NDI Official: Yemen is Real Partner in Democratic Field | Jan. 25, 2010

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NDI's Les Campbell, senior associate and regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, emphasized that Yemen is a real partner in the democratic field. Campbell met with government officials and other political figures in the country, discussing with them the possibilities for cooperation between Yemen and NDI for future democracy programming.

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Parliament, NDI Over Technical Talks | September 28, 2009

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Parliament Deputy Speaker Hameed al-Ahmar received on Monday the resident director of NDI in Yemen to discuss areas of joint cooperation between the Institute and Parliament with regards to the technical aspects.

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YJS to Establish Journalists Training Network with NDI | June 17, 2009

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Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS) launched on Tuesday a Journalists Training Network in collaboration with the NDI.

The Network is aiming to establish a training database for press cadres in all governorates of Yemen, identifying training needs and training trainers.

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Yemen: Newspaper Reports on NDI Programs Addressing Tribal Conflicts

A recent story in the Yemen Times discusses how NDI , through partnerships with Yemeni government agencies and local organizations, has helped the country better understand and deal with the persistent problem of tribal violence. Tribal conflicts in Yemen have resulted in hundreds of deaths from revenge killings since 2000, contributing to political instability and economic losses from drops in tourism and foreign investment.

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Report on Voter Registration in the Republic of Yemen

 The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Yemen Election Monitoring Network (YEMN) conducted a joint observer mission to monitor the voter registration process. The principle objectives of the observation mission were to:

  • provide an accurate and objective assessment of Yemen’s 2008 voter registration process;

  • ensure the rights of eligible voters to register or change their voting domicile; and

  • build public confidence in electoral and democratic processes in advance of the parliamentary elections.

NDI regional director due in Yemen next week | Feb. 12, 2009

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Regional director of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) Les Campbell is to pay a visit to Yemen next week. An informed source has said that Campell will meet a number of party leaders in the country to talk about preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections which would be held in April 27.

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Yemen Program Aims to End Violence, Promote Safe Schools

The tribal violence that often erupts in remote areas of Yemen undermines order and government institutions and provides a haven for terrorist activity, poverty and illiteracy. These areas, vast and almost inaccessible, and the commonplace killings and hopelessness among populations stuck in a vortex of tribal conflict were characterized in a 2005 Pulitzer Prize winning series in The Washington Post.

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