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NIMD has currently commissioned exploratory research for possibilities of a programme of activities in Jordan. More information will follow.

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Contact person for this programme is: Will Derks. For more information on the political context and history of Jordan, see the Jordan Factsheet.

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News Article, 11 May 2013

Dutch MPs visit Georgian programme

NIMD hosted two senior Dutch MPs in Georgia from 6-10 May 2013. Tamara Venrooy-Van Ark (Vice-Chair of the VVD in the Second Chamber of Parliament) and Martijn van Dam (Vice-Chair of the PvdA in the Second Chamber of Parliament) participated in a two-day exchange of views on coalition politics with t

News Article, 17 April 2013

Publication on Political Party Financing launched during conference in South Sudan

On 16 and 17 April 2013 a two-day workshop for political parties and other key political stakeholders was organised in Juba, South Sudan. The workshop was a follow-up to the Africa Regional Conference on Political party Financing that took place in Tanzania, in July 2012.

News Article, 05 April 2013

NIMD's partners share stories on interparty dialogue

From 24-29 March 2013, Executive Directors (EDs) of Centres for Multiparty Democracy in 5 African countries met at Misty Hills, South Africa to share and capture their personal stories in facilitating dialogue platforms in their respective countries.

News Article, 29 March 2013

Youth representatives of Zimbabwean political parties engage in public debate on future of Zimbabwe

On Thursday evening 21 March 2013 in Amsterdam, a unique delegation of youth representatives of the three political parties with parliamentary representation in Zimbabwe jointly engaged in a public debate to share their views on recent developments in Zimbabwe and the role of youth in the country’

News Article, 20 March 2013

“Cultivating ethical leadership key to democratic governance”

This was the advice that Malawi’s former Vice President, Dr. Justin Malewezi offered to 18 politicians drawn from all the member political parties of the Malawi Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD-Malawi) at the graduation ceremony of their political leadership training.

News Article, 19 March 2013

The Initiative for Leadership and Democracy for Africa (iLEDA-Academy) comes of age

We expect so much from political parties and politicians and yet very little is done to better prepare these politicians and political parties in as far as leadership is concerned. It is against this background that the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) through its Africa Regiona

News Article, 14 March 2013

Debate Youth & Politics in Zimbabwe: the young generation has the future

On Thursday 21 March NIMD and Zimbabwe Watch organise a debate on youth and politics in Zimbabwe, whereby three young Zimbabwean politicians will discuss the (political) future in Zimbabwe.

News Article, 11 March 2013

South Sudanese political parties reflect on interparty dialogue

On Wednesday 27 February NIMD organised a second multi-party conference since the start of its activities in South Sudan in 2012. The workshop was attended by 8 political parties with representation in Parliament. The conference aimed to jointly reflect on interparty dialogue.

News Article, 07 March 2013

Historic gathering of political parties in Myanmar

Political parties across Myanmar’s political spectrum gathered in Yangon for a two-day seminar on the Role of Political Parties in Democratic Transitions on 19-20 February 2013.

News Article, 20 February 2013

Steering Committee members in Benin agree on programme advancement

Under the joint approach by NIMD and AWEPA, in support of political parties and the parliament of Benin, a first official meeting of the new programme’s Steering Committee was held in Cotonou on 6th-8th February 2013.

News Article, 11 February 2013

500 Days of Spring - Attend the debate!

An evening about the revolution, democracy and development in Tunisia. On March 6 2013, exactly 500 days after the first free elections in 2011, it's time for a follow up: what has the Arab Spring brought to Tunisia?

News Article, 04 February 2013

Guatemalan congress member thanks NIMD and Dutch ambassador

Members of the Technical Assistance Commission of the Congress, chaired by delegate Jairo Flores, conducted a meeting with members of the international community to present the work that has been done in the year 2012.

News Article, 15 January 2013

Tunisian School of Politics students meet Dutch peers and visit Groningen and The Hague

Ten students of the Tunisian School of Politics (TSoP) have been coupled with Dutch youth politicians to share ideas and best practices on party politics and social justice policy. On invitation of the NIMD, the group of Tunisian politicians visited the Netherlands in the week of 7-13 January. In co

News Article, 19 December 2012

Political party decision makers participate in conflict mediation training in Tunisia

Whilst the political scene is getting more tense in the run up to the discussion of several highly controversial law proposals, the Centre for Mediterranean and International Studies (CEMI) and NIMD organized a conflict mediation training for political parties, 15-16 December in Tunisia.

News Article, 13 December 2012

Successful first multi-party training workshop in South Sudan

After positive explorative visits and discussions with the South Sudanese political parties throughout 2012, NIMD organised a first multi-party activity with the parliamentary political parties in South Sudan on 27-28 November 2012.

News Article, 11 December 2012

Trust and Confidence Building key to the success of Inter-party Dialogue

Lessons from the peer to peer exchange on Inter-Party Dialogue held in Tanzania on 26-29 November 2012.

