Declaration of the Summit for Democracy
Today President Biden and the leaders of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Zambia opened the second Summit for Democracy, which brought together leaders from around the world to explore further action to build democratic resilience to advance and demonstrate how democracies deliver for citizens and show how democracies are best equipped to address the world’s most pressing challenges.
As a testament to the shared desire of people and governments around the world to promote lasting peace, prosperity and human dignity, the United States is pleased to join over 70 governments and agencies in endorsing the Summit Declaration for Democracy.
The Declaration was developed and negotiated by an intergovernmental coordinating body involving over 65 governments and agencies from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. In order to allow all governments and authorities participating in the Summit for Democracy to endorse the text, the declaration will remain open for endorsement after the conclusion of the second Summit.
Among other things, the declaration reaffirms the political commitments of the supporting parties:
- protect human rights, media freedom and the rule of law;
- ensuring accountability for human rights violations and abuses;
- Support people, including in Ukraine, who stand up for freedom and reject aggression;
- combating all forms of discrimination and exclusion, including by strengthening women’s rights;
- preventing and fighting corruption;
- Advanced technology that works for democracy, not against it;
- Defense against cross-border threats, including foreign malicious influence and foreign information manipulation;
- support free and fair elections; And
- Addressing global challenges including sustainable development, climate change, global health and food security.
