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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.

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NDI Mourns the Accidental Death of Trainer Andrei Panici

Andrei PaniciNDI mourns the passing of Andrei Panici, a long time senior consultant to NDI's Moldova office. Andrei, who was 34, died in a hiking accident in Romania on Sunday, November 29.

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NDI Mourns the Loss of Yemeni Democracy Advocate Dr. Abdulkarim Al-Eryani

NDI Chairman Madeleine K. Albright, President Kenneth Wollack and Regional Director Leslie Campbell issued the following statement:

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NDI Launches Public Expenditure Tracking Guides for Local Government and CSOs in Malawi

LILONGWE, MALAWI – With the overall goal of advancing democratic governance, and with generous support from the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the United States Agency for Development (USAID), the National Democratic Institute (NDI) developed two guides for public expenditure tracking (PET).

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NDI Poll Shows Living Conditions Not Improving at Local Level; Minimal Contact with Local Government but Competent, Respectful Service

TBILISI A nationwide poll released today by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and CRRC Georgia found that Georgians believe their

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2015 Democracy Award Dinner: NDI Joins the Nobel Committee in Recognizing the Promise of Democracy in Tunisia

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Four Tunisians -- Yassine Brahim, Rafik Halouani, Wafa Makhlouf and Sayida Ounissi -- will receive the National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) 2015 Democracy Award at a dinner on Tuesday, November 10. These courageous Tunisian leaders represent civic groups and political parties that embody the spirit of the National Dialogue acknowledged today in the award of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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NDI Names Top Hill Aide Jerry Hartz as Director of Government Relations and Communications

Washington, DC – The National Democratic Institute (NDI) announced today that Jerry Hartz will be joining the Institute in a new position as Director of Government Relations and Communications.

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Wishing Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter A Speedy and Full Recovery

President Carter at a polling site during the 2005 Palestinian elections.
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