UN to give $4.7m for poll process
Bureau Report
ISLAMABAD, Sept 13: The United Nations Development Programme, the Election Commission and
Economic Affairs Division have signed on Wednesday a $4.7 million project for "supporting
democratic electoral process in Pakistan," said a UN press release.
Secretary EC Tawfiq Fehmi, secretary economic affairs division Nawid Ahsan and United Nations
resident coordinator and UNDP resident representative Onder Yucer singed the agreement on behalf
of their respective organizations at a ceremony held at the office of election commission, it said.
Chief election commissioner Justice Abdul Qadeer Chaudhry presided over the ceremony which was
attended by representatives of multilateral and bilateral donors and senior government officials.
Through another agreement, the government of Norway to provide Norwegian Kroner 10.945 million
as cost-sharing contribution from the Norwegian Agency for Development Corporation.
The SDEP project is a strategic component of the gender and governance programmes of the UNDP
for strengthening governing institutions and political empowerment of women under the agreed country
cooperation framework for Pakistan (1998-2003).
The project aims to contribute to the improvement of democratic governance practices through the
strengthening of the electoral process and building an enabling environment where greater number of
citizens including the poor women will have a say in the selection of their representatives.
The project will strengthen the Election Commission and held them to modernize their operations and
electoral management in context of recently announced electoral reforms.
The awareness raising and improved electoral participation of women elements of the project will be
implemented in collaboration with civil society organizations. In addition to the capacity building
aspects, the project includes research and analysis for improving voters rolls and ultimately improving
citizens participation in the electoral process.
The ECP will be able to draw on the resources from this project in conducting the local government
plan 2000.
Well it is good to see that atleast the UN wants a more progressive and democratic Pakistan instead of the crap we have had so far!!!!!
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Bureau Report
ISLAMABAD, Sept 13: The United Nations Development Programme, the Election Commission and
Economic Affairs Division have signed on Wednesday a $4.7 million project for "supporting
democratic electoral process in Pakistan," said a UN press release.
Secretary EC Tawfiq Fehmi, secretary economic affairs division Nawid Ahsan and United Nations
resident coordinator and UNDP resident representative Onder Yucer singed the agreement on behalf
of their respective organizations at a ceremony held at the office of election commission, it said.
Chief election commissioner Justice Abdul Qadeer Chaudhry presided over the ceremony which was
attended by representatives of multilateral and bilateral donors and senior government officials.
Through another agreement, the government of Norway to provide Norwegian Kroner 10.945 million
as cost-sharing contribution from the Norwegian Agency for Development Corporation.
The SDEP project is a strategic component of the gender and governance programmes of the UNDP
for strengthening governing institutions and political empowerment of women under the agreed country
cooperation framework for Pakistan (1998-2003).
The project aims to contribute to the improvement of democratic governance practices through the
strengthening of the electoral process and building an enabling environment where greater number of
citizens including the poor women will have a say in the selection of their representatives.
The project will strengthen the Election Commission and held them to modernize their operations and
electoral management in context of recently announced electoral reforms.
The awareness raising and improved electoral participation of women elements of the project will be
implemented in collaboration with civil society organizations. In addition to the capacity building
aspects, the project includes research and analysis for improving voters rolls and ultimately improving
citizens participation in the electoral process.
The ECP will be able to draw on the resources from this project in conducting the local government
plan 2000.
Well it is good to see that atleast the UN wants a more progressive and democratic Pakistan instead of the crap we have had so far!!!!!
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