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  • Perspectives on Congolese 2011 Elections

    In less than three weeks, Congolese voters are scheduled to go to the polls to vote in the nation’s second democratic elections. With more than 63,000 voter stations, 18,000 candidates and 32 million voters, the election will be a complicated exercise. The electoral period has been contentious. National and international organizations have expressed concerns about increasingly acrimonious political climate, and called all parties to respect the process and reject violence.

  • Aspiring for True Democracy: The Role of Women and Youth in the Arab Spring

    THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE

    Cordially Invites You to

    Aspiring for True Democracy:
    The Role of Women and Youth
    in the Arab Spring

    with
    Dr. Azza Kamel
    Egypt

  • The Impact of Democracy on Public Health Care and Social Welfare Policy

    The National Albanian American Council (NAAC) and the National Democratic Institute(NDI) cordially invite you to adiscussion with women leaders of Kosovo.

  • A Discussion with Tawakkol Karman, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Leading Voice for Democratic Reform in Yemen

    Watch the full video of the event here:

  • As Congo Electoral Campaign Starts, Congolese and International NGOs Call for Urgent Measures to Prevent Escalating Violence

    The national election campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) starts on Friday, exactly one month ahead of historic presidential and legislative elections scheduled for Nov. 28.

    Speakers will discuss their concerns about the increase in political tensions in the DRC and actions needed to prevent electoral violence, protect civilians and ensure credible, free and fair elections.

     Speakers:

  • Elections and Political Transition in Tunisia

    On Jan. 14, longtime president of Tunisia, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, fled the country following weeks of mounting anti-government protests. Tunisia’s mass popular uprising, known as the “Jasmine Revolution,” sparked anti-government and pro-reform movements in other countries across the region, and precipitated the Arab Spring. On Oct. 23, Tunisia will hold national elections to select a transitional, 218-seat National Constituent Assembly, which will be charged with drafting a new constitution and preparing for presidential and parliamentary elections.

  • Strengthening Arab Democracy: U.S. Assistance after the Uprisings

    Amid a turbulent yet inspiring year of historic changes in the Middle East and North Africa, it is important to consider opportunities for U.S. democracy assistance in the region. The federal government’s role in providing assistance to governments and civil society organizations is hotly contested in policy and academic circles.

  • Conflict, Cops and Recovery in Haiti

    Renewed internal conflict threatens Haiti's recovery.  Failure to control armed gangs, violent crime and drug trafficking weakens the rule of law, curbs economic growth and foments civil unrest.  Central to Haiti's future are its problematic security institutions: the weak Haitian National Police, the embattled United Nations peacekeeping force and the disbanded Haitian Army that President Martelly wants to rebuild. 

  • NDI Meets with Udar Party Leader Vitaliy Klychko
    Vitaliy KlychkoVitaliy Klychko discusses the Udar party plans for the 2012 parliamentary elections with NDI staff, including Laura Jewett (right), NDI's regional director for Eurasia.
  • Political Party Assistance Roundtable
    PPRoundtableKristen Sample of International IDEA and Pepijn Gerrits from the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy discuss political party assistance issues during a break.

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