News Article, 04 December 2012

Elections in Ghana, 7 December is D-day

The campaign for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana has entered its final stage. On 7 December 2012 the Ghanaian electorate will decide who will be the country’s president in the next four years. The elections will also allow the Ghanaians to decide on the Members of Parliament

News Article, 27 November 2012

NIMD Tanzania partnership with TCD comes to an end, likeminded partner DIPD steps in.

During the mid-November 2012 mission of NIMD to Tanzania, NIMD was present for the last time during the Round Table with political parties and partners in its role of main and longtime co-founding, funding and strategic partner of local organization Tanzania Center for Democracy (TCD).

News Article, 06 November 2012

Round table with Gustavo Porras, President of the Guatemalan Consejo Económico Social (CES)

Monday 5 November 2012, NIMD organized a round table discussion with Gustavo Porras as the keynote speaker. Porras was appointed President of the Guatemalan Consejo Económico Social in September this year. The round table was completed by representatives from different sectors such as the Ministry

News Article, 25 October 2012

Political parties in Mozambique reconfirm commitment to preserving peace and democracy

On 23-24 October 2012 over 60 representatives from the various political parties in Mozambique gathered during a conference organised by NIMD and AWEPA, to discuss the consolidation of peace and democracy in Mozambique. The meeting aimed to jointly reflect on the role that political parties have pla

News Article, 24 October 2012

Egyptian Democracy Academy launched its first pilot

”Actually the first session was horrible”, Ahmed Mahmoud from the Egyptian Democracy Academy (EDA) says with a big laugh describing the first session in the newly established pilot project 'Political Academy' partly financed by DIPD.

News Article, 24 October 2012

Parliamentary Elections in Georgia – Democratic Transition of Power

On 1 October 2012 Georgia held its parliamentary elections. Opposition Coalition Georgian Dream celebrated the victory by garnering 54,97 % of votes.

News Article, 18 October 2012

NIMD workshop on Ghanaian elections during EVS Afrikadag

On Saturday 17 November 2012, NIMD organizes a workshop on the Ghanaian road to the elections in December 2012. Programme Manager Jan Tuit and Amma Asante (candidate for Parliament PvdA and independent consultant) discuss the preparation for the elections, the candidates etc. Want to participate? Su

News Article, 17 October 2012

NIMD partner DEMO Finland welcomes TSoP alumni in Helsinki

Helsinki, 17 october 2012

News Article, 16 October 2012

Start of new NIMD programme in partnership with AWEPA: first workshop held in Benin

NIMD Supervisory Board member Mr Eimert van Middelkoop (ChristenUnie) participates

News Article, 16 October 2012

Political Youth Participation in Colombia

12 october 2012, Bogota, Colombia

News Article, 12 October 2012

Students Tunisian School of Politics visit the World Forum for Democracy

6-11 October 2012, Strasbourg

News Article, 02 October 2012

NIMD kicks off inter-party workshop series

In the wake of the Constituent Assembly’s resumption of discussions, 1st of October, the Centre for Mediterranean and International Studies (CEMI) and NIMD, organized a large multiparty gathering for young politicians.

News Article, 27 September 2012

Annual Report NIMD 2011

NIMD presents it's Annual Report 2011.

News Article, 18 September 2012

Launch multiparty website for electoral progammes in Georgia

On September 3th, NIMD launched the new multiparty website in Tbilisi, Georgia.

News Article, 10 September 2012

Gustavo Porras inaugurated as President of the Guatemalan SEC

On Wednesday 5 September Gustavo Porras got inaugurated as President of the Guatemalan Social Economic Council

News Article, 09 September 2012

Political parties and political leaders in the 21th century: the re engagement with citizens

On 29 and 30 August a lively conference and debate took place in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on politics on local level, women participation and seeking dialogue and consensus. The event marked the official start of the NIMD programme in Honduras.

News Article, 30 July 2012

Schools for Democracy Programme improve cooperation between Mozambican citizens and local government

NIMD and local NGO’s bundle forces to strengthen Schools for Democracy alumni network in Manica Province

News Article, 25 July 2012

Website for Ecuadorian youth participation

new website to promote participation of youngsters in Ecuadorian politics

News Article, 25 July 2012

Decease of Ghanaian President John Atta Mills

NIMD condoles the People of Ghana following the death of their President

News Article, 12 July 2012

2012 Africa Regional Conference on Political Party Financing

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 10-12 July

News Article, 09 July 2012

Graduation first students Tunisian School of Politics

An unforgettable day for the first class of students of the Tunisian School of Politics (TSoP), a memorable day for the NIMD and its partners. After five months of trainings, 30 Tunisian youth politicians received their diploma’s for successfully participating in the practical politics course.

