The conference was co-organized and supported in partnership with the Government of Georgia, including the Administration of Georgia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, the Government of Sweden, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, the United Nations Development Programme, USAID, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the Austrian Development Agency, as well as Tetra Tech ARD and local civil society partners, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) and the United Nations Association of Georgia.
The 16+ Forum is comprised of 10 Member States, the g7+ and WFUNA.
A partnership and platform, this document is submitted on behalf of the 16+ Forum Member States of the Czech Republic, Denmark, Georgia, Guatemala, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Timor-Leste, and Tunisia, the g7+ and WFUNA as its Secretariat. Please note that while Australia is a member of the 16+ Forum, it joined in the spring of 2018 and after the Annual Showcase.