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A Rights-Based Approach to Electoral Security
In India, Maoist rebels killed 14 people in attacks in Chhattisgarh state as part of a campaign of violence aimed at disrupting the ongoing five-week national election in the world’s most populous democracy. Similarly, in the days leading up to the April 5 presidential election in Afghanistan, the Taliban unleashed a campaign of violence to discredit the electoral process and keep voters from the polls. Many hope this election will be known for delivering the first peaceful transfer of power in the country’s history.
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Women of IFES: Q&A with Renata Levovski
IFES’ leadership in the field is comprised of a cadre of women professionals with firsthand experience administering elections in every region of the world. In this Q&A, Renata Levovski reflects on her professional journey in democracy development, the different countries where she has worked and the many salient issues she has been able to address through her career at IFES.
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How to Protect Gender Equality in Elections During COVID-19
Disasters often inflame and exacerbate existing inequalities, and women continue to be largely left out of decision-making processes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Electoral stakeholders should work to ensure that gender does not serve as a barrier to electoral and political rights during this crisis.
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Alumna of Political Leadership School Wins Seat in Ukraine’s Local Elections
Leonida Ponomaryova is a scholar and civic activist with a visual disability and a newly elected member of the Kyiv Oblast Council.
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IFES Holds Its First Voter Education Film Festival
IFES held a Voter Education Film Festival to share best practices, gather examples from around the world and create a video repository for IFES teams to use and refer back to.
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Press Release
IFES Stands with Ukraine: A Statement by IFES President and CEO Anthony Banbury
IFES President and CEO affirms that IFES stands with Ukraine.
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Announcement
IFES Statement on the Participation of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus in Electoral Associations
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a violation of international law, including the Helsinki Final Act and the United Nations Charter, and an attack on the Ukrainian people and on democracy itself.
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Opinion
Winning the Peace Through Democratic Progress in Post-War Ukraine
IFES' Peter Erben and Gio Kobakhidze published by the Atlantic Council's Ukraine Alert
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Announcement
IFES Stands with Ukraine
IFES statement on the anniversary of the illegal invasion of Ukraine
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Advancing Political Integrity Amid War: Restore Political Finance Reporting
Restoring political finance reporting in Ukraine.