News From UNDEF
World's largest democracy contributes to UNDEF 16 April 2013 India’s Ambassador to the UN, Manjeev Singh Puri, kicked off UNDEF's Board meeting by handing over a cheque... |
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Ban Ki-moon defends civil society and democracy activists on Human Rights Day 10 December 2012 The UN Secretary-General issued a message on Human Rights Day, 10 December, warning that "In several parts of the world, we have seen alarming threats to hard-won gains in democratic governance.. |
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Window for new project proposals opens 15 November 9 November 2012 UNDEF opens its annual window for project proposals for its Seventh Round of Funding on 15 November 2012, following the green light given by UNDEF Advisory Board.... |
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India's Ambassador presents SG with cheque of almost five million for UNDEF 30 March 2012 India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Hardeep Singh Puri, presented the Secretary-General with a cheque for 4.71 million dollars... |
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UNDEF supports Russian Indigenous Peoples 23 March 2012 Deputy Executive Head Annika Savill met with Rodion Sulyandziga, First Vice-President of the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North at UN headquarters .. |
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Actor Jeffrey Wright is new UNDEF Board member 23 February, 2012 UNDEF is delighted that Jeffrey Wright has accepted the UN Secretary-General’s invitation to serve on the UNDEF Advisory Board for 2012-13. An award-winning film... |
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UNDEF co-hosts Oslo gathering for democracy activists 27 October, 2011 The UN Democracy Fund was one of the co-hosts of the Oslo Governance Forum in October 2011, which brought together 250 participants from government and civil society in more than 70 countries. |
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UNDEF at CIVICUS World Assembly 20 September, 2011 At the CIVICUS World Assembly in Montreal in September, UNDEF hosted a panel discussion that brought together UNDEF projects from four continents, each focusing on strengthening the voice of civil society. |
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The Doers of Democracy: An exhibition of photographs organized by UNDEF 9 May, 2011 "The Doers of Democracy," a photo exhibition organized by UNDEF, is being held at UN Secretariat Visitor's Lobby from 9 May 2011 to 15 July 2011. |
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Perceptions of Democracy Assistance: A seminar hosted by UNDEF 17 May, 2011 At this crucial time for democratization efforts in several countries, UNDEF hosted a seminar on 9 May to present the findings of a vast study about how well the support family is supporting the many actors in the field. |
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Ten exemplary projects from UNDEF's First Round of Funding 5 April, 2011 A compendium of ten exemplary UNDEF-funded projects was compiled by Dr. Lincoln Mitchell of Columbia University. |
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UNDEF held up as model in expert testimony to US House Committee on Foreign Affairs 07 March, 2011 "You are familiar with the data on the cost efficiencies of UN peacekeeping operations, such as the GAO study that shows it would have cost the United States eight times as much as it cost the UN to respond to the earthquake disaster in Haiti last year. |
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UNDEF now funded by 40 countries 24 February, 2011 Reflecting the crucial and historic era for democratization efforts worldwide, the list of countries contributing to UNDEF grew to 40 in February 2011, with Argentina becoming the latest donor to the Fund. |
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2010 Roll Call of UNDEF’s Fourth Round Grantees Forty-one organizations in more than 30 countries successfully negotiated and signed Fourth Round project documents with UNDEF during 2010, and are now implementing these new projects with UNDEF funding. Click here to see the grantees, project titles and amounts of UNDEF funding in US dollars. The list will be updated in 2011 as more Fourth Round grantees complete their negotiations. |
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15 December 2010 Le Directeur du FNUD, Roland Rich, a présenté les activités du Fonds des Nations Unies pour la Démocratie aux Etats membres de la Francophonie le 30 Novembre 2010.
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United Nations Democracy Fund opens window for civil society grant applications from 15 November 01 November 2010 The United Nations Democracy Fund will open its window for new project proposals from civil society on 15 November to 31 December. The call for applications follows the approval by the UNDEF Advisory Board for a Fifth Round of Funding.
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President Obama singles out support for UNDEF in speech to UN General Assembly 23 September 2010 President Obama made special mention of the UN Democracy Fund in his address to the General Assembly on 23 September, saying "it’s time for every Member State... to increase the UN Democracy Fund". He spoke of democracy as the form of government that delivers most for citizens, and spoke of civil society -- the focus of UNDEF's work -- as the shapers of human progress and the conscience of communities. |
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Professor Benhabib of Yale addresses UNDEF Board on new forms of justice 02 November 2010 |
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US Under Secretary of State reaffirms support for UNDEF 21 September 2010 |
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| UNDEF’s work for democracy with women, for women 28 June 2010 |
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| Professor Appiah sums up democratic philosophy in UNDEF Advisory Board debut
30 March 2010 |
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| Secretary General celebrates with UNDEF on International Day of Democracy 15 September 2009 |
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