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 H to N-- As of July 2002
 

Member State

Date of Request

Period of Assistance

United Nations Response
(Note 2)

Haiti

7/1990

11/1990 - 1/1991

Provided Verification and Technical Assistance. General elections held in December 1990 and January 1991.

9/1994

10/1994 - 6/1997

Provided Technical Assistance. Legislative elections held in June and September 1995, and Presidential elections on 17 December 1995. Elections for one-third of the Senate, the members of the communal section assemblies (ASECs) and 2 members of the National Assembly were held on 6 April 1997.

5/1999

5/1999 – 9/2000

Provided Technical Assistance for the preparation of Legislative and Municipal elections held on 21 May and 25 June 2000.

9/2000

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Unable to fulfill request for technical assistance for the Presidential elections on 26 November 2000 due to the political situation in the country.

Honduras

3/1994

6/1994 - 3/1995

Provided Technical Assistance in improving the electoral system.

9/1997

10/1997 - 12/1997

Provided Technical Assistance. Presidential, Legislative and Mayoral elections held on 30 November 1997.

6/2001

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Unable to provide technical assistance for the general elections scheduled for 25 November 2001.

Hungary

4/1994

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Parliamentary elections to be held on 8 May 1994 due to insufficient lead time.

Indonesia

2/1999(Note 9)

2/1999 - 7/1999

Provided Technical Assistance. General elections held on 7 June 1999.

Kenya

11/1992

12/1992 - 1/1993

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

Kosovo (Note 1)

6/1999

10/1999 - ongoing

Mandated by Security Council 1244 (1999) to assist in the holding of elections.  Several advisory missions conducted thereafter.

Kyrgyzstan

12/1994

1/1995 - 3/1995

Provided Follow and Report and Assessment of Post-Electoral Support. Parliamentary elections held in February 1995.

10/1995

10/1995 - 12/1995

Provided Technical Assistance and Coordination and Support. Presidential elections held on 24 December 1995.

10/1998

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Unable to fulfill request for observers to the Referendum held on 17 October 1998 due to insufficient lead time.

3/1999

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Request for support to the elections in 2000.  Needs assessment mission conducted in August 1999 and report submitted.

Latvia

5/1993

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Unable to fulfill request for a UN delegation to observe the elections for the 5th Saeima (Parliament) to be held in June 1993 because of insufficient lead time.

4/1994

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Local Authorities elections to be held in May 1994 because of insufficient lead time.

Lesotho

8/1991

11/1991 - 12/1991

Provided Technical Assistance (CHR assistance in drafting the electoral law).

10/1992

12/1992 - 3/1993

Provided Coordination and Support. General elections held in March 1993.

6/1997

1/1998 - 5/1998

Provided Technical Assistance and Coordination and Support. Parliamentary elections held on 23 May 1998.

4/2001

5/2001 - 6/2002

Provided Coordination and Support.  Parliamentary elections held on 25 May 2002.

Liberia

2/1992

5/1992

Provided Technical Assistance regarding population data and preparation of constituency maps.

7/1993

8/1993 - 8/1997

Provided Verification and Technical Assistance. General elections held on 19 July 1997.

Madagascar

3/1992

4/1992 - 12/1992

Provided Technical Assistance and Follow and Report. Constitutional referendum held in August 1992, Presidential elections in November 1992 and February 1993, and legislative elections in June 1993.

4/1994

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After requesting observers for the Municipal and Local elections to be held in July 1994, Government did not answer UN's offer to Coordinate and Support observers. Elections did not take place.

10/1996

10/1996 - 11/1996

Provided Follow and Report. Presidential elections held on 3 November 1996.

Malawi

10/1992

11/1992 - 6/1993

Provided Technical Assistance and Coordination and Support. Referendum held in June 1993.

10/1993

11/1993-12/1994

Provided Technical Assistance and Coordination and Support. Presidential and Parliamentary elections held in May 1994.

8/1998

11/1998 - 6/1999

Provided Technical Assistance in preparation for the Local Presidential and Legislative elections held on 19 May 1999.

Mali

9/1991

12/1991 - 4/1993

Provided Technical Assistance and Follow and Report. Presidential and Legislative elections held in April 1992.

1/1997

2/1997 - 8/1997

Provided Technical Assistance and Coordination and Support to the Legislative Elections held 13 April 1997 (subsequently annulled) and Presidential Elections held on 11 May 1997. Provided limited Technical Assistance to the Legislative elections on 20 July and 3 August 1997.

3/2002

4/2002 - ongoing

Provided Technical Assistance in connection with the elections held in May 2002.  Providing post-electoral assistance.

