http://www.ndi.org/taxonomy/term/221/feed en http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ndi-Jamaica/~3/LgkElfT7n0I/NDI_Partners_with_CPA <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <!--paging_filter--><!--paging_filter--><p>NDI and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) have signed an agreement to collaborate on efforts to enhance representative government around the world. The association is a group of national and subnational legislatures of the Commonwealth, representing some two billion citizens from all faiths and ethnicities from six continents.</p> <p>A memorandum of understanding was signed in Nairobi Sept. 8 by the secretary-general of the CPA, William F. Shija, and the president of NDI, <a href="/wollackk">Kenneth Wollack</a>. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="all-attached-images"><div class="image-attach-body image-attach-node-16487" style="width: 382px;"><a href="/node/16487"><img src="http://www.ndi.org/files/images/CPA_NDI_MOU_382px.jpg" alt="CPA_NDI_MOU_382px.jpg" title="CPA_NDI_MOU_382px.jpg" class="image image-_original " width="382" height="298" /></a><div id='imgcaption'></div></div></div><!--paging_filter--><!--paging_filter--><p>NDI and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) have signed an agreement to collaborate on efforts to enhance representative government around the world. The association is a group of national and subnational legislatures of the Commonwealth, representing some two billion citizens from all faiths and ethnicities from six continents.</p> <p>A memorandum of understanding was signed in Nairobi Sept. 8 by the secretary-general of the CPA, William F. Shija, and the president of NDI, <a href="/wollackk">Kenneth Wollack</a>. Shija attended the signing ceremony in advance of the 56th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference hosted by the Kenyan Parliament. Wollack was in Nairobi attending <a href="/node/16467">NDI's first board meeting</a> held outside the United States. NDI Board member <a href="/daschlet">Tom Daschle</a>, former U.S. Senate majority leader, also participated in the ceremony. </p> <p>NDI and CPA will continue to work together to develop and promote the use of the CPA's <a href="http://www.agora-parl.org/sites/default/files/CPA%20-%20Recommended%20Benchmarks%20for%20Democratic%20Legislatures%20-%2012.2006%20-%20EN%20-%20Standards.pdf" target="blank">"Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures,"</a> a guide to good parliamentary practice developed in 2006 by a CPA Study Group that drew on a number of technical inputs, including an <a href="/node/13674">NDI discussion document</a>. The CPA benchmarks are being used around the world to help parliaments self-assess their procedures and processes to identify areas where democratic governance can be improved. </p> <p>Wollack and Daschle noted NDI's past successful cooperation with the CPA and looked forward to additional partnership at the global level and in Commonwealth parliaments where NDI has a parliamentary strengthening program. For his part, Shija welcomed the formal partnership as a vehicle for the 175 national and subnational legislatures of the Commonwealth to work with NDI to strengthen developing parliaments. </p> <p>NDI and the CPA also collaborate with other international organizations on parliamentary strengthening, including the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank Institute.</p> <p><em>Related:</em></p> <ul> <li><a href="/node/16095">International organizations seek consensus on parliamentary benchmarks&raquo;</a></li> <li><a href="/node/13674">Toward the development of international standards for democratic legislatures: a discussion document for review by interested legislatures, donors and international organizations (English &amp; Arabic)&raquo;</a> </li><li><a href="/executives_and_legislatures">Executives and legislatures&raquo;</a></li> </ul> <p><em><strong>Pictured above:</strong> Kenneth Wollack (left) and William F. Shija at the signing ceremony in Nairobi</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Published September 21, 2010</em></p> http://www.ndi.org/NDI_Partners_with_CPA#comments Africa: Sub Saharan Africa Canada Governance Partner Spotlight Bangladesh Botswana Cameroon United Kingdom Malaysia Gambia, The Ghana Guyana Pakistan Kenya Singapore Jamaica Lesotho Sri Lanka Malawi Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia Asia Australia Europe: Western Latin America & the Caribbean North America Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:42:06 +0000 fgalleto 16488 at http://www.ndi.org http://www.ndi.org/NDI_Partners_with_CPA http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ndi-Jamaica/~3/SDBv1z08tCg/13688 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Author:&nbsp;</div> National Democratic Institute </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-publisher"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Publisher:&nbsp;</div> National Democratic Institute </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-published-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Published Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">02/26/2007</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-resource-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Resource Type:&nbsp;</div> Press Release </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-language"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Language:&nbsp;</div> English </div> </div> </div> <!--paging_filter--><!