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  International Day of Democracy:
  Material for the media

In anticipation of the International Day of Democracy, marked for the first time on 15 September 2008, the IPU has prepared documents, illustrations and publications geared specifically towards the needs of the media. The material, which includes a media backgrounder, press releases and video footage of some of the events, are available at the IPU Secretariat.

For further information, please contact:

Mrs. Luisa Ballin, IPU Information Officer 5, ch. du Pommier CH - 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex / Geneva Phone: +41 22 919 41 16 Fax: +41 22 919 41 60 E-mail: or

PRESS RELEASES

• 15 September - International Day of Democracy. Parliaments and the challenges to democracy (9 September 2008)

VIDEO RECORDINGS

Recordings of the following parts of the event held at the IPU on 15 September 2008 are available in video streaming format:

	Message from the former President of the United States of America, Mr. Jimmy Carter	To see the video streaming files you need Adobe Flash Player V9.0 or later and JavaScript enabled
	Extracts of the panel discussion

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