The forum , held under the overarching theme `` Democracy is the Road to Peace '' , was the civil society component of the evolving tripartite international process to promote democracy at the national , regional and international level , known as the ICNRD-led process . International Civil Society Forum-2003 ( ICSF-2003 ) was held in September 2003 in Ulaanbaatar , Mongolia on the decision of the Follow-up Mechanism of the International Conference of New or Restored Democracies as part of preparations for the Fifth Conference ( ICNRD-5 ) .