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Women and Technology: Enhancing Political Participation
On September 19, IFES and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.) co-hosted a briefing on how technology can engage and connect women; increase and inhibit political participation; provide transparency; and gather data to prevent, track and prosecute violence against women.
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United States and Denmark Announce Joint Support to Municipal Electoral Process in Libya
At a ceremony in Tunis on October 4, the United States Government and the Government of Denmark announced their joint support to strengthen municipal council electoral processes in Libya through IFES.
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IFES Statement on the Passing of John McCain
The Board of Directors and staff of IFES mourn the passing of U.S. Senator John McCain on August 25, 2018, at the age of 81. Through his leadership of the International Republican Institute for 25 years, as well as his constant advocacy for the causes of political and human rights in countries under challenge and on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senator McCain was relentless on behalf of our “moral obligation to continue in our just cause."
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IFES Joins United States International Council on Disability
On August 10, IFES became a member of the United States International Council on Disability (USICD). USICD, a network of organizations that promotes inclusion of disability perspectives in U.S. foreign policy and aid, spans organizations and individuals in more than 30 U.S. states and a number of foreign countries.
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Ending Harmful Practices: Voices from the Field
On July 18, IFES and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.) co-hosted a briefing to discuss harmful practices endured by women and girls globally, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Sustainable development goal 5 has identified the need to end practices that are considered harmful by international human rights standards because they violate the rights of women and girls.
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IFES Announces International Recipient of 2018 Democracy Award
IFES will honor former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia with its 2018 Charles T. Manatt Democracy Award at a special ceremony on September 24, in Washington, D.C.
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IFES Announces U.S. Recipients of 2018 Democracy Award
IFES will honor Senator Christopher Coons (D-Del.) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green (R) with its 2018 Charles T. Manatt Democracy Award. The honorees will receive the awards at a special ceremony to be held on September 24 in Washington, D.C.
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Haitian and Mexican Election Management Bodies Hold Peer-to-Peer Exchange
From June 28-July 1, 2018, a delegation from the Haitian Provisional Electoral Council visited Mexico City to take part in the Foreign Visitors’ Information Forum – 2017-2018 Electoral Process organized by the National Electoral Institute and the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary, accompanied by IFES.
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Haitian Journalists Trained on Election Coverage
Twenty-one Haitian journalists from all ten national departments were trained from June 18-19, 2018, on tools and methods of investigative journalism for approaching and reporting election-related matters with professionalism and transparency.
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Electoral Assessment
Violence Against Women in Elections and the Representation of Women in Haitian Politics
The reasons for women's weak representation in Haitian politics are deeply rooted in social norms and the widespread incidence of violence against women in elections (VAWE), which the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) defines as "any harm or threat of harm committed against women with the intent and/or impact of interfering with their free and equal participation in the electoral process during the electoral period." Oftentimes, VAWE is subtle and more indirect than physical attacks against voters and candidates, but it nonetheless impacts women's interest and willingness to get involved in political processes and structures of governance. The threats and social stigmas they face are associated not only with the act of voting, but with many other activities that are a common part of a free and fair democratic experience. To document the nature and impact of VAWE in Haiti, IFES has produced Violence Against Women in Elections in Haiti: An IFES Assessment.
July 05, 2018