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June 07, 2024
From May 30th to 31st May 2024, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
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April 22, 2024
On 22 April 2024, the 50/50 Group Sierra Leone, with support from International IDEA held a National Level Dialogue to share findings from a post-election gender audit conducted on the 2023 elections.
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March 07, 2024
The Political Parties Regulation Commission, with support from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) has started a district level training of political parties on the use and implementation of the intra-party dispute resolution guide. The aim is to support the establishment of permanent infrastructures within political parties to identify, mitigate, transform, and resolve conflicts within these parties.
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March 01, 2024
As the Indigenous Peoples Champions project concludes, and International Women's Day approaches, women participants have shared their reflections on the project, which was the first of its kind in the Asia and the Pacific region.
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February 29, 2024
The third Summit for Democracy will take place from 18 to 20 March 2024 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. International IDEA is contributing to the third Summit through its role as a Platform for Engagement with Civil Society, as an organizer of Summit activities, and as co-coordinator of the Global Democracy Coalition and the Partners for Democracy Day.
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February 27, 2024
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), through the Sierra Leone Democracy Strengthening Programme, funded by the European Union (EU) has facilitated a 4-day (19th – 22nd February) peer learning visit for the PPRC aimed at fostering shared learning and exploring best practices in political and campaign financing for the PPRC of Sierra Leone.
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January 08, 2024
Join a Q&A meeting on Day 2 of the Summit on Wednesday, 28 February 2024, at 2 pm CET/8 am EST.
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December 01, 2023
The Philippines’ Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act seeks to uphold the rights of Indigenous Peoples to their ancestral domains. The implementation of the act is complex and demands a thorough evaluation. Mediation and conflict transformation are pivotal, serving as channels for dialogue and negotiations amidst the complex challenges.
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December 01, 2023
The promotion, respect and protection of the Indigenous Cultural Communities’ rights is important to address historical and persistent injustices against these communities. The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples developed a policy known as ‘Eleven (11) Building Blocks of Resilient, Responsive, and Relevant ICCs/IPs’.
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November 30, 2023
Indigenous Peoples constitute between 14 and 17 per cent of the population of the Philippines. In the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, a unique identity is taking shape, known as the Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples.
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November 30, 2023
This Brief complement the use of International IDEA’s publication Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Constitutions Assessment Tool to enable its use by those working to promote and protect Indigenous rights.
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November 22, 2023
In a collaborative effort to fortify democratic processes and address intra-party disputes among political parties in Sierra Leone, representatives from various political parties convened from 14 to 15 November 2023, in Freetown.
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November 22, 2023
Following a year of implementation of the 'Sierra Leone Democracy Strengthening Programme', International IDEA and its partners, recently organized a programme review workshop that brought together boundary partners, the donor and other actors in the governance space in Sierra Leone to review progress and challenges in the programme implementation, and to set priorities in response to the post-election context in the country.
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October 19, 2023
On September 22, 2023, International IDEA and the National Election Watch (NEW) held a training session in Freetown for seventeen data entry clerks, to execute a post-election Data Entry exercise for NEW.
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October 18, 2023
In the age of digital information overload, discerning fact from fiction has become more crucial than ever. This is exacerbated when there is competition for political power, especially during elections.
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August 11, 2023
The involvement of youth in electoral and democratic governance processes is crucial for inclusive democratic governance globally, including the strengthening of Sierra Leone's democracy.
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July 12, 2023
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is implementing a two-year European Union-funded project titled: ‘Sierra Leone Democracy Strengthening Project’.
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May 24, 2023
Local governance comprises a set of institutions, mechanisms and processes through which citizens and their groups can articulate their interests and needs and mediate their differences. The participation of citizens in governance is one of the underlying components of democracy. Engaging citizens in the act of governance engenders transparency, improves accountability and public resource management and brings about good policy outcomes, development and the social well-being of citizens.
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March 04, 2022
On International Women’s Day, we recognize the key roles Filipino indigenous women play in their communities and beyond. With approximately 17 million Indigeneous Peoples (IP) living in the Philippines, the highest IP population are in the Bangsamoro and Cordillera regions.
Throughout their life, indigenous women face multiple layers of social discrimination, economic marginalization, and political disempowerment that must be addressed on the institutional and legislative level.
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