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21st Century Parties: The Party Renewal Initiative
Washington, D.C. -- This month, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) launched a new initiative to address the growing disconnect between political parties around the world and citizens. While political parties remain important democratic institutions, they must evolve to meet new challenges that reflect the ways people interact and organize in the twenty-first century. This initiative will unfold in three phases:

NDI Mourns the Passing of Technology Engineer Don Lasko
NDI mourns the passing of Senior Systems Engineer Donald Lasko. Don, who was 62, died suddenly on Friday, January 29.

Ghana: Ensuring Credible and Peaceful Elections in 2016
7 January 2016 - As part of the Kofi Annan Foundation's Electoral Integrity Initiative’s (EII) efforts to promote credible and peaceful elections, two senior experts are in Accra to consult and share experiences with the country’s election stakeholders.

Women’s Parliamentary Caucuses in East Africa Formally Establish a Regional Women’s Caucus on the Eve of the African Union’s Year of Women Empowerment and Development
NAIROBI, KENYA – Legislators from women’s parliamentary caucuses in Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, and Uganda today formally established a regional coalition to be known as the Women’s Parliamentary Association (WPA) in the East Africa-based Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region.