Forum of Federations

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Forum of Federations

Formation	1999 (1999)
Type	NGO
Legal status	Not for profit
Purpose	To develop and share comparative expertise on the practice of federal and decentralized governance through a global network; and to strengthen inclusive and responsive governance in federal, decentralized, and transitioning countries.
Headquarters	75 Albert Street Suite 411 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5E7
Membership	Australia Brazil Canada Ethiopia Germany India Mexico Nigeria Pakistan Switzerland
Official language	(publications) English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Nepali, Sinhala and Tamil
President	Rupak Chattopadhyay
Chairman of the Board	Georg Milbradt
Website	http://www.forumfed.org/

The Forum of Federations is an international organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It develops and shares comparative expertise on the practice of federal and decentralized governance through a global network. The Forum and its partners comprise a global network on federalism.^{[citation needed]}

The Forum brings the world’s leading experts together with the “practitioners” of government: elected officials, civil servants, and political operatives from many countries. The Forum's learning and technical assistance programs have covered the following countries, such as Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Burma, Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.^{[citation needed]}

The Forum’s direct relationship with governments on each continent makes it uniquely placed to promote intergovernmental learning by working in tandem with its partner governments.^{[citation needed]}