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Yesterday, February 11, foreign minister Leonid Kozhara met with the director of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Ukraine Kristina Vilfor, the Foreign Ministry press service informs.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the NDI activity in our country, particularly in the context of the implementation of projects in the field of gender equality, improvement of electoral legislation and constitutional reform.

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Electoral observance “serves to build the foundations of Latin American democracy” said Organization of American States, OAS, Secretary General Jose Miguel Inuslza during opening remarks at a Roundtable entitled “International Election Observation: Progress and Challenges,” held at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC.

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French-led troops in Mali now control the ancient city of Timbuktu, which was occupied for 10 months by Islamists. France now plans to turn over long-term security operations to an African force. Have the militants been defeated or have they just retreated to the desert?

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Chris Fomunyoh, senior associate for Africa National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)

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Meanwhile, much of the public seems disengaged. NDI’s recent pre-election assessment notes the general indifference about the elections from citizens across the political spectrum in Jordan.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER EMERGENCY.

At a recent Global Gender Forum event “Getting More Women into Political Office: What Works?” Megan Doherty, program manager for NDI Middle East and North Africa programs, discussed women’s political participation in Libya. The event was co-sponsored by the George Washington University's Global Gender Program and NDI.

During a recent discussion hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Middle East Program, Les Campbell, NDI director for Middle East and North Africa programs, joined Marina Ottaway, a Woodrow Wilson Center senior scholar, to talk about recent electoral victories by Islamists in the Middle East and North Africa and how this affects the region’s opposition movements.

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