MEMBER STATES' REQUESTS FOR ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE TO
THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM

In Alphabetical Order, Since 1989
As of July 2002









Contact
 

From A to C

From D to G

From H to N

From P to Z

 
Countries listed from D to G-- As of July 2002
 

Member State

Date of Request

Period of Assistance

United Nations Response
(Note 2)

Democratic Republic of Congo
(Former Zaire)

5/1996

6/1996 - 3/1997

Provided Technical Assistance. United Nations Electoral Assistance Unit established in September 1996 and closed in May 1997 (due to political developments).

10/1998

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Unable to fulfill request for funding the electoral census in preparation for a Referendum and general elections in 1999.

Djibouti

8/1992

9/1992

Provided Follow and Report. Referendum held in September 1992.

11/1992

12/1992

Provided Coordination and Support. Legislative elections held in December 1992.

3/1993

5/1993

Provided Coordination and Support. Presidential elections held in May 1993.

7/1998

9/1998

Provided Technical Assistance for Presidential elections scheduled for April 1999.

2/1999

3/1999 - 4/1999

Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Presidential elections to be held on 9 April 1999. Limited technical assistance provided by UNDP.

Dominican Republic

4/1996

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for presidential election held on 16 May 1996 due to insufficient lead time.

3/2002

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the elections on 16 May 2002 due to lack of lead time.

East Timor  

01/5/1999 (Note 7)

5/1999 - ongoing

Organization and conduct of popular consultation to be held in August 1999.

10/1999

10/2000 - 6/2002

Under Security Council Resolution 1272 (99) the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAES) organized and conducted the elections for the Constituent Assembly held on 30 August 2001, followed by Presidential elections on 14 April 2002.

4/2002

Under Cons.

Request for technical assistance for the establishment of an electoral body.

Eastern Slavonia (Croatia)

1/1996(Note 8)

5/1996 - 6/1997

Provided Organization and Conduct. Elections held on 13 April 1997.

El Salvador

6/1992

8/1992

Provided Technical Assistance in the preparation of a report on changes in the registration and identification procedures.

1/1993

4/1993 - 3/1995

Provided Verification + Technical Assistance. General elections held in March and April 1994.

1/997

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Legislative and Municipal elections held on 16 March 1997 due to insufficient lead time.

3/1997

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Unable to fulfill (second) request for observers for the Legislative and Municipal elections held on 16 March 1997.

9/1997

10/1997 - 1999

Provided Technical Assistance to improve the current electoral system. Elections scheduled for 1999.

Equatorial Guinea

3/1993

4/1993 - 9/1995

Provided Technical Assistance. Municipal elections held on 17 September 1995.

7/1993

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Unable to fulfill request to send observers for the elections scheduled to take place in September 1993 because of absence of enabling environment. The elections were subsequently postponed to November 1993.

8/1995

9/1995

Provided Coordination and Support. Municipal elections held on 17 September 1995.

1/1996

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Unable to fulfill Request for observers rejected due to insufficient lead time. Presidential elections held on 25 February 1996.

5/1998

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Request for coordination of international observers and for assistance in mobilizing resources in connection with the Legislative elections scheduled for November 1998. Elections were later postponed and no further action was taken.

1/1999

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Unable to fulfill request to send observers for the Legislative elections on 7 March 1999 due to insufficient lead time.

Eritrea
(Note 1)

5/1992

1/1993 - 5/1993

Provided Verification and Technical Assistance. Referendum on Independence held from 23 to 25 April 1996.

Estonia

6/1992

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Referendum to be held on 28 June 1992 due to insufficient lead time.

Ethiopia

4/1992

5/1992 - 3/1994

Provided Coordination and Support and Technical Assistance. Regional elections held in June 1992 and national elections in June 1994.

4/1999

7/1999 -5/2000

Request for assistance for the preparation of the National elections in 2000.  UNDP provided technical assistance.

Fiji

7/1995

7/1995 - 12/1995

Provided technical assistance for the preparation of papers on power-sharing in multi-ethnic societies.

6/2001

7/2001 - 9/2001

Observation provided.  Under GA resolution A/55/280, the United Nations Fijian Electoral Observation Mission (UNFEOM) was created to observe the elections held from 25 August to 1 September 2001.

Gabon

10/1993

11/1993 - 12/1993

Provided Follow and Report + Technical Assistance. Presidential elections held in December 1993.

5/1995

4/1996 -6/1996

Provided Technical Assistance. Legislative elections held on 15 and 29 December 1996.

7/1998

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Presidential elections held on 6 December 1998.

Gambia

4/1995

5/1995 - 2/1997

Providing Technical Assistance. Presidential elections held on 26 September 1996, and Parliamentary elections scheduled for 2 January 1997.

9/1996

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Presidential elections on 26 September 1996 due to insufficient lead time and absence of enabling environment.

3/2001

7/2001 - 1/2002

Provided limited financial assistance through UNDP, and followed the electoral process.  Presidential Elections held on 18 October 2001, and Legislative Elections on 17 January 2002.

Ghana

4/1992

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Offered to coordinate international observers instead of sending observers for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections to be held in November and December 1992. Government rejected UN's offer.

9/1996

10 1996 - 12/1996

Provided Technical Assistance and Follow and Report. Parliamentary elections held on 7 December 1996.

5/2000

7/2000 - 12/2000

UNDP provided donor assistance coordination.  Presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 December 2000.

Guatemala

5/1999

6/1999 - 12 1999

Provided Technical Assistance (through PEDD) for Presidential and Parliamentary elections of 7 November 1999.

Guinea

3/1992

5/1992 - 12/1993

Provided Technical Assistance and Observation (Follow and Report). Presidential elections held in December 1993.

4/1995

6/1995

Provided Follow and Report. Legislative elections held in June 1995.

3/1998

9/1998 - 12/1998

Provided Technical Assistance. Presidential elections held on 14 December 1998.

11/1998

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Unable to fulfill request for observers to the Presidential elections held on 14 December 1998 due to insufficient lead time.

5/2000

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Request for assistance received.  Needs assessment mission conducted in July 2000.  Due to political and military developments, UN assistance was put on hold.

12/2001

5/2002 - 7/2002

Provided Technical Assistance.  Legislative elections held on 30 June 2002.

Guinea-Bissau

12/1992

1/1993 - 8/1994

Provided Technical Assistance and Coordination and Support. General elections held in July 1994.

3/1999

3/1999 - 2/2000

Provided Technical Assistance in the preparation of the Presidential and Legislative elections held on 28 November 1999 and January 2000, as well as Coordination and Support of international observers.

5/2000

11/2000 - 1/2001

Provided Technical Assistance in the preparation for the upcoming municipal elections, date to be announced.

Guyana

6/1992

6 1992 - 10/1992

Provided Technical Assistance. Elections held in October 1992.

2/1996

3/1996 - 12/1997

Provided Technical Assistance. Parliamentary and Regional Democratic Council elections held on 15 December 1997.

9/1997

10 - 12/1997

Provided additional Technical Assistance in the coordination of international observers for the same elections (see above).

5/2000

5/2000 – 4/2001

Provided Technical Assistance for the preparation of general elections in March 2001, and Coordination and Support of international observers.