--paging_filter--><div class="field field-type-text field-field-language-0"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> English </div> </div> </div> <table id="attachments" class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/2126_wp_iknowpol_022607.pdf">Read the release</a></td><td>64.82 KB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Democracy and Technology Empowerment Gender Mainstreaming ICTs (technology) Press Room Women Women Women's Political Participation Womens Political Participation Jamaica Namibia Sierra Leone Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0000 vrao 13688 at http://www.ndi.org http://www.ndi.org/node/13688 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ndi-Jamaica/~3/b0LDQ9u-8NU/12976 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Author:&nbsp;</div> National Democratic Institute </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-publisher"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Publisher:&nbsp;</div> National Democratic Institute </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-published-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Published Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">04/11/2002</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-resource-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Resource Type:&nbsp;</div> Statement </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-language"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Language:&nbsp;</div> English </div> </div> </div> <!--paging_filter--><!--paging_filter--><div class="field field-type-text field-field-language-0"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> English </div> </div> </div> <table id="attachments" class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1401_jm_report041102.pdf">Read the statement</a></td><td>126.4 KB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Elections LAC Jamaica Latin America & the Caribbean Thu, 11 Apr 2002 04:00:00 +0000 vrao 12976 at http://www.ndi.org http://www.ndi.org/node/12976 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ndi-Jamaica/~3/xbkMUWCXO3o/civic_update <div class="field field-type-text field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Author:&nbsp;</div> National Democratic Institute </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-publisher"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Publisher:&nbsp;</div> National Democratic Institute </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-published-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Published Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">05/01/2010</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-resource-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Resource Type:&nbsp;</div> Civic Update </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-language"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Language:&nbsp;</div> English </div> </div> </div> <!--paging_filter--><!--paging_filter--><div class="field field-type-text field-field-language-0"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> English </div> </div> </div> <table id="attachments" class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Jan_2011.pdf">Issue 35: GOTV, Voter Information &amp; Voter Education (Jan. &#039;11)</a></td><td>1.04 MB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Sept_2010.pdf">Issue 34: Structuring and Maintaining Partnerships (Sept. &#039;10)</a></td><td>306.87 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_May_2010_0.pdf">Issue 33: Political Process Monitoring (May &#039;10)</a></td><td>419.89 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Aug_2009_Defending_Space_0.pdf">Issue 32: Defending Space for Citizen Participation (Aug. &#039;09)</a></td><td>204.87 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/CivicUpdate_2009Apr_0.pdf">Issue 31: Best Practices for Meaningful Citizen Engagement (April &#039;09)</a></td><td>540.61 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Jan2009_0.pdf">Issue 30: Context Matters (Jan. &#039;09)</a></td><td>311.87 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/2361_citpart_civicupdate_083108_0.pdf">Issue 29: Voice, Space and Accountability (Aug. &#039;08)</a></td><td>869.11 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/2307_civicupdate_050108_0.pdf">Issue 28: Communications Tools (May &#039;08)</a></td><td>207.88 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/2259_civicupdate011008_0.pdf">Issue 27: Using Information and Communications Techonologies (Jan. &#039;08)</a></td><td>486.89 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/2190_civicupdate_090107_0.pdf">Issue 26: Working with Marginalized Populations (Sept. &#039;07)</a></td><td>283.24 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/2170_civicupdate_070107_0.pdf">Issue 25: Ten Years of Civic Updates (July &#039;07)</a></td><td>258.56 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/2114_civicupdate_020107_0.pdf">Issue 24: Making Democracy Deliver (Feb. &#039;07)</a></td><td>413.86 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/2008_citpart_civicupdate_050106_0.pdf">Issue 23: Positive Partnerships with Local Groups (May &#039;06)</a></td><td>268.06 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1972_citpart_civicupdate_120105_0.pdf">Issue 22: Political Activism for People with Disablities (Dec. &#039;05)</a></td><td>458.7 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1878_citpart_update_070105_0.pdf">Issue 21: Local Fundraising and Volunteer Recruitment (July &#039;05)</a></td><td>221.65 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1830_citpart_update_040105_0.pdf">Issue 