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News From the Field Amplifying the voice of women in politics and
decision-making in Zimbabwe 23 Apr 2013 An UNDEF-funded project in Zimbabwe works to empower women and increase their participation in politics ... |
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News From the UNDEF World's largest democracy contributes to UNDEF 16 Apr 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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News From the Field Young leaders take the helm in Bosnia-Herzegovina communities 2 Apr 2013 Bosnia-Herzegovina is still a post-war country in transition, divided along ethnic lines. Because the engagement and civic responsibility of young people is crucial, an UNDEF-funded project works to ... |
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News From the Field Holding Governorate Councils accountable in Iraq 25 Mar 2013 An UNDEF-funded project in Iraq has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with six Governorate Councils as part of an effort to... |
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News From the Field Breakthroughs for UNDEF-funded rights litigation in Southern Africa 04 Mar 2013 An UNDEF-funded project for using public interest litigation to strengthen human rights and the rule of law in ..... |
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News From the Field Expanding public policy dialogue in North Africa 21 Jan 2013 UNDEF funds a new project in Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to engage youth and civil society in public policy dialogue.... |
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News From the Field UNDEF funds centre of excellence to train women in Libya 08 Jan 2013 UNDEF finances a new project for a centre of excellence to mainstream Libyan women in the democratization process and develop a nationwide civic education strategy.. .... |
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News From the Field Building better public access in Kyrgyzstan 12 Dec 2012 Efforts for democratization and development in Kyrgyzstan continue to be hampered by political and administrative corruption that limits access to public goods and services. .... |
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News From the UNDEF Ban Ki-moon defends civil society and democracy activists on Human Rights Day 10 Dec 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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News From the Field Building participation and good governance through youth in Tajikistan 12 Nov 2012 An UNDEF-funded project in Tajikistan has created a Youth Council representing each of the 44 counties of Kuhistoni Badakshon province, .... |
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News From the UNDEF Window for new project proposals opens 15 November 9 Nov 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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News From UNDEF Ban Ki-moon highlights UNDEF's work in speech to Council of Europe 09 Oct 2012 In a keynote address to the Council of Europe's World Forum for Democracy, the UN Secretary-General spoke .... |
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News From the Field For women in Nigeria's decision-making processes 25 Sep 2012 UNDEF funds a project to increased involvement of women in Nigeria’s governance and democratic processes. A national network of women advocates from .... |
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News From UNDEF Ban Ki-moon and UNDEF celebrate democracy education on International Day of Democracy 13 Sep 2012 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlights the importance of democracy education in his message... |
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News From the Field Empowering civil society leaders in Laos 11 Sep 2012 UNDEF finances an initiative in Laos to empower civil social organizations to contribute meaningfully to the country’s development and good governance. .... |
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News From the Field Advancing principles for electoral justice in Africa 10 Aug 2012 UNDEF supports an initiative for higher standards of integrity in Africa’s electoral processes.... |
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News From the Field Pour l’éducation civique des jeunes de province pour la reconstruction d’Haïti 11 Jul 2012 Il est aujourd’hui admis que la reconstruction d’Haïti -- après le terrible séisme que le pays a connu en 2010 -- ne peut pas être que physique.... |
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News From the Field Empowering bloggers and citizen journalists in the Arab world 09 Jul 2012 UNDEF funds a project to train and support Arab bloggers and citizen journalists to advance freedom of expression and human rights.... |
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News From the Field Building a culture of democracy in Bhutan 03 Jul 2012 How to engage young people in one of the world's youngest democracies? Bhutan, a nation of 650,000 people, elected a new .... |
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News From the Field Building local citizenship for women and youth in Mexico 26 Jun 2012 In the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí, UNDEF funds a project to build civic participation to promote democracy and human rights, with an emphasis..... |
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News From the Field UNDEF Morocco grantee awarded honorary doctorate in Ottawa 19 Jun 2012 Moroccan UNDEF grantee Elarbi Imad, President and Executive Director of the Moroccan Center for Civic Education, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa in June 2012 for his work in creating knowledgeable,..... |
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News From the Field Promoting indigenous people's participation in Kamchatka, Russia 12 Jun 2012 UNDEF Deputy Head Annika Savill visited a project in Kamchatka Territory, Russian Federation, in May 2012 to support democratic participation of indigenous peoples...... |
