In the second forum in a series focusing on elections\, the Great Lakes Policy Forum explored Rwanda's upcoming elections. The forum reviewed political party strengthening efforts\, explored electoral issues\, and hosted a discussion on predictions for the election and the implications of those predictions. What will the 2010 elections mean for open democracy in Rwanda? What does this mean for the region?
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T120159Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100607T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.ndi.org/node/16269 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ndi.org/node/16269 SUMMARY:Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Frost-Solomon Task Force DESCRIPTION:A commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Frost-Solomon Task Force\, which provided assistance from the U.S. Congress to new parliaments in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union from 1990 to 1996\, will be held in Warsaw June 7.
The event is sponsored by the Senate and Sejm of Poland and the House Democracy Partnership (HDP)\, a successor organization to the Frost-Solomon Task Force.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T120159Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100609T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100609T150000Z UID:http://www.ndi.org/node/16264 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ndi.org/node/16264 SUMMARY:Women as Agents of Change\: Advancing the Role of Women in Politics and Civil Society DESCRIPTION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T120159Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100616T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100616T160000Z UID:http://www.ndi.org/node/16292 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ndi.org/node/16292 SUMMARY:Sudan's 2010 Elections and the Final Year of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, June 16 at 2 pm
Presentations by\:
Traci Cook\, NDI interim resident director\, Juba\, Sudan
Pat Merloe\, NDI senior advisor for elections
Ans Zwerver\, NDI resident director\, Khartoum\, Sudan
Keith Jennings\, NDI regional director\, Southern and East Africa (Moderator)
Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright\, European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek and former U.S. Representative Vin Weber\, R-Minn.\, will lead a discussion on strengthening democracy and human rights globally at the National Press Club on Tuesday\, June 29 at 2\:30 pm. \; Katty Kay\, Washington correspondent for BBC World News America\, will moderate the panel discussion.
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