News Article, 03 July 2012

President European Parliament welcomes Multiparty Taskforce on Gender

news about NIMD Georgia

News Article, 13 June 2012

Mozambique and Kenia share experiences on” Campaign Financing”

summery of exchange visit

News Article, 04 June 2012

Eimert van Middelkoop appointed Member of Supervisory Board NIMD

announcement

News Article, 30 May 2012

Director FBDM Guido Riveros ha fallecido

mesaje

News Article, 30 May 2012

Director FBDM Guido Riveros deceased

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News Article, 22 May 2012

The voice of the youth in Ecuador

In Ecuador, NIMD has a joint programme with International IDEA. The office is called Ágora Democrática (IDEA-NIMD) and was founded in 2006, just before the national elections that fundamentally changed the political landscape in Ecuador. Since then, Ágora Democrática (IDEA-NIMD) has been closely

News Article, 14 May 2012

The NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme adds momentum to the Tanzanian Constitutional reform process

conference review

News Article, 19 April 2012

Back to our daily work

Hans Bruning blogs on the Partnership Days 2012 - Day 4

News Article, 18 April 2012

The grass roots

Hans Bruning blogs on the Partnership Days 2012 - Day 3

News Article, 17 April 2012

A market place of ideas and experiences

Hans Bruning blogs on the Partnership Days 2012 - Day 2

News Article, 17 April 2012

Dutch and Finnish political party representatives address Tunisian School of Politics

Interaction with European counterparts is an integrated part of the Tunisian School of Politics’ curriculum. The expertise of European politicians in the domains of local governance, multiparty democracy and political party management is highly recognised and appreciated among the TSoP participant

News Article, 16 April 2012

NIMD's Partnership Days kick off in The Hague

Hans Bruning blogs on the Partnership Days 2012 - Day 1

News Article, 13 April 2012

NIMD welcomes the handover of power to a civilian government in Mali

NIMD welcomes the handing back of power to civilian rule by the junta that illegitimately deposed the democratic rule of President Touré and the Malian constitution three weeks ago.

News Article, 23 March 2012

Tunisian School of Politics available on Facebook

As of today the Tunisian School of Politics (TSoP) Facebook page is online. Please feel to 'like' the page on your personal pages and share the page with your friends and colleagues.

News Article, 22 March 2012

NIMD concerned about developments in Mali

NIMD condemns the apparent military take-over of the Malian government and the removal of President Touré as head of state this morning (22 March 2012). NIMD regrets this clear setback to the democratic process of the country. The scheduled elections for the new president are only a month away.

News Article, 21 March 2012

Tunisian School of Politics, made possible with support of the Council of Europe

The partnership of NIMD, DEMO Finland, Bulgarian School of Politics (BSoP) is pleased to announce that their Tunisian country partner CEMI has secured three years of additional funding from the Council of Europe for its Tunisian School of Politics programme. The partnership of NIMD, DDEMO, BSoP and

News Article, 16 March 2012

NIMD and International IDEA jointly organise Political Party Train the Facilitator (TtF) BRIDGE Training workshop in Pretoria

Capacity development in form of training is increasingly becoming a common feature of the work of NIMD and its partners. In an effort to contribute to the efforts being made in this area, NIMD and International IDEA organised a two week long course on 'BRIDGE Training the Facilitators' (TtF) that to

News Article, 12 March 2012

New strategic partnership between International IDEA and Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

International IDEA Secretary-General, Vidar Helgesen, and the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) Executive Director, Hans Bruning, announced a new strategic partnership between their two organisations in the area of democracy cooperation.

News Article, 06 March 2012

Hans Bruning meets with political leadership in Bolivia

From 25 to 28 February 2012 Hans Bruning, Executive Director of NIMD, undertook a mission to Bolivia; one of the oldest of NIMD programme countries. While having visited various countries in Latin America in previous positions it was the first time he visited Bolivia's capital, La Paz.

News Article, 28 February 2012

Debate on 'Democratic processes and economic development in the Andean region'

On Thursday 15 March from 10 - 12 am, NIMD organises a debate on 'Democratic processes and economic development in the Andean region'. The debate is held at ProDemos, Hofweg 1H (5th floor) in The Hague. The meeting is held in English.

News Article, 27 February 2012

First class of Tunisian school of politics started, in building in Tunis offered by Bulgarian government

On 26 February 2012 the NIMD, DEMO Finland, BSoP and Tunisian country partner CEMI’s programme Tunisian School of Politics (TSoP) welcomed its first class of fifty participants from nine participating political parties from the Assemble Constituant. The School and its partners are proud to announc

News Article, 21 February 2012

Advancing democracy schools in Georgia

Following a successful completion of the pilot project in Telavi – the capital of Kakheti region in East Georgia – NIMD embarked on its effort to further expand the Democracy Schools in Georgia. To deliver a closing lecture in Telavi Democracy School and to welcome a new group of students in Kut

News Article, 13 February 2012

Final constitutional reform process bill signed

On February 9th 2012, more than a year after the long pushed but unexpected announced of president Kikwete on New Year’s Eve of December 31st 2010 to start the preparations for a Constitutional reform process, the final version of the presidential reform bill was finally passed by parliament. A tw

News Article, 09 February 2012

'Democracy Schools': Can Egypt learn from experiences in Indonesia?

Bjørn Førde, director of DIPD, joined an NIMD exchange visit of Egyptians visiting the democracy schools in Indonesia. In this article he writes about this experience and his views on democracy education in Egypt.

News Article, 26 January 2012

Guatemalan Congress approves the creation of the Social Economic Council

The Guatemalan Congress approved with 128 votes in favour, the creation of the Social Economic Council (decree 2-2012). The Council will have a permanent status and will act in a consulting role towards the state on economic, social and environmental matters. Also, the Council can propose and suppor

News Article, 17 January 2012

Tunisia programme holds its first interparty dialogue

On Monday 16 January, the day after a high-level multiparty round table dinner in one of the traditional restaurants of the old Medina, the participating parties reassembled for a dialogue session on constitutional reform and majoritarianism.

News Article, 17 January 2012

NIMD Tunisia programme take-off: first multiparty meeting

On Sunday evening 15 January, the day after Tunisia’s one year celebration of the revolution, NIMD and its partners held the take-off event of their new Tunisia programme. The event was a high-level multiparty round table dinner in one of the traditional restaurants of the old Medina.

News Article, 19 December 2011

Partnership agreement between three European NGOs and local Tunisian partner to found ‘Tunisian school of politics’

The Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD), DEMO Finland, and the Bulgarian School of Politics (BSoP) have teamed up with Tunisian NGO CEMI, Centre des Etudes Méditerranéennes et Internationales, to jointly found a ‘Tunisian School of Politics’ targeted at high-potential youth m

News Article, 12 December 2011

Youth participation in Ecuador

On 8 and 9 December 2011, two interactive workshops took place with local youth in Santa Domingo and Esmeraldas in Ecuador. The workshops were organised by NIMD's local partner Agora Democrática (NIMD-IDEA) and are part of a broader programme, which is called 'Activate' and focuses on stimulating y

News Article, 05 December 2011

Emerging security challenges in the Andean region

On 1 and 2 December 2011, the international seminar 'Dimensions of Security' took place in Quito, Ecuador. The seminar was organised by NIMD's partner in Ecuador, Agora Democrática (NIMD-IDEA) in cooperation with International IDEA. The seminar, in which around 40 experts participated, was a follow

News Article, 02 December 2011

A new era for NIMD

A new era for NIMD commences. As of 1 December 2011, Hans Bruning (54) is appointed as the new Executive Director of NIMD. Hans (54) has functioned as the Executive Director ad interim at NIMD since March 2011. His biggest priority during the past months was to secure NIMD’s funding for the next f

News Article, 25 November 2011

Democracy Ribbons 2011 go to the Tahrir square youth

On Friday 25 November, the Democray Ribbons are handed out for the third year in a row. It is a tribute to those who commit themselves in a special way to democracy. The ceremony will take place at 17:15 during the Digital Democracy 2020 event in the Waag Society on the Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam. The

News Article, 16 November 2011

Political youth initiates a ‘call to vote’ for the second round of elections in Guatemala

On Wednesday 2 November the youngsters of the Permanent Forum of Political Parties (Foro Permanente de Partidos Políticos) and the leaders of the Supreme Electoral Tribune (Tribunal Supremo Electoral) organized an event together to stimulate voting and political participation amongst Guatemalan you

News Article, 15 November 2011

Regional conference Latin America in Puembo, Quito

On 24 October the Latin American partners of NIMD gathered for a three day conference in the small village of Puembo, under the shadows of Ecuador’s capital Quito. A six member delegation of NIMD from The Hague was also present. The main focus of the conference was on exchanging information on pol

News Article, 21 October 2011

Visit the NIMD workshop on the Africaday on African elections

On Saturday 29 October the Africaday will be held in The Hague. NIMD is organising a workshop on African elections with international guests. Sign up now and join us in the debate.

News Article, 05 October 2011

Political party assistance programme in Georgia evaluated

On September 19-20, 2011 NIMD Georgia Political Party Assistance program consultants, program team and NIMD HQ program manager gathered for the program evaluation workshop. The workshop aimed at assessing a year long process that NIMD undertook with seven political parties in Georgia, outline lesso

News Article, 04 October 2011

NIMD Georgia opens a Democracy School in Telavi

On 15 September, NIMD Georgia celebrated the International Day of Democracy with the official launch of a Democracy School at the Telavi State University. For this special occasion, the first lecture was given by Levan Tsutskiridze, NIMD Representative in Georgia, who spoke about the history of mode

News Article, 30 September 2011

The Guatemalan 2011 elections and the role of the NIMD

The presidential and parliamentary elections in Guatemala of 11 September 2011 have created the context for improvement of the political situation in the violence-ridden Central American country. This room for improvement is essential in order for Guatemala to grow towards a stable institutionalized

News Article, 28 September 2011

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs allocates a 4 year subsidy to NIMD

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allocated € 30,177,500 to the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) for the coming 4 years. NIMD tendered for the Political Parties Fund II in August this year. The subsidy framework entails the period of 2012 - 2015.

News Article, 26 September 2011

NIMD to start programme in Tunisia

With the announcement of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to grant NIMD’s 2012-2015 multiannual subsidy proposal, in which Tunisia was proposed as new programme country, and based on multiple assessment missions to Tunisia to explore feasibility of a multiparty programme, NIMD has decided to

News Article, 21 September 2011

Outcomes of the Africa Regional Conference in Maputo, Mozambique

On 19-21 September 2011, NIMD organised a regional conference on Constitutional Reforms and Constitutionalism in Africa in Maputo, Mozambique. At the end of the conference, participants issued a communiqué that outlined key outcomes and conclusions of the deliberations.

News Article, 20 September 2011

Workshop held on transnational crime and political parties

On 1-2 September 2011, a workshop on the impact of organised crime on governance and state building took place in New York City. The workshop, in which around 15 experts participated, was a follow-up of the regional seminar on Organised Crime and State Capture that was held in Lima, Peru earlier thi

News Article, 16 September 2011

Africa Regional Conference held in Maputo on 19-21 September

NIMD, in cooperation with Mozambican political parties, hosts an African Regional Conference on Constitutional Reforms and Constitutionalism in Africa in Maputo from 18 to 21 September 2011. Former President of Mozambique and Chair Person of the Africa Forum of Former Heads of State and Government J

News Article, 22 August 2011

Nominate your democracy heroes now

On 15 september we celebrate de International Day of Democracy. On this day we award people for their efforts in democracy development in 3 categories. You can nominate your candidate now.

News Article, 23 June 2011

Festive goodbye to NIMD Executive Director Roel von Meijenfeldt

NIMD celebrated the farewell to its Executive Director Roel von Meijenfeldt on 22 June in Sociëteit de Witte in The Hague. After 9 years at the helm of NIMD, Roel von Meijenfeldt considered NIMDs reorganization a timely moment to hand over executive responsibilities to a successor and decided to r

News Article, 07 June 2011

NIMD Supports CEC of Georgia in Strategic Management

In response to the increased interest of Central Election Commission of Georgia (CEC) towards NIMD’s approach to strategic planning and its methodology, strategic management training cycle has been launched for CEC members, head of departments and the CEC leadership. The training cycle aimed at su

News Article, 26 May 2011

Discussing democracy with the military

The Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA), each year invites around 15 army officers from different African countries to the Netherlands for a special month-long educational programme. The Staff Officers Course Africa (SOCA) has a clear focus on military affairs and issues, but the programme is also ai

News Article, 23 May 2011

NIMD Georgia Sharing Political Party Institutional Development Assistance Experience at OSCE/ODIHR Seminar

Human Dimension Seminar organized by OSCE/ODIHR on 18-20 May, 2011 and devoted to “the role of political parties in the political process” took place in Warsaw, Poland. NIMD used this opportunity to share its experience in political party assistance. Side event organized by the NIMD draw partic

News Article, 19 May 2011

NIMD Georgia invites Bolivian experts on biometric voter registration

In February 2011 NIMD Georgia invited Bolivian experts on biometric voter registration to share their experiences with Georgian political parties. The Georgian ruling party and 16 opposition parties are negotiating a redraft of the election code which will regulate the 2012 elections. For this new e

News Article, 06 May 2011

Sharing of experiences and lessons on managing the post elections phase

On 3-6 May 2011, NIMD, within the framework of its Africa Regional Programme, facilitated a visit of a high level delegation of Ugandan politicians under the auspices of the NIMD’s supported Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) to Tanzania. The visit was to accord the Ugandan political par

News Article, 28 April 2011

NIMDs response to its evaluation

Every 4 years NIMD is evaluated. The most recent evaluation was done by the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the period of 2006-2010. NIMD uses these outcomes in preparation for its multi-annual plan.

News Article, 20 April 2011

Workshop on election programmes held in Mali

On 18-19 April 2011 NIMD organized a 2-day workshop in Bamako, Mali for all registered political parties. The workshop focused on improving parties’ capacity to develop realistic election manifestos in the preparation for the 2012 elections.

News Article, 18 April 2011

Mozambican politicians and NIMD visit Ghana and Mali

Six representatives of the 3 parties that are represented in the Mozambican parliament (Frelimo, Renamo and the Democratic Movement of Mozambique) visited Ghana and Mali on 11-15 April.

News Article, 07 March 2011

Interim Executive Director Hans Bruning appointed

The NIMD Board has appointed Mr. Hans Bruning as interim Executive Director as of 7 March 2011

News Article, 17 January 2011

Director NIMD resigns

After nine years at the helm of NIMD, Roel von Meijenfeldt has decided to resign as Executive Director.

News Article, 14 December 2010

Ghanaian partner wins award

NIMD’s partner in Ghana, the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), has received an award for its work.

News Article, 01 December 2010

An Introduction to NIMD's Africa Regional Exchange Programme

NIMD's Africa Regional Programme (ARP) is premised on the understanding that despite the diversity of features that characterise the countries in Africa, the democratisation agenda faces a number of common challenges.

News Article, 29 November 2010

NIMD Georgia presents publication on constitutional reform

On 8 October 2010, NIMD Georgia presented its latest publication: Constitutional Reform in Georgia: Insights from political parties to representatives from the media, local and international NGOs and political party representatives in Tbilisi.

