Addressing global challenges requires a collective and concerted effort, involving all actors. Through partnerships and alliances, and by pooling comparative advantages, we increase our chances success."
- Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General
UNDEF - News from the Field
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08 March 2010
Mobilizing support for Africa's Charter on Democracy
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17 February 2010
A independent portal to scrutinize procurement in Nigeria
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08 February 2010
Developing
accurate voter lists in European transition democracies
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20 January 2010
Togo: Bulletins « Infos Citoyennes » pour une citoyenneté informée
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20 January 2010
Images bring civil society endeavours to life in Russia's Caucasus
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22 December 2009
UNDEF-backed Somali Journalists Union honoured by France's human rights commission
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15 December 2009
Active Citizens and Accountable Local Government in Bangladesh
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3 December 2009
Video: Empowering marginalized youth for change in Thailand
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25 November 2009
Best practices on political finance regulation throughout the world
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17 November 2009
UNDEF signs pioneering regional project to support democratic movements in Asia
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06 November 2009
Women build jurisprudence on the ground to address AIDS in Tanzania
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21 October 2009
Renforcement des capacités des acteurs ivoiriens des droits de l’homme
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8 October 2009
Finding and training Jamaica's women leaders of the future
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25 August 2009
The Right to Communicate Through Community Radio in Ghana
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18 August 2009
Organizing Women Against Corruption in Argentina
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11 August 2009
Empowerment of Women Citizens in Turkey
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4 August 2009
Promoting the Rights of Women through Changing the Mindset in Bangladesh
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27 July 2009
A Network of Tools to Organize Credible and Acceptable Elections
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21 July 2009
Renforcer l'échange d'information et d'expertise électorale de la société civile en Afrique de l'Ouest
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14 July 2009
Capacity Building of Mass Media and Civil Society in Gambia
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2 July 2009
Teacher-Training in Living and Learning Democracy, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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23 June 2009
Raising Civic Awareness among Yemeni Youth through Participation and Community Service
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4 June 2009
Towards the Full Participation of Women in El Salvador
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26 May 2009
Building the Capacity of Iraq’s Lawyers
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13 May 2009
Strengthening Dialogue and Democratic Institutions in El Salvador
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28 April 2009
Strengthening Civil Society Advocacy Skills in Lebanon and Yemen
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15 April 2009
Analyser, comprendre et relever les défis de l'alternance démocratique en Afrique
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6 April 2009
Democracy for women's rights in Sindh, Pakistan
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2 April 2009
Renforcer le leadership et la participation politique des femmes au Togo
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1 April 2009
Media empowerment advances national dialogue for better governance in Sierra Leone
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9 March 2009
Washington meeting breaks new ground on campaign finance
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2 March 2009
New media tackles corruption in Albania
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23 February 2009
iKNOW: Yes women can
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12 February 2009
Supporting the engagement of civil society in Morocco’s local elections
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6 February 2009
Global Forum for Media Development convenes in Athens to shine a light in dark times
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23 January 2009
Strengthening media capacity for democracy and human rights in Somalia
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23 January 2009
Advancing human rights in the context of Islam and Afghanistan
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5 January 2009
UNDEF participates in event on dialogue between political parties and civil society in Mercosur
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5 January 2009
Human rights defenders share experiences at international colloquium in Sao Paulo
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17 December 2008
Evaluer les défis des l’alternance démocratique en Afrique
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12 December 2008
Citizens' participation through technology in remote regions of Peru
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20 November 2008
First legislative internship programme launched in Liberia
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7 November 2008
Training parliamentary security and defence committee staff advisors in East and South-East Europe
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30 October 2008
Making democracy work for women: Initial experiences from 10 UNDEF funded projects (UNDEF – UNIFEM brochure)
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15 September 2008
"Democracy, Human Rights and Media in Sierra Leone" (video)
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15 September 2008
COPED celebrates the first International Day of Democracy in Togo
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8 August 2008
Constitution renewal raises awareness in Nauru
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28 July 2008
News update: Supporting women's political participation in Haiti
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11 July 2008
News update: Tashi Wangmo - young leader from Bhutan
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26 June 2008
Promoting democratic practices in the Balkans
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20 June 2008
Democracy, human rights and media in Sierra Leone
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21 May 2008
Strengthening the voice and impact of human rights advocates from "the South"
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9 May 2008
Strengthening democratic practices in Pakistan (story/video)
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2 May 2008
The Asia Young Leaders in Governance initiative
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28 April 2008
Enhancing active citizenship in Vanuatu
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21 April 2008
Furthering democratic participation to prevent social violence in Guatemala
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10 April 2008
Soutien aux femmes parlementaires du Burundi
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28 March 2008
Opening dialogue spaces between political parties and civil society in MERCOSUR
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20 March 2008
Promouvoir le dialogue des sociétés civiles pour la démocratie en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre
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29 February 2008
Increasing women's political participation and representation in the Southern African Development Community region (SADC)
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22 February 2008
Promoting and protecting the rights of indigenous and highland ethnic peoples in Thailand
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11 February 2008
Human rights education and promotion in Northern Iraq
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23 January 2008
Strengthening the capacities of the new permanent State Election Commission in the Republic of Croatia
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17 December 2007
In Tajikistan, strengthening the legal capacity of the media
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30 November 2007
"Activating" youth participation in the Palestinian political process
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26 November 2007
From grassroots to global: Building a civil society democracy network
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16 November 2007
En République Démocratique du Congo, soutenir la participation des femmes au processus de démocratisation
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12 November 2007
Enhancing the consensus-building process within the Bolivian Constituent Assembly
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2 November 2007
Voice for the Voiceless-introducing community radio to Sao Tome e Principe
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29 October 2007
Renforcer le rôle des parlements africains pour la protection des droits de l'homme
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19 October 2007
The ACE Electoral Knowledge Network launches new regional centers
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11 October 2007
Au Niger la lutte anti-corruption passe par la formation des journalistes
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5 October 2007
"Inspire": To enhance reconciliation and democracy building in Nepal
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28 September 2007
The AMAN Coalition launches the national anti-corruption campaign in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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21 September 2007
Sustainable democracy: Protecting the rights of vulnerable groups in Mali, Morocco and Mongolia
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14 September 2007
Strengthening parliamentary oversight and citizen engagement in Serbia
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07 September 2007
Strengthening the non-governmental process for the community of democracies
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31 August 2007
Supporting women's political participation in Haiti
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24 August 2007
Media, democracy and development: Breaking new ground in journalism landscape in the Philippines
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17 August 2007
Developing legislation on security, terrorism and defense in East and South-East European parliaments
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10 August 2007
Support to political parties and women for 2007 national elections in Timor-Leste
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3 August 2007
Arab minorities in Israel: Towards a transformation of inter-communal relations
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27 July 2007
Online monitoring of Brazilian representatives
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20 July 2007
Local ombudsmen: Defending the rights of Bulgarian citizens
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13 July 2007
Video Clip: Promoting human rights in the light of Islam in Afghanistan
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29 June 2007
Starting anew in Guinea-Bissau: Rebuilding hope through action-research and dialogue
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22 June 2007
As organized crime crosses borders, so must the journalists who pursue it
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15 June 2007
Dialogue on democratic values in the Arab world
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8 June 2007
Argentine women against corruption