The WFD, while non-governmental by design, convened parallel with a gathering in Warsaw of more than 100 foreign ministers from democratic and democratizing states. In a written declaration, WFD delegates appealed to the ministerial "Community of Democracies" meeting to endorse and establish a caucus of democracies at the United Nations, with "rigorous standards for membership based on the criteria of free elections, freedom of expression, and freedom of association."

Fordemocracy guide Web design and development: graphics: web: templates What's New Here? - Wow!TEMPLATE doTemplate offers a catalog free website templates you can easily personalize before download. Pick a web template, customize it online and download it for free The WFD allowed leaders of different religious, ethnic, cultural and political backgrounds to assess challenges created by democracy's expansion, including: globalization, humanitarian intervention, international law, transitions to open and free societies, promotion of minority rights, and the rule of law. The next World Forum gathering is tentatively scheduled to take place in two years' time. WFD Home | About WFD | Agenda | Organizers | Documents | Press Room | Resources | Democracy Timeline | Electoral Democracies

U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright provides her outlook on democracy's future STORY Peurvian opposition leader Alejandro Toledo addresses the World Forum on Democracy STORY Issues of Democracy: U.S. State Department's "Community of Democracies" briefing page Warsaw Declaration: Final statement from the Towards a Community of Democracies Ministerial Conference