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# 									Leaders’ Commitments							

### Albania

        - Continuing judiciary reform
        - Combating corruption and organized crime by investing in e-services to close loopholes and ensure good governance and transparency for all government processes
        - Engaging the Open Government Partnership to ensure meaningful public dialogue with all sectors of society
        - Implementing digital public services

### Bulgaria

        - Strengthening the independence of the judiciary
        - Increasing the accountability of the public prosecutor’s office
        - Safeguarding media freedom and promoting citizens’ trust in institutions.

### Democratic Republic of the Congo

        - Promoting, including through the adoption of new laws, the protection of vulnerable persons and groups, including people living with disabilities and indigenous peoples
        - Organizing elections within the constitutional deadlines
        - Strengthening of the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF), National Agency for the Fight against Corruption, Court of Auditors as well as courts and tribunals
        - Reforming anti-corruption laws to ensure transparent management of public resources and the execution of the state budget
        - Supporting a multisectoral commission responsible for the implementation of transitional justice

### Kenya

        - Restoring and entrenching democracy in the region by supporting reconciliation between parties in conflict in Ethiopia, peace and stability in Sudan and South Sudan, and stabilization of Somalia
        - Strengthening the ongoing fight against corruption by continuing to develop accountable institutions and grow local, organic solutions
        - Seeking to deliver UN Security Council mandate in context of four broad policy pillars: 1) Regional peace and security 2) Counterterrorism 3) Peace support operations and 4) Climate-related security

### Republic of Korea

        - Sharing the cause of the International Fund for Public Interest Media and joining efforts to protect independent media around the world 
        - Expanding Official Development Assistance for women’s capacity building in developing countries 
        - Sharing anticorruption policies, including the Anti-Corruption and Bribery Prevention Act, Prevention of Conflict of Interests Act, and protection system for whistle blowers  
        - Sharing E-Government system with developing countries to promote government innovation and improved transparency

### The Netherlands

The commitments listed below were made during the first Summit for Democracy:
        - Supporting the Export Controls and Human Rights Initiative
        - Supporting the Freedom Online Coalition (especially on AI principles development and internet shutdowns)
        - Pledging 2.5 million Euro to the Tech Protect program
        - Pledging 15 million Euro to fund journalists in defense
        - Encouraging cooperation between UN special rapporteurs on human rights issues

### New Zealand

        - Advancing a human-rights centered approach to technology development and planning to work with partner nations to advance the Christchurch Call to Action
        - Pledging 1 million NZD to support anti-corruption within the Pacific region
        - Pledging 150,000 NZD to the UNESCO Global Media Defence Fund
        - Pledging “to contribute” to the International Fund for Independent Public Interest Media

### North Macedonia

        - Defending together our way of life against authoritarian states
        - Redoubling our efforts in fighting corruption and organized crime
        - Safeguarding human rights and freedoms by building resilience accountable institutions, a strong civil society, and free media

### Poland

        - Continuing to promote democracy in Eastern Europe, including Belarus
        - Advocating for the release of political prisoners in Belarus
        - Continuing to host as welcomed guests the thousands of Belarusians who had to flee their country after August 2020 elections

### Samoa

        - Committing to a human rights approach to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, focusing investment in vulnerable groups   
        - Samoa is developing:             - An anti-corruption strategy 
          - A right to information policy and legislation 
          - An Open Access policy 
          - Clearer guidelines on conducting parallel investigations when it comes to official corruption in government 

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