Lessons for Iraq Gleaned from NDI Mission to Northern Ireland

Iraqi officials seeking to create peace from conflict joined with Northern Ireland experts this fall for first-hand lessons in how the “Troubles” there have been turned into a developing peace over the last 10 years. Nine senior members of Iraq’s Council of Representatives took part in an NDI-sponsored study mission to Belfast to gain a comparative perspective on many issues common to both societies – such as ending sectarian discord, brokering peace agreements and power sharing – through meetings with major players from all facets of the Northern Ireland conflict.

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Zimbabwean Leaders Reflect on Power-Sharing Agreement

Representatives from the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and civil society weighed in on the political implications of “Zimbabwe’s New Deal” — a historic agreement between ZANU-PF, the longtime ruling party, and the two formations of the opposition MDC that many hope will lead to an effective unity government.

The representatives participated in a Sept. 16 event organized by NDI and Freedom House.

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UNDP and NDI Join Efforts to Promote Good Governance and Democracies Worldwide

New York, 17 July 2000 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) today announced a new initiative to jointly promote good governance and strengthen democratic institutions around the world. The agreement was signed by NDI President Kenneth D. Wollack and UNDP Administrator Mark Malloch Brown at UNDP Headquarters in New York.

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Budget Oversight Discussed at NDI/World Bank Institute Seminar

Parliamentarians and staff members from eight countries on three continents gained new insights into budget oversight in a three-day World Bank Institute (WBI)-NDI seminar that focused, among other things, on the role of parliamentary budget offices in overseeing spending and aiding transparency.

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Leadership Academy Gathers Women from Middle East, North Africa

Women activists from seven countries in the Middle East and North Africa gathered for the Young Women Leaders Academy at Education City in Doha, Qatar, in July 2008 to help gain the intellectual tools, comparative knowledge, and practical skills to become leaders in their communities.

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NDI Hosts 500 International Leaders at Denver Convention

"We know that democracy is the one road we can all walk down together," said NDI Chairman Madeleine K. Albright as she welcomed 500 international visitors from more than 100 countries to NDI's International Leaders Forum (ILF) at the Democratic National Convention in August.

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Iraqi Youth Share Ideas, Build Skills at Leadership Camp

A “Youth for Change” camp hosted by NDI brought together young people from across Iraq in July to share ideas about problems affecting youth in their regions, to identify their view of Iraq’s top two issues of national concern and to strategize about solutions.

Eighty-three activists ranging in age from 18 to 25 attended the camp, part of NDI’s Youth Empowerment Program (YEP). It marked the first time that the young people in the program—from different regions, ethnic backgrounds and religious affiliations—had been able to interact in person and share ideas.

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