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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF Executive Head Roland Rich met on 21 September with Mar¨ªa Otero, United States Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs and Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and¡
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Governments spoke candidly at an event on the International Day of Democracy about their individual countries¡¯ journeys towards democratic governance, reflected on the challenges ahead, and reaffirmed their commitment to the¡
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Roland Rich, Executive Head of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF, was interviewed by Bill Miller for his program Global Connections. The interview was taped on 5 August. In the course of the interview Mr Rich discusses Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF projects and answers¡
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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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In Palestine, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF funds a project to build leadership capacity among youth and establish forums for them to participate in democratic processes and promote democratic principles in their communities.
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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.
- News
On Kenya¡¯s independence in 1963, when the constitution was negotiated in London, only one woman delegate from Kenya was present. Women¡¯s rights and issues were largely ignored in the document that emerged. Despite numerous¡
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Anthony Kwame Appiah, Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University and a member of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF Advisory Board for 2010-11, spoke at the Board's Spring meeting on 29 March. His remarks were¡
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Forty-one organizations in more than 30 countries successfully negotiated and signed Fourth Round project documents with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF during 2010, and are now implementing these new projects with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF funding. The list will be¡
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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