foundation hosted the third in a series of #ETDiscussions on youth, peace and the prevention of violent extremism (PVE). Online consultations designed by and for global youth on how COVID-19 has affected the work and activism of youth leaders worldwide. What solutions can young people...Read More
Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age – Statement on changes to Facebook’s political ads policy
This week Facebook launched the Voting Information Centre for users in the United States in the run-up to the presidential elections in November, with the primary view to increasing voter registration. The feature will provide users information on how to register to vote, vote, and vote by mail, as well as updates from local authorities...Read More
WEBINAR: How is COVID-19 affecting youth-led activism and the prevention of violent extremism?
On Thursday 18 June 2020, the Extremely Together leaders and the Kofi Annan Foundation hosted the second in a series of #ETDiscussions on youth, peace and the prevention of violent extremism (PVE). Online consultations designed by and for global youth on how COVID-19 has affected the work and activism of youth leaders worldwide, particularly in PVE. What resources...Read More
Extremely Together Launches Global Digital Consultations for Youth
The Kofi Annan Foundation and the 10 Extremely Together leaders have published a statement to draw attention to the youth peacebuilders and CVE activists as they continue to press for peace, despite the constraints placed upon them by COVID-19. Calling on youth peacebuilders to be more present, more vocal, more Extremely Together! Our late mentor, the...Read More
WEBINAR: Democracy in Latin America
The internet and social media can play a key role in protecting elections and addressing the threats to democracy arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, but harnessing the potential of ICTs is fraught with challenges. On Friday, May 29th at 16:00 CEST, President Laura Chinchilla, Chair of the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in...Read More
Preventing violent extremism in South and Southeast Asia
The Kofi Annan Foundation, with the support of the European Commission, launches regional youth-led action to strengthen efforts in preventing violent extremism in South and Southeast Asia. This project is the result of a collaboration between the Kofi Annan Foundation’s youth-led Extremely Together initiative, KRIS in the Philippines, the College of Youth Activism and Development...Read More
How to Strengthen Democracy in the Digital Age
According to Freedom House, we are now in the 13th consecutive year of a decline in democracy and freedoms across the globe. Although this decline is not necessarily due to the global spread of digital technologies and social media, there is no denying that the digital age brings significant challenges for democratic institutions and processes....Read More
ET Leader from the Philippines Arizza Nocum launches peace-building training program for young people
With both national and global calamities taking centre stage in only the first month of the new decade, Filipino youth peace advocates came together on January 25 in Quezon City for an inaugural peace-building conference to highlight the need for peace and unity to address large-scale problems. The event, led by Arizza Nocum, the Extremely...Read More
Safeguarding the Legitimacy of Elections: The Kofi Annan Commission Launches Final Report
Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age puts forward urgent recommendations to governments and internet platforms to safeguard the legitimacy of elections. The Kofi Annan Commission calls for urgent action by governments, business and civil society to protect democracy from digital threats. The final report of the Commission sets out actionable...Read More
How Does the Age of Fake News Impact Democracy in the Developing World?
The following article originally appeared in the New York Times special World Review: The State of Democracy, a special section that examines global policy and affairs through the perspectives of thought leaders and commentators. A version of this article also appears in print on Oct. 18, 2019, in The New York Times International Edition. — Post-Truth Politics...Read More