20: Tips from NDI Practioners (April &#039;05)</a></td><td>561.26 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1779_citpart_update_121704_0.pdf">Issue 19: Get Out The Vote (Dec. &#039;04)</a></td><td>496.75 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1730_citpart_civicupdate_070104_0.pdf">Issue 18: Involving Youth in the Political Process (July &#039;04)</a></td><td>277.27 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1699_citpart_civupdt__022804_0.pdf">Issue 17: Monitoring as a Driver of Change (Feb. &#039;04)</a></td><td>488.58 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1655_citpart_civicupdate_111903_0.pdf">Issue 16: Citizen Surveys and Other Organizing Tools (Nov. &#039;03)</a></td><td>546.03 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1630_citpart_civicupdate_080103_0.pdf">Issue 15: Making University Connections (Aug. &#039;03)</a></td><td>579.18 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1588_citpart_civicupdate_050103_0.pdf">Issue 14: Focus Groups (May &#039;03)</a></td><td>334.74 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1519_citpart_update_110102_0.pdf">Issue 13: Civic Forum (Nov. &#039;02)</a></td><td>279.56 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1325_citpart_update8_0.pdf">Issue 12: Coalition Building (Jan. &#039;02)</a></td><td>195.45 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1232_citapart_update2_82001_0.pdf">Issue 11: Assessment Methods (Aug. &#039;01)</a></td><td>84.74 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/2000_citpart_update_1_2001.pdf">Issue 10: Partnership Approaches (April &#039;01)</a></td><td>109.87 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Oct_1999_Voting_0.pdf">Issue 9: What&#039;s Voting All About? (Oct. &#039;99)</a></td><td>82.5 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_June_1999_0.pdf">Issue 8: Global Seminar on Advocacy and Democracy Development (June &#039;99)</a></td><td>481.85 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/1012_citpart_update7.pdf">Issue 7: How Civic Programs Increase Women&#039;s Participation in Processes (Dec. &#039;98)</a></td><td>962.34 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_July1998.pdf">Issue 6: Post-Conflict and Ethnic Divided Societies (July &#039;98)</a></td><td>120.75 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_March1998.pdf">Issue 5: Assessing Programs (March &#039;98)</a></td><td>81.99 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Nov1997.pdf">Issue 4: Training (Nov. &#039;97)</a></td><td>98.85 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_July1997.pdf">Issue 3: Resources and Communication (July &#039;97)</a></td><td>74.43 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Apr1997.pdf">Issue 2: Advocacy (April &#039;97)</a></td><td>94.31 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/Civic_Update_Feb1997.pdf">Issue 1: Program Highlights from Around the World (Feb. &#039;97)</a></td><td>121.71 KB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Africa: Sub Saharan Africa Albania Angola Armenia Citizen Participation Citizen Participation civic update Democracy and Technology Eastern Slavonia Elections Governance Northern Ireland Political Parties Womens Political Participation Youth Azerbaijan Bosnia Bolivia Bulgaria Egypt Burkina Faso Cambodia Croatia Iraq East Timor Kazakhstan Hong Kong Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Cote dIvoire Latvia Macedonia Indonesia Lebanon Montenegro Ecuador Ethiopia Russia Mauritania Romania Turkey Morocco Nepal Ukraine Guyana Slovakia Haiti Roma Political Participation Initiative Kenya Jamaica Lesotho West Bank and Gaza Liberia Mexico Nicaragua Malawi Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Sierra Leone Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda Asia Eurasia Europe: Central and Eastern Europe: Western Latin America & the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa Wed, 21 Feb 2001 05:00:00 +0000 vrao 12657 at http://www.ndi.org http://www.ndi.org/civic_update http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ndi-Jamaica/~3/lP8J4n9c8d0/17454 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Author:&nbsp;</div> National Democratic Institute </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-publisher"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Publisher:&nbsp;</div> National Democratic Institute </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-published-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Published Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">02/24/1999</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-resource-type"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Resource Type:&nbsp;</div> Press Release </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-language"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Language:&nbsp;</div> English </div> </div> </div> <!--paging_filter--><!--paging_filter--><div class="field field-type-text field-field-language-0"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> English </div> </div> </div> <table id="attachments" class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.ndi.org/files/americas_polparts_1999.pdf">Read the release</a></td><td>185.38 KB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Argentina Latin America Political Parties Political Parties Political Parties Press Room Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Venezuela Latin America & the Caribbean Wed, 24 Feb 1999 05:00:00 +0000 17454 at http://www.ndi.org http://www.ndi.org/node/17454