EL SALVADOR

AT A GLANCE
Official Name: Republic of El Salvador
Head of Government: President Mauricio Funes Cartagena
Next Election: 2014
Capital: San Salvador
Population: 6.16 million (UN, 2009)
Independence: 1821 from Spain
Human Development Index: 106 of 182 countries (UN, 2009)
Gender Gap Index: 55 of 134 countries (World Economic Forum, 2009)
Gross National Index per capita: US$3480 (World Bank, 2009)

International Conference on Ethics in Democracy

Status: Complete, 2009
Local Organization: National Foundation for Development(FUNDE)
Canadian Experts: Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez, Simone Chambers, Courtney Jung, Xavier Landes, Val Napoleon, Wayne Norman, Andrew Stark, Mark Warren, Jeremy Webber, Daniel Weinstock, Melissa Williams

Deployment for Democratic Development (DDD) supported an international conference on ethics in democracy to bring public attention to important aspects of a democratic society, including governance, human rights and transparency/ethics. Thematic specialists, academics, civil society organizations, businesses and politicians from ten countries shared their expertise and discussed democratic practices relevant to the Mesoamerican context. DDD enabled eleven Canadian experts to participate in this conference in San Salvador, November 11 to 13, 2009. The Canadian Embassy hosted the event, in collaboration with Rights and Democracy and local partners, including FUNDE.

(Left) Melissa Williams and Daniel Weinstock during the first panel on Ethics and Governance

(Above) Participants on Day one