In a fractured world, how is the UN supporting democracy?

2024 is a bumper year for elections, affecting around two billion voters. However, elections don’t necessarily equate to democracy, and the extent to which they actually affect the way a country is run, and by whom, can vary dramatically, depending on where they’re held.

On this week’s show, Conor Lennon and Sachin Gaur from UN News are joined by Yoshita Singh from Press Trust of India, to talk about democracy, misinformation, and yoga (the International Day of Yoga is on June 26)!

Guests this week are Iain Walker from newDemocracy and Sarah Lister, Head of Governance at UNDP.

Full interview with Sarah Lister and Iain Walker: https://news.un.org/en/audio/2024/06/1151291

UN principles on information integrity: https://www.un.org/en/information-integrity/code-of-conduct

Pause campaign: https://shareverified.com/pledge-to-pause/

UNDP and democratic governance: https://www.undp.org/governance

Citizen’s Assemblies: https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/07/1138292