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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
NDI: Sub-Saharan Africa- Fomunyoh Testifies to Senate on Entrenched African Leadership
20 April 2012 - Entrenched and often autocratic one-man rule is causing a “democracy deficit” and impeding political development in many African countries, Christopher Fomunyoh, senior associate and regional director for Central and West...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
IDEA: Second Meeting of the Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy
  Driven by the regional entities around the world, the ASEAN Secretariat and International IDEAwill host the Second Meeting of the Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy on 1 May 2012 in Jakarta. The Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy is a...
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Friday, April 13, 2012
Seminar Friday 20 April: Democratic Developments in Tanzania
Three representatives from Tanzania Centre for Democracy will speak at the seminar arranged in collaboration with the Danish Institute for Internationale Studies.   Background Democracy in Tanzania may be at a historical juncture. The 2010...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
NDI: Prospects for Democracy in Sudan: A Discussion of Sudan's Evolving Political Landscape
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE Cordially Invites You To Prospects for Democracy in Sudan: A Discussion of Electoral Reform, Election Observation and Sudan's Evolving Political Landscape With Ali Mohammed Ali Chairman Sudanese Group for...
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
SIERRA LEONE: Presidential Elections, 17 Nov 2012
Sierra Leone Republic of Sierra Leone Region: Africa   Description of government structure: Chief of State: President Ernest Bai KOROMA * Head of Government: President Ernest Bai KOROMA Assembly: Sierra Leone has a unicameral Parliament with...
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
International Agreement and Action Plans
Women and political participation: Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
The General Assembly, Reaffirming  the  obligations  of  all  States  to  promote  and  protect  human  rights and fundamental freedoms as stated in the Charter of the United Nations, and guided by the purposes and principles of human rights...
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Expert responses
Experiences in Implementing Parity Laws to Improve Women's Political Representation
The adoption of the parity law in Senegal is an important step on the way to increased political participation and equal political representation of women.  Senegal’s women were rightfully proud of this landmark achievement, but other countries’...
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
SENEGAL: Presidential elections, 26 Feb 2012
  Description of government structure:     * Chief of State: President Abdoulaye WADE     * Head of Government: Prime Minister Soulayemane Ndene NDIAYE     * Assembly: Senegal has a bicameral Parliament (Parlement) consisting of the Senate (...
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Gender and State Building in South Sudan
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Report / White Paper
Gender and Statebuilding in South Sudan
Part of a series of U.S. Institute of Peace reports on state building in South Sudan, this report asserts that equality between women and men and among women—as well as women’s security, economic empowerment, and meaningful participation—should be...
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Sunday, October 09, 2011
DRC Women Running for Office with Help from Global Women’s Network
iKNOW Politics, an online network dedicated to the advancement of women in politics around the world, has come to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It’s a country where women are significantly underrepresented politically and where, as the...
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Thursday, October 06, 2011
Case Study
Support for Local Government: Policies, Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming - DGTTF Southern-Sudan
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in 2005 created the new autonomous Government of Southern Sudan [GoSS]. The GoSS was required to establish in-stitutions and processes of governance including at the local level, with no pre-vious experience...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Case Study
Sierra Leone Query: Experiences with Sequencing PAR Reforms and Electoral Cycles
This report aims to assist UNDP/Sierra Leone in formulating strategies to reform different aspects of civil service, as it heads into upcoming elections. It begins with a discussion of the types of civil service reforms that may be useful, and...
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Saturday, September 10, 2011
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PREPARES YOUNG WOMEN FOR POLITICAL CAREERS IN BURKINA FASO
Women who want to enter politics in Burkina Faso face a number of barriers, such as lack of faith in their leadership abilities, few role models and limited opportunities. So it is a struggle in this West African country for women to run for office...
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Case Study
Democracy With Women, For Women
This publication presents an overview and brief analysis of the first round of grants issued by the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) in partnership with the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Both organizations are engaged in advancing gender...
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Constitution of South-Africa
Full text of the 1996 Constitution of South Africa.  
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Case Study
Rwanda: Women Hold Up Half the Parliament
In October 2003, women won 4% of seats in Rwanda’s lower house of Parliament.  Having achieved near-parity in the representation of men and women its legislature, this small African country now ranks first among all countries of the world in terms...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Guide / Training Material
Democracy and the Challenge of Change: A Guide to Increasing Women's Political Participation
Drawing on its 25 years of experience in the women’s political participation field, NDI has released a new guide for democracy practitioners to help them develop and carry out effective programs to bring more women into government and politics.  “In...
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Report / White Paper
Securing the Rights and Livelihoods of Rural Women in Africa in the Context of the Food Crisis and Climate Change
In Africa, a great majority of the population lives in rural areas and is fully dependent on land and other natural resources for its livelihood: e.g. Niger (83%); Rwanda and Malawi (81%). Women make a great proportion of rural populations due to...
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