Background reading

Background documents

Please note: The Advisory Unit recently travelled to the United States and Canada seeking advice and know-how from experts from several think tanks and international organisations and is using the knowledge gained to update the PDG core documents and operational model.

• Brochure about the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG)
• Declaration of Objectives and Principles
• Background document on the Partnership for Democratic Governance, including the terms of reference
• Q & A regarding the Partnership for Democratic Governance

Speeches delivered at the launch of the Partnership for Democratic Governance

• Mr. Kemal Derviş, UNDP Administrator
• Mr. Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General
• Mr. Alejandro Foxley Rioseco, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chile
• Ms. Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, United States
• Mr. Andrzej Sadoś, Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland

Online resources

• OECD work on development issues
• UNDP work on democratic governance