Documents
Speeches and Messages
- Secretary-General's message to the Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies (2013)
- Secretary-General's message on Human Rights Day (2012)
- Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Democracy (2012)
- Secretary-General's keynote address to the World Forum for Democracy (2012)
- Secretary-General's Remarks to the General Assembly on his Five-Year Action Agenda: The Future We Want (2012)
- Secretary-General's Keynote address at high-level meeting on Reform and Transitions to Democracy (2012)
- Statement by the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Bali Democracy Forum (2012)
- Speech by UNDP Administrator Helen Clark on the Importance of Governance for Sustainable Development (2012)
- Speeches by UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet on governance, leadership and political participation
Reports and Studies
- Realizing the Future We Want for All: Report of the UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda (2012)
- Governance for Peace: Securing the Social Contract (UNDP, 2012)
- Study on common challenges facing States in their efforts to secure democracy and the rule of law from a human rights perspective - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (2012)
- Global Parliamentary Report: The changing nature of parliamentary representation (2012)
- Fostering Democratic Societies in Africa (UNDP, 2012)
- Report of the Secretary-General on Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies (2011)
- Report of the Secretary-General on Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization (2011)
- Democracy, Peace and Security: The Role of the UN (2010)
- Report of the Secretary-General on Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies (2009)
- Report of the Secretary-General on Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization
- Report of the Secretary-General on Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies (2007)
- Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization for 2009
- Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization for 2008
- Human Development Report 2002: Deepening Democracy in a Fragmented World
- Report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations (2000)
Non-UN Studies and Articles
- Rethinking Democracy Support -- by Jeff Bridoux, Christopher Hobson and Milja Kurki
- Democracy and international law -- by Gregory H. Fox and Brad R. Roth
- Parliament and Democracy in the 21st Century: A guide to good practice -- by David Beetham
Resolutions
- Resolution of the General Assembly on Education for democracy (2012)
- Resolution of the General Assembly on Women and political participation (2012)
- Resolution of the General Assembly on Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization (2011)
- Resolution of the General Assembly on Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies (2009)
- Resolution of the General Assembly on Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies (2007)
- Resolution of the General Assembly on Enhancing the role of regional, subregional and other organizations and arrangements in promoting and consolidating democracy
- Resolution of the General Assembly on Women and political participation (2004)
- Resolution of the General Assembly on Promoting and consolidating democracy
Other documents
- Guidance Note of the Secretary-General on Democracy
- Ulaanbaatar Declaration of the Community of Democracies (2013)
- Strategy for the Inter-Parliamentary Union 2012-2017: Better Parliaments, Stronger Democracies
- The Community of Democracies Vilnius Declaration (2011)
- African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
- Inter-American Democratic Charter
- United Nations Millennium Declaration
- An Agenda for Democratization
- Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995)
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)