For the first time in 20 years, Nepali voters went to the polls to elect their local leaders. Ahead of the third and last phase to be organized on 18 September, here are some fast facts on the Nepal’s local elections of 2017.
1. The local elections forms a key part of Nepal’s transition from a unitary to a federal state.
IDEA Internacional y el Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación (TEPJF), de México, organizan conjuntamente la VI Conferencia iberoamericana sobre justicia electoral: el papel de la justicia electoral como garante de la integridad democrática, que se realizará los días 27, 28 y 29 de agosto de 2014.
The Superior Electoral Tribunal of Paraguay partners with International IDEA to organize workshops to explore the challenges and ways forward to enhance women’s political participation and promote their citizenship rights in the country.
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IDEA Internacional apoya al Tribunal Superior de Justicia Electoral del Paraguay para la organización de talleres que buscan analizar los retos y alternativas para fortalecer la participación política de las mujeres y promover el ejercicio de sus derechos ciudadanos en el país.
Nepal is in the process of implementing constitutional provisions to transition from an unitary to federal system.
International IDEA in Haiti joins hands with local associations to stage theatre performances all over the country with an objective to promote the values of democracy among youth in Haiti.
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IDEA Internacional en Haití colabora con asociaciones locales para escenificar actuaciones teatrales en todo el país con el objetivo de promover los valores de la democracia entre los jóvenes en Haití.
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El Dr Daniel Zovatto, Director Regional de IDEA Internacional para América Latina y el Caribe organizó una reunión de trabajo con el Embajador del Perú en Chile, Excmo. Sr Jorge Valdez, y con el Miembro del Consejo Asesor de IDEA Internacional, Ingeniero Sergio Bitar, previa a la presentación de IDEA Internacional ante sus Estados Miembros acreditados en Chile.
Dr Daniel Zovatto, Regional Director of International IDEA Latin America and Caribbean region hosted a working meeting with the Ambassador of Peru Hon. Mr Jorge Valdez and Mr Sergio Bitar, member of the Advisory Board of International IDEA, ahead of the presentation of International IDEA to its Member States accredited to Chile.
Governance in states that combine different levels of government is often more complex than in other types of state and, at the same time, it offers a greater possibility of democratic exercise in decision making. How to express this relationship between State complexity and greater democracy in the adoption of public policies in order to guarantee the protection of citizens' rights?
La gestión pública en Estados que combinan diversos niveles de gobierno suele ser más compleja que en otros tipos de Estado y, al mismo tiempo, tiene mayor posibilidad de ejercicio democrático en la toma de decisiones ¿Cómo se expresa esta relación entre complejidad estatal y mayor democracia en la adopción de políticas públicas garantes de la protección de derechos ciudadanos?
Africa’s natural resources provide a unique opportunity to foster human and economic development. However, abundant endowments of natural resources do not necessarily lead to equivalent levels of prosperity, broad-based development and resource-based industrialization. One key obstacle preventing African countries from realizing this potential is poor governance.
As part of the ongoing Legal Review Programme, International IDEA and Nepal Law Society convened a national-level interaction and sharing programme on Bill related to the Rights of Victims of Crime in Kathmandu on 14 July 2017.
Election and cybersecurity has changed dramatically over recent years, with high profile cases of elections-related hacking. All of these incidents are inherently difficult to trace back to their source, but it becomes increasingly apparent that they may be part of a campaign to undermine the perceived integrity of electoral processes and institutions.
On 13-14 June, International IDEA organized a two-day round table on the topic of cybersecurity in elections. The event was attended by electoral management bodies from across Europe and the United States, as well as cybersecurity agencies, academics, and independent experts. The main findings can be found in the summary.
The 2030 Agenda is now halfway through its first set of reviews and with it, the crucial need to stress that the only way that national governments will make progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is if there is participation and representation of women at all levels of decision making and leadership.
To complement efforts aimed at plugging illicit financial flows and achieving a new development finance mechanism for Africa, International IDEA’s Africa and West Asia Programme, in partnership with UNDP Regional Service Centre, convened a two-day High Level Technical Dialogue on Public Tax and Fiscal Transparency Rules for Multinationals and Private Individuals in Africa.
Professional and skilled electoral management body (EMB) staff are essential in ensuring successful elections and in maintaining the sustainability of the EMB. Continuous training and professional development contributes to this end. EMBs have a wide range of training and development demands and as a result, EMBs are actively involved in raising the capacity of staff as well as other electoral stakeholders.
International IDEA in Peru provides technical assistance to caucuses in Congress to evaluate the first year of parliamentary management.
IDEA Internacional en Perú brindao asistencia técnica a bancadas del congreso para evaluar primer año de gestión parlamentaria.
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IDEA Internacional apoya a instituciones gubernamentales y civiles de Haití en la promoción de una gobernanza sana y participativa a través de la creación de contenido multimedia
