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Haitian Election Management Body Trained on Monitoring and Evaluation
From July 2-20, IFES partnered with Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) to conduct a monitoring and evaluation training for directors and managers from all 10 departments and units of the CEP. Through this training, IFES provided staff with the knowledge and tools to monitor and evaluate their daily and elections-related activities, developing the CEP’s long-term professional and technical capacity to improve internal systems and procedures.
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Haitian Delegation Conducts Exchange with the Dominican Republic’s Central Electoral Board Training Center
On April 2-5, IFES coordinated a visit for Haitian election officials to the Central Electoral Board’s Civil Status and Electoral Training Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Q&A with Visiting Fellow and Press Secretary of the Central Election Commission of Armenia Hermine Harutyunyan
IFES is hosting the Press Secretary of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia Hermine Harutyunyan as part of the American Councils Professional Fellowship Program. In this Q&A, Harutyunyan describes the CEC’s approach to countering disinformation and the most effective methods of sharing information with reporters covering elections.
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BRIDGE Train-the-Facilitators Workshop Held in Haiti
From March 18-28, IFES partnered with Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council to conduct a Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections (BRIDGE) train-the-facilitators workshop in Port-au-Prince. The training aims to give participants the opportunity to learn more about the management and operations of electoral processes and expand their training capabilities.
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Haitian Journalists Trained on Investigative Journalism and Inclusive Reporting
From March 15-17, IFES conducted a workshop and training for Haitian journalists on advanced investigative journalism, the inclusion of persons with disabilities, women’s representation and violence against women in elections.
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IFES Celebrates International Women's Day 2019
To build a sustainable, inclusive democracy, women must be able to equally and meaningfully participate in public life as voters, candidates, election officials and in a variety of other roles. On this International Women’s Day, IFES stands with women’s activists and leaders around the globe to #BalanceForBetter to build a more gender-balanced world.
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Advocates Trained to Evaluate Implementation of Regional Disability Rights Policy Document
On January 30, IFES and the General Election Network for Disability Access trained advocates from disabled people’s organizations and election-focused civil society organizations on the reporting process for a new regional policy document.
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Update of Haiti’s National Strategy on Gender and Elections
IFES is working with local women’s and human rights organizations in Haiti to update the National Strategy on Gender and Elections (SNGE) ahead of the country’s October 2019 legislative elections. On January 15, IFES conducted a workshop that served as a platform for representatives from these organizations to provide input on and suggest changes to each of the seven themes addressed by the SNGE.
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Presentation of Armenian Parliamentary Mandates
IFES, the United Nations Development Programme and the Central Election Commission of Armenia organized a parliamentary mandate presentation ceremony. During the event, citizens handed over the mandates to members of Parliament (MPs) to represent the symbolic transfer of power from the people to the new MPs.
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Q&A with IFES President and CEO Anthony Banbury
Anthony Banbury serves as the president and CEO of IFES. He previously held leadership roles in diplomacy, crisis management and humanitarian assistance, and most recently served as the United Nations assistant secretary-general for field support.