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

In Alphabetical Order, Since 1989
As of July 2002









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From A to C

From D to G

From H to N

From P to Z

 
Countries listed from P to Z-- As of July 2002
 

Member State

Date of Request

Period of Assistance

United Nations Response
(Note 2)

Pakistan

1/1997

1997 - ongoing

Unable to fulfill request for observers for the General elections held on 3 February 1997 due to insufficient lead time. Providing Technical Assistance for the improvement of the electoral system.

Palestine (Note 1)

12/1995

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Unable to fulfill request for observers because observation was to be coordinated by the European Union. Some logistical support provided by UNRWA. Elections held on 20 January 1996.

Panama

11/93

12/1993 - 2/1996

Provided Technical Assistance in improving the electoral system.

Paraguay

4/1993

5 - 6/1993

Provided Technical Assistance and Follow and Report. General elections held in May 1993.

Peru

1992 (Note 5)

7/1992 - 12/1995

Provided Technical Assistance in improving the electoral system.

12/2000

12/2000 - 8/2001

Provided Technical Assistance for the preparation of the general elections held in May and June 2001.

Philippines

11/1992(Note 5)

4 - 5/1993

Provided Technical Assistance in the computerization of the electoral system.

Republic of Moldova

1/1994

2 - 3/1994

Provided Follow and Report. Parliamentary elections held in February 1994.

2/1995

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Referendum held on 5 March 1995 due to insufficient lead time.

10/1996

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Presidential elections held on 17 November 1996 due to insufficient lead time.

Romania

1990(Note 5)

4 - 5/1990

Provided Technical Assistance. Elections held on 20 May 1990.

9/1992

9 - 10/1992

Provided Follow and Report. Parliamentary and Presidential elections held in September and October 1992.

5/1996

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the local elections held on 2 June 1996 due to insufficient lead time.

9/1996

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections on 3 November 1996 due to insufficient lead time.

5/2000

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Unable to fulfill request to send UN observers for the local elections of 4 June 2000.

Russian Federation

10/1993

12/1993

Provided Follow and Report. Federal Assembly elections held in December 1993.

Rwanda

5/1992

6/1992

Provided Technical Assistance (preparation of draft project document).

2/2001

2/2001 - 3/2001

Provided Coordination and Support and limited Technical Assistance for the Municipal Elections held on 6 March 2001.

Sao Tome and Principe

8/1994

10/1994

Provided Follow and Report. Legislative elections held in October 1994.

11/1995

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Unable to fulfill request for material and financial assistance due to lack of funds.

6/1996

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Presidential Elections held on 30 June 1996 due to lack of time and financial resources.

10/1998

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Unable to fulfill request for observers to the Legislative elections in 8 November 1998 due to insufficient lead time.

10/2000

2/2001 - 8/2001

Provided technical asistance for the preparation of the Presidential elections held on July 2001.

1/2002

7/2002 - ongoing

Providing Technical Assistance to strengthen the Electoral Commission.

Senegal

2/1993

3/1993 - 5/1993

Provided Follow and Report. Presidential and Legislative elections held in February and May 1993.

12/1999

1/2000 - 3/2000

Unable to fulfill request to send observers for the Presidential Elections to be held on 27 February 2002.  Follow and Report provided by the UN Resident Coordinator.

3/2001

4/2001

Unable to fulfill request to send UN observers for the Legislative Elections of 29 April 2001 for lack of lead time.  UNDP Representative requested to Follow the electoral process and Report on its conduct and outcome.

Seychelles

6/1992

7/1992

Provided Follow and Report. Elections for the Constitutional Commission held in July 1992.

7/1993

7/1993

Provided Follow and Report. Presidential and Legislative elections held in July 1993.

Sierra Leone

9/1993

10/1993

Provided Technical Assistance (Survey mission jointly with UNDP).

3/1994

6/1994 - 3/1996

Provided Technical Assistance and Coordination and Support. Presidential and Parliamentary elections held on 26 February and 15 March 1996.

10/1999

2000 - ongoing

Mandated by Security Council Resolution 1270 (1999) to “provide support, as requested, to the elections”.  Presidential and Legislative Elections held on 14 May 2002.  Further assistance currently under consideration.

Solomon Islands

10/2001

10/2001 - 12/2001

Expert Election Monitoring Mission conducted during the parliamentary elections held on 5 December 2001.

South Africa

12/1993

12/1993 - 5/1994

Provided Verification. General elections held in April 1994.

8/1998

8/1998 - 6/1999

Provided Technical Assistance and Coordination and Support to international observers.  General Elections held on 2 June 1999.

Sri Lanka

10/2001

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Parliamentary Elections to be held on 5 December 2001.

Sudan

1/1996

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Needs assessment mission conducted. Unable to fulfill request for observers. Presidential and Parliamentary Elections held on 6 and 17 March 1996.

10/2000

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections and Referendum on constitutional amendments scheduled to take place between 11 and 20 December 2000.

Swaziland

5/1993

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Unable to fulfill request for financial assistance for the Parliamentary elections to be held in 1993 due to unavailability of IPF funds.

