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” in December, the White House announced Wednesday, part of the administration’s efforts to tackle authoritarianism, fight corruption and advance human rights. Getty ImagesThe summit will convene leaders from government, civil society and the private sector on December 9 and 10, the White House announced, though it did not disclose what countries or groups will be participating.
Participants will discuss the “challenges facing democracy” and make commitments to defend democracy and human rights at home and abroad. The summit’s participants will also discuss how to collaborate on pressing issues like the Covid-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and deepening inequalities, the State DepartmentThe group will reconvene for a second summit after a “year of consultation, coordination and action” delivering on commitments made at the first.
The second summit—which will be held in-person, if public health conditions permit—will be used to “take stock... and forge a common path ahead.”
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