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Democratic Governance: Related Links and Documents

 

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STORIES

 

03/05/2012 - "It's All About Trust" Al Ahram Weekly Interview with UNDP Chief Technical Advisor (English - Arabic)

28/11/2011 - UN Radio: UNDP Provides ICT Support for Egypt Elections (Arabic Link)
07/02/2011 - The Arab Human Development Report: Worth a Second Read

25/11/2010 - Violence against women: Breaking the Silence

04/11/2010 - 2010 Human Development Report analyses long-term development trends

01/11/2009 - Siwa achieves the MDGs through the utilization of ICT 

A Girl from Aswan Says No to FGM

Putting People at the Centre of Development

 

SPEECHES

15/12/2012 - Message of the UN Secretary General on the International Day of Democracy

27/03/2012 - Statement by the UN Resident Coordinator at the "Towards a Transparent Economy in Egypt" Event in Cairo University

13/11/2011 – Statement of the UN Resident Coordinator on United Nations Day (English - Arabic - French)

15/09/2011 - Statement by UNDP Administrator on the International Day of Democracy

05/06/2011 - Remarks by UNDP Administrator at International Forum on Democratic Transitions

06/12/2009 - Statement by UNDP RR at workshop on Transparency, Integrity and Combating Corruption

02/12/2009 - Statement by UNDP RR at the Knowledge Sharing for the Future

26/10/2009 - Statement by UN RC on United Nations Day 2009

01/06/2009 - Statement by UNDP Country Director at the Workshop on Governance Assessment Methods and Applications of Governance Data in Policy-Making 

16/12/2008 - 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

14/12/2008 - Cairo Declaration 5 High-Level Meeting on the Abandonment of FGM

02/04/2008  - BRIDGE Programme Training on Elections II

09/09/2007 – Legal Empowerment of the Poor National Consultation

08/07/2007 – BRIDGE Programme Training on Elections

 

 

DOCUMENTS

 

26/03/2010 Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review for Egypt

 

PRESS RELEASES

09/04/2012 - “International Standards for Electoral Management Bodies – Global Comparative Experiences” Forum (English - Arabic)

02/04/2012 - Launch of the first Global Parliamentary Report “The Changing Nature of Parliamentary Representation”

05/06/2011 - Cairo International Forum on Democratic Transitions

25/10/2009 - Disability Dialogue Day

09/09/2009 - Combating Human Trafficking Press Release

18/06/2008 - Cairo Regional Centre for Conflict Resolution and Peace-keeping in Africa

02/04/2008 - BRIDGE Programme Training on Elections II

01/10/2007 - General Federation of NGOs