The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), in partnership with the National Assembly of The Gambia and with support from the European Union, organised a three-day Refresher Orientation on ethics in constitutional and legislative processes for National Assembly Members from 30 May to 1 June 2024.
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A Gambia Press Union’s Report on Sexual Harassment in the media of 2020 revealed distressing findings: one out of four media workers heard about alleged incidents of sexual harassment in their workplaces and one person out of 10 reported having been personally sexually harassed.
Entre el 20 y el 21 de marzo de 2024, IDEA Internacional organizó un taller de hoja de ruta sobre el tema de la protección de los procesos electorales en el entorno de la información.
Between 20 and 21 March 2024, International IDEA organized a roadmap workshop on the topic of protecting electoral processes in the information environment.
As Africa navigates this super year of elections, election and information integrity and voting rights will come under pressure due to the zero-sum nature of Africa's politics.
In a bid to foster democracy and increase advocacy on human rights, International IDEA and the European Union have established a new partnership with the CSO-Gender Platform, which is part of support for the consolidation of democratic dispensation in The Gambia (EU-CODE Project).
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) leadership is in Nairobi this week on a learning visit to the Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) and affiliates and allied media organisations.
Adopting a new constitution to fully reflect the new democratic principles on which The Gambia is building its new political system represents the mother of all reforms. The constitution indeed establishes and regulates the political institutions of the country and the relations between them.
The International IDEA and its partners on 14 February 2024 organised the inaugural Steering Committee meeting for the Consolidation to Democratic Dispensation (CODE) Project funded by the European Union at the Bakadaji Hotel.
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), in collaboration with the National Assembly of The Gambia and supported by the European Union, hosted an induction meeting on 12-13 February 2024 at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre in Bijilo. This gathering marked a significant step towards resuming the Constitutional Reform Process in The Gambia.
Between December 7th and 9th, 2023, International IDEA’s Tunis Office collaborated with the non-profit organization "The Model African Union" to organize a Model African Union event in Tunis, Tunisia. The event brought together 28 students from Tunisia and Sub-Saharan Africa, with a thematic focus on climate change and migration.
In democracies worldwide, the threat landscape has evolved with the rapid rise of social media, amplifying errors and misunderstandings in election administration.
International IDEA wrapped up a two-day capacity-building session on project management for 25 National Human Rights Commissioners (NHRC) and staff from 22-23 November 2023 at the NHRC Conference Room.
The European Union Delegation to the Gambia and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), on July, 6, 2023, held an event to officially launch a new project in the Gambia under the title “Supporting Consolidation to Democratic Dispensation in the Gambia (CODE)”.
Recientemente, Paraguay fue sede del Seminario Internacional Democracia y Elecciones: Entre Continuidades y Rupturas, organizado por IDEA Internacional, con apoyo de la AECID y de la Unión Europea. El evento convocó a una diversidad de actores políticos y sociales.
Paraguay recently hosted the international seminar "Democracy and Elections, between Continuities and Ruptures", organized by International IDEA, with support from AECID and the European Union. The event brought together a diversity of political and social actors.
En abril de 2023, Paraguay celebró su octava elección presidencial consecutiva desde 1989, tras el derrocamiento de la extensa dictadura de Alfredo Stroessner, que sumó tardíamente al país a la tercera ola de la democracia.
Este domingo 30 de abril Paraguay va a celebrar sus octavas elecciones generales, que incluye elegir cargos ejecutivos y legislativos nacionales y subnacionales. Para las elecciones presidenciales, se presentan en total 13 fórmulas, aunque sólo 2 tienen chances reales de alcanzar el triunfo: Efraín Alegre por la Concertación y Santiago Peña por el Partido Colorado.
El Día Internacional de la Mujer (8M) se conmemora este año en Paraguay en el marco de la campaña para las Elecciones Generales y Departamentales del 30 de abril 2023, en las que la ciudadanía elegirá a las autoridades del gobierno y del Congreso para los próximos 5 años.
La Segunda Vuelta Electoral (SVE), doble vuelta electoral o balotaje, es una variante de las fórmulas electorales de mayoría, y en América Latina (AL) su incorporación a los sistemas electorales se ha focalizado sobre todo en las elecciones presidenciales, aunque existen países que la contemplan también para otros cargos, casi siempre ejecutivos.