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Fostering Collaboration Between Civil Society, Governments and the Private Sector for Disability Inclusion in ASEAN
On March 30-31, IFES and the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) organized the two-day virtual Fifth Regional Disability Rights Dialogue to strengthen joint advocacy and cross-regional collaboration for disability inclusion, engaging 229 participants from across the world.
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Young Pacific Island Leaders Advancing Disability Rights, Education and Youth Participation
IFES and partner USPSA launched an interactive virtual webinar series, “Youth Advocacy for Inclusive COVID-19 Response and Recovery,” to empower young advocates throughout the Pacific Islands.
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IFES and the Pacific Disability Forum Celebrate International Women’s Day 2021
IFES and the Pacific Disability Forum stand in solidarity with women with disabilities working to ensure equal access to rights in the COVID-19 response and recovery.
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Ensuring Inclusion and Meaningful Political Participation in the Pacific During COVID-19
In partnership with the Fijian Elections Office, IFES co-hosted a webinar on inclusion in the Pacific region during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Advocacy Success for Disability-Inclusive Responses to COVID-19 in Southeast Asia
Persons with disabilities face additional risks of contracting COVID-19, of having inadequate access to health care and of lacking a voice in decision-making. IFES is supporting disabled people’s organizations in Southeast Asia to conduct advocacy to hold governments accountable during the pandemic.
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Photo Gallery: Pacific Women with Disabilities Empowered to Advocate with Government Officials
IFES partnered with the Pacific Disability Forum to train 15 women with a diverse range of disabilities in September 2019 as part of the “Power to Persuade” program. The training enhanced participants’ public speaking and advocacy skills and provided a platform to share their work, highlight best practices and discuss lessons learned.
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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2019 in Papua New Guinea
IFES celebrated International Women’s Day 2019 with counterparts in Port Moresby and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. The Port Moresby-based Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission hosted a celebration and luncheon, and the IFES team in Bougainville joined local civil society organizations and other partners on a peace march through Buka Town.
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Supporting Meaningful Global Youth Engagement
To mark International Youth Day 2016, the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) reaffirms its commitment to supporting inclusive and meaningful global youth engagement. CEPPS recognizes that young people around the world face incredible individual, socio-cultural, and institutional challenges as they navigate their transition from the dependence of childhood to active citizenship in adulthood.
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22 Years Since Violeta Chamorro: Women’s Political Participation in Latin America Today
Rafael Lopez-Pintor, former IFES Chief of Party in Nicaragua and special adviser on the electoral cycle, talks to us about recent developments in the path to increased female political participation in Latin America and tells us how it compares to Violeta Chamorro’s tenure as Nicaragua’s—and the Americas’—first female president back in 1990.
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Guia paso a paso
“Guide: Step by Step” is an electoral handbook, available in Spanish, issued in 2006 by the Supreme Electoral Council in Nicaragua in lead up to the November 5, 2006 Nicaraguan General Elections. The handbook is supposed to instruct the polling station officials about their responsibilities before and during the elections and to serve as guidance through the voting procedures. Additionally, the guide contains examples of the documents needed by the polling station officials when following the required voting procedures.