Topic: Open Response + Recovery + Renewal

The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for governments across the world to take urgent policy action on critical issues that protect people's lives and livelihoods. At the OGP Virtual Leaders Su..

These opening remarks were part of the OGP 2020 Virtual Leaders Summit. Watch a full recording and individual speeches from the event here. ..

In Morocco, the pandemic has encouraged civil society, academia, government institutions, and the private sector to work together to find innovative, sustainable, and efficient ways to tackle COVID-19.

At the OGP Virtual Leaders Summit, the Secretary General of Transparency of Colombia, Beatriz Londoño Patiño shares the work her country is doing to ensure an open response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Watch Georgian Prime Minister Gakharia's remarks from the 2020 OGP Virtual Leaders Summit.

Watch Nigerian President Buhari's remarks from the 2020 OGP Virtual Leaders Summit.

Civil society organizations in Serbia are identifying citizens who have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and organizations that can provide help and support them.

Reynaldo S. Tamayo, Jr., the Governor of South Cotabato, Philippines, explains how their electronic logbook considers the most affected and vulnerable communities who may not have access to internet or electronic devices while still upholding people's rights and privacy.

Watch German Chancellor Merkel's remarks from the 2020 OGP Virtual Leaders Summit.

Watch French President Macron's remarks from the 2020 OGP Virtual Leaders Summit.

Watch Prime Minister Trudeau's remarks from the 2020 OGP Virtual Leaders Summit.

Those of us who believe in open, inclusive and liberal democracy were already on the backfoot after years of rising authoritarianism, declining civic space and attacks on democratic norms even in countries that have been traditional champions of our values. The question now is, can the pandemic be a turning point?