News Article, 22 November 2010

Human rights, social cohesion and inclusion

Professors, university students, politicians and journalists need a reality check, according to Honduran economist Mayra Falck, who recently gave a lively presentation on human rights, social cohesion and democracy in Latin America.

News Article, 12 November 2010

Strengthening cooperation between Europe and Africa on democratic reform

In October 2010 the Belgian Presidency, in collaboration with Observatoire de l’Afrique and the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), organised an international conference on democratic reform.

News Article, 18 October 2010

Political parties and civil society organisations seek common ground in Mali

On 29 and 30 September 2010 the Centre Malien pour la Dialogue Inter-Partis et la Démocratie (CMDID) held a conference as part of its efforts to enhance its relations with civil society.

News Article, 05 October 2010

Ugandan parties benefit from policy-making workshop

Last month, NIMD organised a policy-making workshop for the six parliamentary political parties in Uganda. The workshop, which was also attended by senior party members, focussed on practical skills and policy-making techniques.

News Article, 05 October 2010

NIMD's new Political Party Assistance programme in Georgia

Guided by the principle that a democracy needs strong and sustainable political parties with the capacity to represent citizens and provide policy choices, NIMD recently launched its Political Party Assistance (PPA) programme in Georgia.

News Article, 05 October 2010

"NDIYO, kwa Zanzibar tuitakayo": Political parties work for a united Zanzibar

In the lead-up to Zanzibar’s July 2010 referendum, two political parties appeared together at a referendum festival, their joint message: “NDIYO, kwa Zanzibar tuitakayo”, Kiswahili for “Vote YES for a Zanzibar that we want”.

News Article, 01 October 2010

NIMD concerned about events in Ecuador

NIMD expresses its support for the democratically elected government of Ecuador.

News Article, 30 September 2010

NIMD officially launches its new Georgia offices

Political party leaders, friends and potential partners joined NIMD’s representation in Georgia on 21 September to celebrate the official launch of the NIMD offices at Zandukeli 5, in the heart of Tbilisi.

News Article, 15 September 2010

Winners Democracy Ribbons 2010

The third annual International Day of Democracy celebrated champions of democracy with the awarding of Democracy Ribbons and a full day of events in The Hague.

News Article, 15 September 2010

Celebrating International Day of Democracy 2010

Today is a special day for supporters of democracy around the world. The third annual International Day of Democracy celebrates champions of democracy with the awarding of Democracy Ribbons and a full day of events in The Hague.

News Article, 14 September 2010

Ghanaian parties move ahead with constitutional review process

One year on from parliamentary elections, Ghana’s political parties continue to work together to improve the country’s democratic institutions, most recently through a series of consultations on constitutional reform.

News Article, 10 September 2010

Debating Georgia's new draft constitution

A new version of Georgia’s constitution was submitted to Parliament on 21 July 2010 by the State Constitutional Commission. The question is: will this new constitution bring greater stability and democracy to the country?

News Article, 10 September 2010

Involving young people in politics in Mali

From 29 July to 1 August 2010, two representatives of Dutch political youth organisations participated in a youth conference organised by CMDID, NIMD’s partner in Mali.

News Article, 31 August 2010

"Beyond Orthodox Approaches" reviewed by the US Institute of Peace

In March 2010, NIMD and Hivos launched a joint publication, Beyond Orthodox Approaches: Assessing opportunities for democracy support in the Middle East and North Africa. Hivos have now posted a review of the book on their website.

News Article, 17 August 2010

Ugandan politicians learn from their peers in Malawi

Malawi has successfully overcome some of the challenges that Uganda now faces in the run-up to its general elections in early 2011. That’s why a delegation of Ugandan politicians visited Malawi last month, to learn how it was done.

News Article, 05 August 2010

Impetus for reform in Kenya with Dutch support

Yesterday, a large majority of the Kenyan people approved a new constitution through a referendum. Both the result and the peaceful conduct of the referendum present a great mandate for political reform in Kenya.

News Article, 04 August 2010

Agora Política: documenting democracy in Ecuador

In 2010, NIMD's local partner in Ecuador, Agora Democrática (NIMD-IDEA), launched a political magazine, Agora Política. The aim of the magazine is to disseminate a variety of perspectives on the new political situation in Ecuador.

News Article, 03 August 2010

Je, unaikubali katiba mpya inayopendekezwa?

On 4 August, Kenyans go to the polls, facing a choice between 'Yes' or 'No' in answer to the question: "Do you approve the proposed constitution?" or in Swahili: "Je, unaikubali katiba mpya inayopendekezwa?"

News Article, 03 August 2010

A "dialogue of the deaf" between electoral bodies and political parties

Communication between electoral bodies and political parties is an essential part of any democracy. Mozambique therefore faces a problem, as dialogue between the CNE and political parties there is virtually non-existent.

News Article, 03 August 2010

The pros and cons of regional integration

Regional integration was the central issue of a debate held in Costa Rica last month between politicians and journalists from the Andean region and Central America.

News Article, 27 July 2010

How the Mayoral race unfolded in Tbilisi

On 30 May 2010, less than a year after Georgia's August war with Russia, Tbilisi voters had their first chance to elect their Mayor. Ann Tsurtsumia reports on the outcome of the mayoral race, and the reactions of the winners and losers.

