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For Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF's Fifth Round of Funding, the Secretary-General has approved a short list of 64 project proposals recommended by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF Advisory Board. The proposals were short-listed out of a record number of more than 3,700¡
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF funded and supported the organization of a conference in Cairo on 26-27 July on "Ways to Strengthen the Democratic Transformation of Egypt". The conference, held by The Cairo Institute for Human Right Studies in¡
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In Azerbaijan, a transitional society shaped by vast oil and gas resources, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF funds a new project to create the country's first women's parliament. The initiative will serve as tool to give more meaning to women¡¯s rights¡
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In Ukraine, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF funds a project to build skills among NGOs and citizens to engage in political processes and hold their local government officials accountable. The project works in eight regions throughout East and West¡
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India has the largest tribal population in the world, with more than 460 tribes comprising some 85 million people. Almost one third are in the Himalayan region. They face a range of challenges, from displacement and exclusion¡
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How can civil society in Russia work more effectively with the authorities to achieve positive change? Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF funds an initiative to build skills among Russian NGOs that lack experience in interacting with officialdom and in¡
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At this crucial time for democratization efforts in several countries, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF hosted a seminar on 9 May to present the findings of a vast study about how well the support family is supporting the many actors in the field.
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'The Doers of Democracy', an exhibition of photographs organized by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF, was displayed in the Visitors' Lobby at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters in New York from 9 May to 15 July 2011, and at the Palais des Nations in Geneva in September¡
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Welcome to the latest issue of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF Update, the newsletter of the United Nations Democracy Fund. This electronic quarterly provides a user-friendly snapshot of what we do, how we work and why.
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Cyber-attacks by the state, politically-motivated censorship, and government control over internet infrastructure have emerged as especially prominent threats to freedom in the internet, according to an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF-funded report¡
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A compendium of ten exemplary Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF-funded projects was compiled by Dr. Lincoln Mitchell of Columbia University. It draws on his meta-evaluation of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF's First Round of Funding.
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In Algeria -- as in Tunisia and Egypt -- greater participation by women is crucial to building better governance and genuine democracy. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF has just launched a new initiative to strengthen the leadership of Algerian women¡
Engaging Haiti¡¯s Youth in the Fight Against Corruption and Impunity
Voice to Action: International Day of Democracy 2025
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SDG Lounge - Growing Local Solutions
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Navigating AI for Governance and Citizen Engagement
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Empowering the next generation: Democracy for climate justice
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SDG Roundtable: Marking 75 Years of Human Rights and Civil Society Participation
SDG Dialogues: International Day of Democracy 2022
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF Partner Protecting Media Freedom
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