Mauritania

4/2001

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Request for assistance in connection with the Parliamentary and Municipal elections scheduled for 19 October 2001 received.  Request withdrawn in June 2001.

Mauritius

11/1997

2/1998 - 4/1998

Provided Technical Assistance for the improvement of the electoral system.

Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

(Chiapas)

4/1994

6/1994 - ongoing

Providing Technical Assistance to the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE). Provided support to national observers for the elections held in August 1994. Continuing to provide Technical Assistance to the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) of Mexico.

11/1999

11/1999 - 8/2000

Provided support to domestic and international observers during the Presidential and Legislative elections held on 2 July 2000.

6/2000

7/2000 - 9/2000

Provided Technical Assistance to national observers and coordination of international observers for the 20 August 2000 elections in Chiapas.

Mozambique

10/1992 (Note 10)

10/1992 - 12/1995

Provided Verification and Technical Assistance. Presidential and Parliamentary elections held in October 1994.

2/1999

4/1999 - 12/1999

Provided Technical Assistance in preparation for the general elections held on 3-5 December 1999.

Namibia (Note 1)

1978 (Note 11)

1989

Supervision of the elections held from 7 to 11 November 1989.

7/1994

9/1994 - 12/1994

Provided Coordination and Support. General elections held in December 1994.

10/1999

10/1999 - 12/1999

Provided, through UNDP, limited assistance to the international observers for the general elections held on 30 November and 1 December 1999.

Nepal

2/1999

2/1999 - 5/1999

Provided coordination and Support to international observers. Parliamentary elections held on 3 May and 17 May 1999.

7/2002

Under Cons.

Request for Technical Assistance in voter and civic education, as well as coordination of international observers.  Needs assessment mission being conducted.  General elections in November 2002.

Netherlands (Antilles)

6/1993

8/1993 - 11/1993

Provided United Nations representation at the Referendum Commission of Curaçao.

6/1994

10/1994

Provided United Nations representation at the Referendum Commission of St. Maarten, St. Estacious and Saba.

11/1999

11/1999 -7/2000

Provided Technical Assistance to the Sint Marteen Referendum Committee for the preparation of the referendum held on 23 June 2000.

Nicaragua

3/1989

8/1989 - 3/1990

Provided Verification and Technical Assistance. Elections held in February 1990.

11/1993

12/1993 - 3/1994

Provided Coordination and Support. Elections (Atlantic Coast) held in February 1994.

9/1995

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Request for United Nations involvement in the elections scheduled for November 1996. Needs assessment missions conducted in March and April 1996. No further action taken. Further request through UNDP (in 9/96) for assistance in training and in the quick-count exercise decline due to insufficient lead time.

2/1998

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the elections held in the Atlantic Coast on 1 March 1998 due to insufficient lead time.

6/1998

7/1998 - 1999

Provided Technical Assistance for the preparation of a study on the vote of Nicaraguans residing abroad.

5/2000

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Request to send UN observers for the municipal election of 5 November 2000 not fulfilled as observation activities were deferred to the Organization of American States (OAS) the lead organization in the region.  Technical monitoring provided instead on key electoral issues through the pre-election period.

4/2001

6/2001 - 11/2001

Provided Technical Assistance for the elections held on 4 November 2001.

Niger

6/1992

12/1992 - 3/1993

Provided Coordination and Support. Referendum held in December 1992, Legislative Elections in February 1993, and Presidential Elections in February and March 1993.

12/1994

12/1994 - 1/1995

Provided Technical Assistance. Parliamentary elections held in January 1995.

3/1996

3/1996 - 7/1996

Provided Technical Assistance. Presidential elections held on 7 July and 28 July 1996.

6/1996

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Unable to fulfill request to coordinate international observers due to insufficient lead time. Limited logistical assistance provided by UNDP. Presidential elections held on 7 July 1996.

8/1998

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Request for Technical Assistance for the local elections scheduled for November 1998. Elections later postponed and no further action taken.

6/1999

8/1999 - 12/1999

Provided Technical Assistance and Coordination and Support for the Presidential and Legislative elections.  Elections held on 17 October and 24 November 1999.

4/2002

5/2002 - ongoing

Providing Technical Assistance for the Local Elections at the end of 2002

Nigeria

9/1998

9/1998 - 4/2002

Provided Technical Assistance and Coordination and Support of international observers. Local Elections held on 5 December 1998, Elections for Governors and State Assemblies on 9 January 1999, Elections to the National Assembly on 20 February 1999 and Presidential Elections on 27 February 1999. Provided post-electoral assistance.

3/2002

6/2002 - ongoing

Providing Technical Assistance in connection with the General Elections in April 2003.