{"id":26381,"date":"2026-01-26T15:15:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nimd.org\/?p=26381"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:26:07","slug":"in-the-news-nimd-calls-for-support-for-democracy-with-the-dutch-political-youth-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nimd.org\/nl\/in-the-news-nimd-calls-for-support-for-democracy-with-the-dutch-political-youth-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"In het nieuws: NIMD roept op tot steun voor Democratie met de Nederlandse politieke jongerenvleugels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dit opiniestuk is gepubliceerd in de Nederlands Dagblad hier. <\/a>Het is gepubliceerd in samenwerking met de Nederlandse Politieke Jongerenvleugels van CDJA, DWARS, Jonge Democraten, Jonge Socialisten, JSC, JOVD en PerspectieF. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

De jonge generatie kijkt met toenemende zorg naar de afname van democratie in de wereld. Ze dringen er bij de nieuwe regeringscoalitie op aan om gehoor te geven aan hun oproep: investeer in democratie, en vooral in de positieve rol van jongeren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kijk naar de recente protesten in Iran, kijk naar Georgi\u00eb, naar landen aan de grens van Europa, waar jongeren dagelijks opkomen voor die democratie. Wat daar gebeurt, gaat ons allemaal aan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nu autocraten wereldwijd elkaar steunen, is het hoog tijd om ons als democraten wereldwijd beter te verenigen en moedig te zijn. Dit is h\u00e9t moment om actief erin te investeren, voordat het te laat is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wereldwijd roepen jonge generaties om democratie. Zij durven te protesteren, zelfs wanneer dat hun eigen leven in gevaar brengt. Behalve in Georgi\u00eb gaan ook jongeren van Bangladesh tot Kenia de straat op voor vrijheid, eerlijke verkiezingen en inspraak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zij willen de democratie niet als slogan maar als praktijk. Want waar jongeren toegang krijgen tot politieke middelen en ruimte krijgen, boeken zij ook daadwerkelijke resultaten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rijk en arm, jong en oud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tegelijkertijd zetten autocraten wereldwijd de democratie steeds meer onder druk door burgers minder invloed te geven en democratische instituties aan te tasten. Ook in Nederland zien we dat onze democratische rechtsstaat niet vanzelf spreekt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens internationale democratie-indexen woont slechts 6,6 procent van de wereldbevolking in een volledige democratie. Jongeren trekken daarbij vaak aan het kortste eind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nederland heeft de verantwoordelijkheid om degenen die opkomen voor democratie bij te staan in het belang van wereldwijde vrede en veiligheid. Daarom moet Nederland blijven investeren in bewegingen die dit nastreven en positieve verandering brengen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investeren in onderwijs en in een cultuur van dialoog is daarbij essentieel. Politieke jongerenorganisaties die aan democratie bouwen, verdienen steun en ruimte om hun werk voort te zetten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We moeten blijven werken aan inclusieve democratie\u00ebn waarin alle stemmen worden gehoord, van stad tot platteland, van rijk tot arm, van jong tot oud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

De oprichting van een fonds dat wereldwijd democratie ondersteunt, is daarom noodzakelijk. Dat is een concrete stap om deze bestuursvorm de aandacht te geven die het verdient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wij, de Nederlandse politieke jongerenorganisaties uit het hele spectrum en het Nederlands Instituut voor Meerpartijen Democratie (NIMD), roepen de nieuwe regeringscoalitie op wereldwijd de democratie te versterken en de positieve rol van jongeren hierin te steunen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gen Z.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nederland heeft ervaring en geloofwaardigheid opgebouwd. Die mogen niet verloren gaan. Zo heeft het NIMD, opgericht door zeven partijen uit het hele politieke spectrum, een kwart eeuw ervaring in het ondersteunen van inclusieve democratie\u00ebn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waar bijvoorbeeld in Kenia \u2018Gen Z\u2019 verandering bestaat, ondersteunt het NIMD Keniaanse jongeren om de energie en frustraties te vertalen in politieke actie en beleid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jongeren in bijvoorbeeld Bangladesh, Kenia en Georgi\u00eb laten zien dat democratie geen vaag ideaal is maar een levende praktijk. Democratie blijft, wereldwijd en in Nederland, de bestuursvorm die mensen de meeste vrijheid en invloed over hun eigen leven geeft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

De nieuwe regeringscoalitie moet daarom strategisch investeren in wereldwijde democratie en zo bijdragen aan de vrede en veiligheid van Nederland, nu en in de toekomst.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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