Tajikistan (Note 12)

1/1999

3/1999 - 3/2000

Several assessment missions conducted in 1999.  Joint UN/OSCE Observation Mission for the Legislative Elections on 27 February 2000.

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

9/1994

10/1994

Provided Follow and Report. Presidential and Parliamentary elections held in October 1994.

1/1998

2/1998-3/1998

Provided Technical Assistance in drafting the electoral law.

Togo

4/1992

5/1992 - 12/1992

Provided Technical Assistance. Referendum held in September 1992.

7/1993

8/1993

Provided Follow and Report. Presidential elections held in August 1993.

3/1998

5/1998 - 6/1998

Unable to fulfill request for observers. Provided Technical Assistance for the Presidential elections held on 21 June 1998.

3/1999

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Legislative elections scheduled to take place on 21 March (1st round) and 4 April 1999 (2nd round) due to insufficient lead time.

6/2001

12/2001 - 2/2002

Provision of Technical Assistance suspended due to the dissolution of the CENI.  Elections postponed.

Uganda

10/1992

11/1992 - 12/1994

Provided Coordination and Support and Technical Assistance. Elections for Constitutional Assembly held in March 1994.

5/1995

2/1996 - 7/1996

Provided Technical Assistance. Presidential elections held on 9 May 1996, and Parliamentary on 27 June 1996.

4/1996

5/1996

Provided Follow and Report and assistance to the coordination of the activities of international observers. Presidential elections held on 9 May 1996, and Parliamentary on 27 June 1996.

6/1999

6/1999 - 7/2000

Provided, through UNDP, limited technical assistance to the referendum on the system of governance in 2000.

5/2000

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Unable to fulfill request to send UN observers for the Referendum on the political system on 29 June 2000 due to lack of lead time.

2/2001

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Unable to fulfill request to send UN observers for the Presidential elections of 7 March 2001 for lack of lead time.

Ukraine

1/1994

3/1994

Provided Follow and Report. Parliamentary elections held in March 1994.

6/1994

6/1994

Provided Follow and Report. Presidential and Local elections held in June 1994.

9/1999

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Unable to fulfill request for observers for the Presidential Elections of 31 October 1999 due to insufficient lead time.

11/2001

2/2002 - 4/2003

Unable to fulfill the request for international observers for the Parliamentary Elections on 31 March 2002.  Instead, the United Nations sent an officer to follow the electoral process and report to the Secretary-General on the conduct of the process.

United Republic of Tanzania

6/1995

4/1995 - 11/1995

Provided Coordination and Support. General elections in Zanzibar held on 22 October, and on 29 October in Tanzania. Elections in Dar-es-Salaam were repeated on 19 November 1995.

5/1999

8/1999

Request for assistance received and needs assessment mission conducted in August 1999.  (See follow-up request on 4/2000).

4/2000

6/2000 - 11/2000

Provided Coordination and Support of international observers.  General elections held on 29 October 2000.

Uzbekistan

10/1994

11/1994 - 12/1994

Provided Follow and Report. Parliamentary elections held on 25 December 1994.

10/1994

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Unable to fulfill request to send observers for the Parliamentary Elections scheduled for 15 December 1999.

Venezuela

10/1998

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Unable to fulfill request for observers to the Presidential Elections held on 6 December 1998 due to insufficient lead time.

4/2000

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Unable to fulfill request to send UN observers for the national elections scheduled for 28 May 2000.

7/2000

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Unable to fulfill request to send observers for the general elections on 30 July 2000 due to lack of lead time.

11/2000

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Unable to fulfill request to send an observer for the Local Elections on 3 December 2002 due lack of lead time.

Western Sahara
(Note 1)

4/1991 (Note 13)

1991 - ongoing

Mandated to provide Organization and Conduct. Mission currently in abeyance.

Yemen

6/1996

12/1996 - 4/1997

Provided Technical Assistance. Parliamentary elections held on 27 April 1997.

3/1997

4/1997

Provided Follow and Report. Parliamentary elections held on 27 April 1997.

4/2000

8/2000 - ongoing

Providing Technical Assistance to the Electoral Commission.  Local Elections held on 15 March 2001 and Parliamentary Elections due in the beginning of 2003.

Zambia

7/1996

11/1996

Provided Follow and Report. Parliamentary elections held on 18 November 1996.

6/1999

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Request for assistance for the preparation of the 2001 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.  Needs assessment mission conducted in August 1999.

9/2000

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Request for Technical Assistance and Coordination and Support for the 2001 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.

10/2001

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Provided limited financial assistance through UNDP.  Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Elections held on 27 December 2001.

Zimbabwe

11/1999

12/1999 - 5/2000

Request for Technical Assistance in connection with the Legislative Elections on 24 and 25 June 2000.  Missions conducted in December 1999, February 2000 and June 2000, but no UN involvement in the elections.

6/2000

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Unable to fulfill request to send UN observers for the Parliamentary Elections on 24 and 25 June 2000, due to lack of lead time.