After months of violence and dislocation in Côte d’Ivoire, reconciliation is a necessary step in the recovery process and a high priority for the new government, President Alassane Ouattara told a Washington audience at an event on Sept. 23 co-sponsored by NDI.

“In a society like that of Côte d’Ivoire, what the president says is important,” Ouattara said. “That’s why I’ve been really preaching reconciliation, unity, solidarity. I think this is taking hold. The process will be long, but we are determined and I believe we will get there.”

Following coups in 2005 and 2008 and faced with youth protests against government policies perceived as racist, upcoming elections in Mauritania offer an opportunity for the country to show its commitment to democratic principles and constitutional law. But measures to increase transparency and participation will need to be enacted first for the public to have confidence in the results, according to a pre-election assessment by NDI.

FORO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE PREVENCION DE LA VIOLENCIA EN GUATEMALA Y EL SALVADOR

10-11 Noviembre 2010

RESUMEN

A partir del año 2010 el NDI-Guatemala ha impulsado la implementación de un Proyecto Subregional sobre Sociedad Civil y Seguridad Pública en Guatemala y El Salvador, con la finalidad de incursionar en temas que son recurrentes a los procesos democratizadores del área centroamericana.