Elections Project in Lebanon Developed a Knowledge Toolkit on Elections Dispute Resolution
Aiming to increase public awareness on elections dispute resolution, the project developed a knowledge toolkit that included a guide on “Complaints and Challenges related to Parliamentary Elections 2018” in Arabic and English and a series of four animation clips in the same context. The toolkit aims to provide citizens, as well as other parties involved […]
Enhancing the Capacity of Electoral Officials in Lebanon
Training the electoral officials and relevant stakeholders is an essential part of each election. Hence, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Lebanese Elections Assistance Project (LEAP), funded by the EU and USAID, supported the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (MoIM) in the development and conduct of electoral procedure trainings for polling officials. UNDP LEAP training […]
National Elections Commission, UNDP and international partners focus on the future and election observer recommendations in 2018 targets
7 May 2018, Following the 2017 general elections and a lessons learnt exercise held by the National Elections Commission (NEC) in February 2018, partners signed off today on a workplan for 2018 that will continue to strengthen the institutional capacity of Liberia’s electoral management body and engage in wider reforms in the policy and legislative […]
Awareness Sessions Targeting Women Candidates & Voters in Lebanon
Under the framework of the “Lebanese Women in Elections” initiative, which aims to enhance women’s capacities to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, the UNDP’s Lebanese Elections Assistance Project (LEAP), funded by the European Union, UN Women and the local nongovernmental organization Women in Front, conducted info sessions throughout Lebanon aiming to encourage women candidates […]
The National Elections Commission, United Nations Development Programme and international partners work to further strengthen logistics and operations for future elections
Date 11 April 2018 The National Elections Commission and United Nations Development Programme, supported by international partners from the European Union, Sweden, Ireland and Canada are working to strengthen the logistics and operational capacity of staff during training being held between 10-12 April 2018. Over a two-day period, the participants in the training […]
Sierra Leone elects new president with high voter turnout
On 4 April 2018, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) declared candidate Julius Maada Bio as the Republic of Sierra Leone’s new President- see the video here: On 31 March, some 2,578,271 voters headed to the polls for the presidential run-off election in 11,122 polling stations of the country, representing 81.11% of registered voters, NEC […]
Street theatre supports women’s voting rights in Sierra Leone
Prince Michael Meama has two daughters, aged five and two. By the time his eldest child reaches voting age, if not before, he hopes there will be no need for the kind of street theatre he helped create for Sierra Leone’s 2018 elections. As secretary of the Calabash company, Prince co-organised a travelling show […]
Accessible Elections in Sierra Leone
Prior to the 2018 elections, the National Electoral Commission installed 126 ramps and benches at polling stations across the country, improving access for voters with disabilities on an unprecedented scale. The project enabled thousands to exercise their franchise on March 7, at locations where access was judged to be most difficult. Ramps were built over […]
Nepal completes first cycle of elections under the 2015 Constitution
On 7 February, the Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) held the elections for National Assembly (NA), which is the upper house of the bicameral Federal Parliament. The National Assembly is comprised of 59 members, with eight elected from each of Nepal’s seven provinces and three appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Government […]
EU-UNDP Joint Photo Exhibition in Brussels
The EC-UNDP Joint Task Force on Electoral Assistance organized a joint photo exhibition entitled “The Power of Democracy” in the heart of Brussels from 20 February until 3 March 2018. The overall goal of the exhibition was to demonstrate the importance and value of electoral processes world-wide and, more specifically, to highlight the breadth and […]