People and Organisations who signed the Istanbul Declaration
At the end of the Istanbul World Forum (27-30 June 2007), 6 international and supranational organisations affirmed in a declaration their commitment to measuring and fostering the progress of societies in all dimensions, with the ultimate goal of improving policy making, democracy and citizens' wellbeing.
They invite both public and private organisations to contribute to this ambitious effort to foster the world's progress and they welcome initiatives at the local, regional, national and international levels.
Read the Istanbul Declaration:
English version
French version
Spanish version
Arabic version
Korean version
Russian version
First organisations to sign the Istanbul Declaration:
The European Commission,
The OECD,
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference,
The United Nations,
The UN Development Programme,
And the World Bank.
Association of Certified Commercial Diplomats.
Atkinson Charitable Foundation, Toronto, Canada
Environment Europe (NGO),
Diplomatic Academy of Europe and the Atlantic
Gallup Organization Europe,
International Statistical Institute,
The Lisbon Council,
The McCaughey Centre,
Market Intelligence Center of Institute for Information Industry,
Pollution Probe,
Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (STATEC)
UNESCO,
UNICEF,
United Nations Office for Partnerships,
One Big Idea Consulting Limited NZ,
AFRISTAT,
Telema,
Centro de Estudos Africanos Universidade do Porto (CEAUP)
Individuals who signed the Istanbul Declaration