Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
  Today, Tuesday, the activities of the Democracy Summit 2023 hosted by the US government will start, and it will last for three days. The European Commission in Brussels said that Ursula von der Leyen will participate in the work of the plenary session scheduled for tomorrow, and it will be co-chaired by US President Joe Biden, but today’s meetings are at the level of ministers and senior officials to shed light on issues The main top. It will include:
Partnership for Democracy: New Approaches to Reform
  USAID will host a four-session, full-day event, led by Administrator Samantha Power, that highlights new approaches and partnerships that advance democracy, human rights, and governance. The first session will highlight the efforts of USAID and our partners to increase resources for reformers during the democratic opening. The second session will present USAID's new People-Centered Justice (PCJ) approach to rule of law programming, and highlight the Declaration and Call of the Multistakeholder Group on the Rule of Law and People-Centered Justice. The third session will identify new approaches to addressing inequality and building trust in societies. The fourth session will focus on the work of the US Government-led Financial Transparency and Integrity (FTI) Multistakeholder Group, including launching the Pledge and Call to Action, and will highlight how USAID is updating its support for anti-corruption reformers.
Just and lasting peace in Ukraine
The US State Department will host a panel discussion, chaired by Secretary Anthony Blinken, on the need for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. The virtual gathering will feature the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, discussing his vision for a just and lasting peace, along with the foreign ministers of a regionally diverse group of countries. This gathering will provide an opportunity to hear different points of view on the elements needed to end the Russian war and establish lasting peace in Ukraine in line with the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.
The complex path to democratic gains
  The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) are hosting a panel discussion examining the links between democracy, economic growth, and poverty reduction. The session, chaired by Alice Albright, CEO of MCC, and NED Chair Kenneth Wollack, will explore the challenges democracies and aspiring democracies face in responding to the needs of citizens, and how MCC and NED provide support to strengthen institutions and build resilience around democracy and economic growth. The session will highlight the experiences of Côte d'Ivoire and Gambia, where both the MCC and NED work to help governments meet the needs of citizens, with the participation of each country's governments and prominent civil society representatives.
Discussion with United States Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on defending the rule of law against enemy states
  At the Council on Foreign Relations, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco will discuss how the US Department of Justice is addressing new and evolving threats to the rule of law posed by hostile nation-states, from transnational repression. to foreign malignant influence.
Fighting corruption as a cornerstone of a fair, democratic and accountable economy
  The U.S. Treasury Department will host an event, chaired by Secretary Janet Yellen, that will bring together leaders from government, civil society, and international organizations to discuss anticorruption and illicit efforts. Funding in order to support the rule of law, promote good governance, and ensure equal economic opportunities.
Strengthening trade unions and protecting democracy
  The US Department of Labor will host a session to elevate the role of labor movements as engines of democracy and essential components of democratic societies. Undersecretary of State for Civil Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will deliver a keynote address highlighting work-related achievements during the Summit's working year. Government and workers' representatives will highlight the cases of countries and the approaches of labor movements that defend, restore and expand democratic space, with a focus on the responsibilities of governments to protect and give space to democratic labor movements.
The status of women is the status of democracy
  The U.S. Department of State will host an event, chaired by Secretary Antony Blinken, that builds directly on the December 2021 Democracy Summit event titled “Enabling Prosperity: Advancing Women to Advance the Place for Democracy.” This gathering will highlight the imperative of equity and gender equality in rights-based democratic societies and the universal importance of participation civil and political issues for women, as well as emphasizing one of the biggest barriers women and girls face: online harassment and abuse. The event will showcase the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Harassment and Abuse, an initiative and commitment from 12 countries announced by the US government at the first summit.
2023 Business and Democracy Forum
  Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves will represent the US government at a half-day CSIS forum highlighting the importance of the private sector to democracy and the commitments companies make to advance it. This official summit side event will feature senior government officials, corporate CEOs, and civil society leaders, who will speak to the impact corporations can have on democratic resilience through their business practices, corporate leadership, and engagement with workers, communities, and other stakeholders. Building on the axes of the summit represented in combating tyranny, combating corruption, and promoting human rights, and in line with the call State Department on February 3 to the Private Sector to Advance Democracy The Forum will focus on how forward-thinking private sector leaders can advance democracy around the world, including through: fighting technology abuse, fighting corruption, protecting civic space, and advancing democracy. labor rights.
Confronting Hate: Addressing Hate Violence as a Threat to Democracy - An event linked to the Summit for Democracy
  Georgetown University will host a conversation about how violence that fuels hate is a threat to democracy and what governments can do to respond. Homeland Security Adviser Liz Sherwood Randall, Deputy Homeland Security Adviser Joshua Geltzer, former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, and Executive Director of Georgetown's Institute for Advocacy and Constitutional Protection will be joined by Mary McCord to discuss her administration by Georgetown Foreign Service Professor Bruce Hoffman. The conversation will assess the threat to democracy posed by violence that fuels hate, and explore how the United States government has responded, including by issuing its first-ever National Strategy to Counter Domestic Terrorism, and its United We Stand convening. Summit, and developed a national strategy to counter anti-Semitism. The discussion will look at the evolution of the threat in the coming years and draw lessons from America's response to other democracies facing similar challenges.