News Article, 19 July 2010

NIMD's Bolivia programme goes multimedia!

fBDM spent the first half of 2010 developing a range of instruments, including radio and television programmes, newspapers inserts, book publications and weblogs. Join Lizzy Beekman in the new multimedia Bolivia.

News Article, 14 July 2010

Is it time to reinvent Latin American democracy support?

NIMD’s Latin America Regional Conference, held in Guatemala in May, focussed on recent changes in Latin American politics, and the challenges to democracy in the region. Is it time to reinvent Latin American democracy support?

News Article, 09 July 2010

Improving the position of women in Malian political parties

NIMD's partner in Mali is currently undertaking a project to improve the position of women within political parties. The twelve month project, sponsored by UNDP and UNIFEM, aims to increase women's representation in the 2012 elections.

News Article, 05 July 2010

Campaign and political party funding in Mozambique

On 15 June 2010 the first of four dialogue meetings was held in Maputo, bringing together political parties, representatives from the CNE and civil society organisations to debate electoral campaign and political party funding.

News Article, 29 June 2010

Constitutional reform: a democratic contest of ideas

Today, a number of African countries are moving towards a constitutional order that is not only democratic and legitimate, but also inclusive and popularly accepted.

News Article, 29 June 2010

Latin America Meets Europe in The Hague

The fourth annual Encuentro Latino Europeo (ELE) conference took place on 3 June 2010 in The Hague.

News Article, 15 June 2010

Preparing for International Day of Democracy

In 2009 NIMD, together with FDO and EPD, organised the first International Day of Democracy in the Netherlands. Preparations are underway for this year's event, with the organisers seeking nominations for four Heroes of Democracy.

News Article, 15 June 2010

Stay Tuned: Radio and Elections in Malawi

NIMD's David Prater discusses the recent elections in Malawi, and the role of radio in informing citizens of the programmes of the various political parties contesting the elections.

News Article, 15 June 2010

Helping democracies find their own path

Interview with NIMD President Bernard Bot: "Development cooperation cannot work if it ends up in the pockets of the ruling clique."

News Article, 15 June 2010

Political parties in Uganda agree to dialogue

Kampala-based journalist Marcia Luyten discusses the recent signing of an interparty dialogue agreement in Uganda.

News Article, 15 June 2010

Njeri Kabeberi: humanitarian gold medallist

Njeri Kebeberi is the Director of the Centre for Multiparty Democracy in Kenya (CMD-K). In the aftermath of the troubled 2007 elections, CMD-K played a visible and constructive role in fostering a multi-actor dialogue.

News Article, 15 June 2010

NIMD Magazine 2010: Editorial

In this introductory article, NIMD's Executive Director gives an overview of what NIMD has achieved in 2009.

News Article, 11 June 2010

Results from the Netherlands elections

Voters in the Netherlands went to the polls on 9 June, and the preliminary results are now in. While the final make-up of the new government remains to be seen, the political landscape of the country has shifted significantly.

News Article, 09 June 2010

Young professionals visit NIMD

On Tuesday 1 June a group of international young professionals visited NIMD as part of an exchange programme organised by the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs.

News Article, 27 May 2010

President Museveni of Uganda endorses interparty dialogue

NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme conference is being hosted by the Ugandan political parties who, on 5 February 2010, launched an interparty dialogue platform known as the Interparty Organisation for Dialogue, (IPOD).

News Article, 18 May 2010

Why do Dutch political parties support NIMD?

NIMD was founded by seven Dutch political parties in 2000. In NIMD's Magazine 2010, we asked the chaipersons of these seven parties to explain their reasons for supporting NIMD's work. Here are their answers.

News Article, 18 May 2010

'El Buen Vivir': The new constitution in practice in Ecuador

Democratic governance still faces great challenges in many countries within the Latin American region. Political institutions remain weak and governments change frequently. Ecuador is no exception.

News Article, 18 May 2010

A constitutional reform process for all Zimbabweans

Marieke van Doorn, Senior Programme Coordinator for the Secretariat of the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), discusses recent events in Zimbabwe, and what her organisation has been doing to promote democracy.

News Article, 11 May 2010

Ecuadorian parliamentarian to speak at NIMD

On Wednesday 2 June, Ecuadorian parliamentarian Virgilio Hernandez will give a lunch lecture at the NIMD offices in The Hague.

News Article, 05 May 2010

Zambia: NIMD support inclusive and impartial

In Zambia, NIMD provides support to political parties on a fully inclusive and strictly impartial basis. All parliamentary parties are eligible for support, whether in government or in the opposition.

News Article, 04 May 2010

Encuentro Latino Europeo IV: Latin America Meets Europe

The fourth annual Encuentro Latino Europeo (ELE) conference will take place on 3 June 2010, in The Hague.

News Article, 04 May 2010

Paul Victor Obeng speaks at Africa Day 2010

NIMD invited one of Ghana's most prominent politicians, Paul Victor Obeng, to speak at Africa Day 2010 in The Hague.

