Date: Sun Mar 7 2010
Location: The Hall of the Americas, Organization of American States
The life and democracy work of Gerardo LeChevallier, NDI's former director of Latin America and Caribbean programs and country director for Haiti, was celebrated March 8 at a memorial held at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, DC. Mr. LeChevallier, 56, was serving as the head of the political affairs and elections units within the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti and died in the collapse of the UN headquarters building in Port-au-Prince during the earthquake in January.
AT THE EVENT
The August 20, 2009 presidential and provincial council elections saw an historic increase in the numbers of women engaged in the political process. More than 300 women ran as candidates -- many of whom did so in spite of enormous barriers and at great personal risk, facing harassment and threats of violence against themselves and their supporters.
Members of NDI's 2009 International Election Observation Mission in Afghanistan will present their experiences, analyze the results and discuss the implications of the elections for the future of Afghanistan.
The National Coalition Government Union of Burma, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and U.S. Campaign for Burma honored Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on June 18, the occasion of her 64th birthday.
