{"id":7909,"date":"2018-10-05T15:38:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T15:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/?p=7909"},"modified":"2019-07-25T15:06:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T15:06:08","slug":"undp-supports-the-conduct-of-senatorial-by-elections-in-bong-and-montserrado-counties-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/en\/undp-supports-the-conduct-of-senatorial-by-elections-in-bong-and-montserrado-counties-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo exhibition showcases UN\u2019s partnerships in electoral assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), jointly with the European Union (EU), the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division (EAD) and the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), organised a two-week photo exhibition entitled \u201cThe Power of Democracy\u201d through the EC \u2013 UNDP Joint Task Force on Electoral Assistance (JTF). The photo exhibition was organized on the occasion of the 73<sup>rd<\/sup> session of the United Nations General Assembly and located in the plaza of the UN Headquarters in New York City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event was launched on Wednesday 19 September by Mr. Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP\u2019s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, Mr. Craig Jenness, Director of the Electoral Assistance Division of the Department of Political Affairs and a high-representative from the European Union delegation to the UN.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7905 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/a079a8b8-8f9d-4cef-9d13-2318ca885080-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo exhibition showcases UN\u2019s partnerships in electoral assistance\" width=\"327\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/a079a8b8-8f9d-4cef-9d13-2318ca885080-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/a079a8b8-8f9d-4cef-9d13-2318ca885080-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/a079a8b8-8f9d-4cef-9d13-2318ca885080.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7911 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_3756-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo exhibition showcases UN\u2019s partnerships in electoral assistance\" width=\"331\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_3756-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_3756-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_3756.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The photo exhibition showcased the key achievements of the UN in the field of electoral support and particularly highlighted an important partnership with the European Union, the largest contributor to UN\u2019s electoral assistance projects.<\/p>\n<p>The photo exhibition displayed electoral assistance projects implemented by the UN and its partners in 20 countries worldwide (Afghanistan, Armenia, Burundi, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Guinea, Haiti, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Timor-Leste, Zambia, Zimbabwe) and shed the light on projects carried on by the Electoral Assistance Division, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), UN Women, UNOPS and UNV.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7906\" style=\"width: 593px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7906\" style=\"margin-bottom: -1ex;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSC_7097-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo exhibition showcases UN\u2019s partnerships in electoral assistance\" width=\"593\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSC_7097-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSC_7097-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ec-undp-electoralassistance.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSC_7097-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director of DG DEVCO, European Commission Stefano Manservisi walking through the exhibition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), jointly with the European Union (EU), the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division (EAD) and the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), organised a two-week photo exhibition entitled \u201cThe Power of Democracy\u201d through the EC \u2013 UNDP Joint Task Force on Electoral Assistance (JTF). 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