News Article, 03 May 2010

Lessons on Constitutional Reform

This week, NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme (ARP) will facilitate an exchange programme in Nairobi between members of Ghana’s Constitutional Review Committee and constitutional stakeholders from Zimbabwe, Zambia and Kenya.

News Article, 03 May 2010

Malian politicians learn from Ghana's experience

NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme recently facilitated an exchange visit by a delegation of Malian politicians and electoral stakeholders to Ghana, in order to deepen their understanding of the Ghanaian electoral system.

News Article, 03 May 2010

Praise for the Dutch party assistance model

Danish researchers and a British consultancy firm, respectively, have praised the Dutch model of party support as the most innovative existing model for supporting political parties in the developing world.

News Article, 20 April 2010

Popularising the African Union Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance

In January 2007, African Heads of State and Government took an unprecedented and historic step towards the entrenchment of democracy on the continent by adopting the African Union Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance.

News Article, 16 April 2010

Paul Victor Obeng to speak at Africa Day 2010

NIMD has invited one of Ghana's most prominent politicians, Paul Victor Obeng, to speak at Africa Day 2010 in The Hague.

News Article, 14 April 2010

'Do not despair': Indonesia's President kicks off the Sixth Assembly of the World Movement of Democracy

On 12 April, the Sixth Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy (WMD) in Jakarta began with a keynote address by the President of Indonesia, Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

News Article, 06 April 2010

South Africans visit democracy schools in Indonesia

Over the Easter weekend, representatives of the Institute for Democracy in Africa (IDASA), visited democracy schools in Tangerang (Banten province) and Pangkep (South Sulawesi).

News Article, 30 March 2010

Joint Publication on Democracy Assistance Launched in Amsterdam

On 26 March, NIMD and Hivos successfully launched a joint publication on the possibilities for democracy support in the Middle East and North Africa region.

News Article, 11 March 2010

Launch of publication on democracy assistance in Middle East and North Africa

On 26 March 2010 at a launch event in Amsterdam, NIMD and HIVOS present the publication 'Beyond Orthodox Approaches: Assessing opportunities for democracy support in the Middle East and North Africa'.

News Article, 04 March 2010

President of Ghana lauds opposition for promoting democracy

At a meeting with party leaders, Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills has given credit to the opposition for making democracy flourish in Ghana.

News Article, 01 March 2010

Recent political developments in Bolivia

As a result of last December's elections in Bolivia, NIMD and the Fundación Boliviana para la Democracia Multipartidaria (FBDM, or Bolivian Foundation for Multiparty Democracy) have intensified their debate on how to work under the new political circumstances.

News Article, 28 February 2010

First iLEDA graduates receive their diplomas

On 19 February, a graduation ceremony was held in Chimoio, Mozambique, for the first graduates of the iLEDA School in Mozambique project.

News Article, 24 February 2010

'Balkenende IV': The Netherlands' coalition government collapses

It's a truism to say that while the business of politics has a global reach, the political affairs of most countries remain defiantly local in scope.

News Article, 17 February 2010

Dutch interparty cooperation at work in Burundi

Cooperation between Dutch political parties on the issue of internal party elections has been applied in Burundi, to the benefit of local parties there.

News Article, 16 February 2010

Collective Learning on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

On 25 and 26 January, delegations from KID Indonesia, CMD Malawi and the NIMD Field Office in Guatemala came together with colleagues from NIMD in The Hague to kick-start the 'Collective Learning on Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (PME)' project.

News Article, 11 February 2010

Political Parties in Burundi sign agreement

A significant step in the consolidation of Burundian democracy was taken on 4 February when political parties signed an agreement for the establishment of a permanent dialogue forum.

News Article, 11 February 2010

Burundian Ministers visit The Hague

Last week was a busy and successful one for Burundi’s political dialogue and its nascent multiparty democracy.

News Article, 05 February 2010

More democracy schools in Indonesia

Today NIMD’s Indonesian partner Komunitas Indonesia untuk Demokrasi (KID) signed a $ 2.4 million contract to expand the number of democracy schools it runs from five to ten.

News Article, 05 February 2010

Political parties in Uganda agree to dialogue

Political parties in Uganda have agreed to a dialogue with a view to contributing to free and fair elections early next year and long-term democratic reforms. The agreement, which has been facilitated by NIMD, was sealed today at a signing ceremony in the Ugandan capital Kampala.

News Article, 02 February 2010

Results of inter-party dialogue in Mali announced

On 22 January NIMD’s partner in Mali, the Centre Malien pour le Dialogue Inter-Partis et la Démocratie (CMDID), presented the results of a lengthy inter-party dialogue process to Malian citizens.

News Article, 27 January 2010

Comparing Youth Participation in Ghana and Kenya

Last year Gideon Chitanga conducted research for Young NIMD on the political participation of young people in Ghana and Kenya.

News Article, 04 January 2010

Leadership, accountability and Obama in Africa

African politicians talk about leadership, accountability and the 'Obama effect' in a series of video discussions conducted in Accra recently.