{"id":7904,"date":"2018-10-11T13:46:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T13:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/?p=7904"},"modified":"2019-07-24T13:27:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T13:27:01","slug":"focus-on-democratic-strengthening-and-electoral-conflict-prevention-at-the-eu-undp-global-conference-in-brussels-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/en\/focus-on-democratic-strengthening-and-electoral-conflict-prevention-at-the-eu-undp-global-conference-in-brussels-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on democratic strengthening and electoral conflict prevention at the EU-UNDP global conference in Brussels"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 8 to 10 October 2018, the EU-UNDP global conference entitled \u201cSustaining Peace through Elections\u201d brought together nearly 200 participants from more than 60 countries, including representatives from 20 Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs), representatives from many civil society organisations (CSOs) as well as high-level government officials.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The conference was a part of the wider project to develop a toolbox on electoral conflict prevention, for use by the EU Delegations and UNDP Country offices in designing joint activities. The project is undertaken jointly by the European External Action Service\/Prevention of conflicts, Rule of law\/Security Sector Reform, Integrated approach, Stabilisation and Mediation (EEAS\/PRISM), the European Parliament, the European Commission (DG DEVCO) and the UNDP and coordinated by the EC-UNDP Joint Task Force on Electoral Assistance.<\/p>\n

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Photo credits: Matthew Black\/Revolve Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Photo credits: Matthew Black\/Revolve Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reflecting a common theme of the discussions, namely that societies with strong democratic institutions are more resilient to electoral conflict, experts identified \u201cdemocratic strengthening\u201d approaches as essential components to the prevention of election-related violence. Such strategies are not limited to the pre-electoral, electoral and post-electoral periods, but rather should be developed throughout electoral cycles. A \u201cDemocratic Strengthening\u201d approach attempts to view assistance through a wide-angle lens, to include all the stakeholders in a comprehensive, long-term vision to strengthen the resilience of the democratic system as a whole (including, but not limited to, electoral authorities, judiciary, parliaments, civil society organizations, media).<\/p>\n

This approach is in line with UN\u2019s \u201cSustaining Peace\u201d approach, as outlined in Secretary-General\u2019s report on \u201cPeacebuilding and\u00a0sustaining peace\u201d, as well as EU\u2019s strategy, specifically the \u201cPre-emptive Peace\u201d section of the EU\u2019s Global Strategy, stating that the EU will \u201credouble our efforts on prevention, [and] monitoring root causes<\/em>\u201d of conflict[1]<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photo credits: Matthew Black\/Revolve Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

View the agenda here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The video recording of the whole conference is accessible through the links below :<\/p>\n

Monday 8 October\u00a0 \u2013>\u00a0https:\/\/webcast.ec.europa.eu\/seminar-on-electoral-conflict-prevention-day-1<\/a>
\nTuesday 9 October\u00a0 \u2013>\u00a0https:\/\/webcast.ec.europa.eu\/seminar-on-electoral-conflict-prevention-day-2<\/a>
\nWednesday 10 October\u00a0 \u2013>\u00a0https:\/\/webcast.ec.europa.eu\/seminar-on-electoral-conflict-prevention-day-3<\/a><\/p>\n

A final report will be soon available and posted on our website.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> https:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/archives\/docs\/top_stories\/pdf\/eugs_review_web.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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