Lorne Craner returned to the International Republican Institute (IRI) as president in August, 2004, following his unanimous selection by IRI’s board of directors. He has led the strengthening of IRI’s programs in countries such as China, Colombia, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey. Since 2004, IRI has broadened its work in areas such as governance, women’s participation, access for the disabled, and the use of technology in democracy promotion. IRI has also built an unprecedented level of cooperation with U.S. and foreign democracy building organizations.

Endorsing Organizations (54) as of 2024

• African Union (AU)
• Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF)
• Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL)
• Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)
• Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians (CAFP)
• The Carter Center
• Center for Electoral Promotion and Assistance (CAPEL)
• Committee for Open Democracy
• Committee of the Regions of the European Union
• Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK Branch (CPA UK)
• Commonwealth Secretariat
• The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
• Council of Europe European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)
• Council of the European Union
• Democracy International (DI)
• Democracy Reporting International (DRI)
• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
• Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA)
• Election-Watch.EU
• European Commission
• European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO)
• European Parliament
• European Parliament Former Members Association (FMA)
• Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA)
• Gender Concerns International
• Global Democracy Initiative (GDI)
• Inter-American Union of Electoral Organizations (UNIORE)
• International Center of Analytical Monitoring of Political and Election Processes (ICAM)
• International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)
• International IDEA
• International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• International Republican Institute (IRI)
• League of Arab States
• National Democratic Institute (NDI)
• Norwegian Resource Bank for Democracy and Human Rights (NORDEM)
• Organization of American States (OAS)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR)
• Pacific Islands, Australia & New Zealand Electoral Administrators’ Association (PIANZEA)
• Pacific Islands Forum
• Pan-African Parliament
• Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
• Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF)
• Sustainable Development Group International (SDGI)
• United Nations Secretariat
• United States Association of Former Members of Congress (USAFMC)
• Westminster Foundation for Democracy

This list is for public information purposes and is not part of the Declaration of Principles. The Declaration and the accompanying Code of Conduct remain open for endorsement by other intergovernmental and international nongovernmental organizations. Notice of endorsements may be sent to the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division.

NDI honored Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman to lead an African nation, with the 2007 W. Averell Harriman Democracy Award for her courageous leadership in Liberia and distinguished role in encouraging women’s participation in the democratic process. A tireless campaigner for reconciliation, justice and democratic rule, President Johnson Sirleaf has set her country on the road to political and economic recovery.