Polling officers help a voter cast her ballot in Timore-Leste’s parliamentary elections.
Malians cast their votes for the 2013 presidential elections at the Ecole de la Republique in Bamako. Photo MINUSMA/Marco Dormino
Democracy is a universal value based on the freely expressed will of people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems and their full participation in all aspects of their lives.
While democracies share common features, there is no single model of democracy. Activities carried out by the United Nations in support of efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate democracy are undertaken in accordance with the UN Charter, and only at the specific request of the Member States concerned.
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