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News From the Field Training defenders before Inter-American Court of Human Rights 06 Jun 2012 The Inter-American Court of Human Rights recently underwent extensive reform, including new rules of procedure to improve victims’ access to legal representation. ..... |
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News From the Field UNDEF project roundtable on civil society and marginalized in Russia 29 May 2012 An UNDEF-funded project to strengthen the participation of marginalized women in the Russian Federation held a roundtable in May 2012 ... |
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News From UNDEF 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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News From UNDEF UNDEF supports Russian Indigenous Peoples 23 March 2012 Deputy Executive Head Annika Savill met with Rodion Sulyandziga, First Vice-President of ... |
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News From the Field Nurturing government-citizen dialogue in the Asia-Pacific 24 February 2012 In parts of the Asia-Pacific region, traditional systems of representative democracy continue to face serious challenges ... |
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News From UNDEF 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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News From the Field Empowering Liberia's youth and women in the democratic process 17 February 2012 Although recent Liberian elections have generally been pronounced free and fair by the international community, studies show that even more than a decade after the end of armed conflict, ... |
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News From the Field First UNDEF-funded Women Leadership School launched in Georgia 03 February 2012 The first UNDEF-funded Women Leadership School – one of four planned worldwide – was launched by the Women’s Democracy Network in Tbilisi, Georgia on 27-29 January. ... |
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News From the Field UNDEF project helps African Charter on Democracy enter into force 27 Januaryr 2012 With UNDEF support, the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance has now been ratified by 15 nations – a milestone which means the Charter will now enter into force. ... |
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News From the Field Building democratic governance in the Hill Tracts of Bangladesh 20 January 2012 In Bangladesh, UNDEF funds an initiative to advance pro-poor and democratic governance in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The project works... |
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News From the Field UNDEF project bridges democracy gap in Pakistan 22 December 2011 An UNDEF-funded online directory of parliamentary committees and NGOs was launched to bridge the divide between Pakistan’s Parliament and civil society. It will serve as a resource tool for Parliament to facilitate the use of professional research sources in addressing issues relevant to the Committees...... |
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News From the Field UNDEF funds new media clinic in Central Asia 20 December, 2011 In Central Asia, NGOs and independent media often have nowhere to turn for support on new media technology, with little or no in-house knowledge and commercial alternatives that are far too expensive... |
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News From the Field Pour l’éducation électorale en République Démocratique du Congo 14 December, 2011 En République Démocratique du Congo, le FNUD soutient un projet qui promeut la démocratie participative par la création de clubs d’action démocratique...... |
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News From the Field Training women to lead in rural China 7 December, 2011 A task force formed to support China's rural women’s participation in local politics convened in Shaanxi province in November 2011, as part of an UNDEF-funded project to empower women in areas where patriarchal values still dominate village governance... |
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News From the Field Women learn to lead local democracy in India 29 November, 2011 An UNDEF-funded project in Rajasthan, India, completed its work in 2011 to strengthen the leadership of women elected .... |
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News From the Field UNDEF project launches guiding principles for elections in Africa 21 November, 2011 A new set of guiding principles for free, fair and transparent elections in Africa was launched in Accra, Ghana, on the International Day of Democracy as part of a project made possible by UNDEF.... |
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News From the Field The Big Issue hits the streets in Nigeria 11 November, 2011 The Big Issue Lagos, a new and pioneering Nigerian street magazine funded by UNDEF, was launched in November 2011. It is the part of an UNDEF-financed six-country project to use street papers..... |
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News From UNDEF 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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News From UNDEF 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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News From the Field Promoting accountability on the environment in Vietnam 13 September 2011 In the 25 years since Vietnam introduced the doi moi programme of reforms, citizens have come to participate far more actively in politics at both commune and village levels. But government is still not fully accountable, especially on issues impacting the environment.
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News From the Field Creating new connections in Central Asia and South Caucasus 19 August 2011 In eight countries of Central Asia and South Caucasus, UNDEF funds a project to increase public participation and make governance more accountable through independent monitoring of public policy-making and implementation. | 
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