Translation of "democratization " (English → French) :

a) Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, b) Sengujadong 11-2/(or Kwangbok-dong), Mangyongdae District, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

points out that local and regional authorities must provide a sound basis for developing a strong and sustainable democratic culture at different levels. It is therefore of great importance that numerous citizens vote in local and regional elections and exercise their electoral rights; it is also crucial that democratic and civic education are promoted by local and regional authorities within the remit of their competencies, and that such education is based on everyday, real life experience of citizens of democratic processes and a culture of democratic governance;

Support democratic transformation and institution-building through Comprehensive Institution Building programme for democratic transformation and other relevant actions addressing those institutions which are key to democratic societies and assisting in the democratic reform of the security sector.

To this end the AU and the EU should jointly launch a Governance Forum , with the involvement of non-state actors, national and continental parliaments, local authorities and regional organisations, to enhance their dialogue on governance issues of mutual concern, such as human rights, democratic principles, the rule of law, management of natural resources, the fight against corruption and fraud, transparent and accountable management of public funds, institutional development and reform, situations of fragility, global governance, security sector reform, etc, with a view to root firmly democratic governance principles at global, contine ...[+++]ntal, national and local level, but also to feed into high-level EU-AU dialogues on democratic governance issues.

On 30 March 2005, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1592 (2005) on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in which it reaffirmed, inter alia, its support for the transition process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, urged the Government of National Unity and Transition to carry out reform of the security sector and decided to extend and strengthen the mandate of the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), as contained in Resolution 1565 (2004).

Whereas the application of the arrangements to control milk production must not jeopardize the restructuring of agricultural holdings in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic; whereas some flexibility should be introduced into the said arrangements; whereas, however, such flexibility must apply solely to holdings in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic; whereas, similarly, steps must be taken to ensure that the additional sugar quotas allocated to Germany apply solely to agriculture in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic;