NORDEM's seconded election expert to International IDEAs Africa programme, Mette Bakken, has written a new International IDEA Policy Paper on how to increase youth participation in electoral processes -new roles for African electoral management bodies.
Arild Tjelle recently embarked on his first NORDEM mission with the OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM).
But national security measures poses the greatest threats to freedom of expression, says the OSSE representative on freedom of the media.
NORDEM is sending one long-term observer and two short-term observers to the European Union’s election observation mission (EOM) to Uganda.
- Dessverre så vi fortsatt drap, angrep og trusler mot journalister gjennom hele 2015. Generelt fikk ytringsfriheten i Europa dårligere kår, uttalte Dunja Mijatovic, representanten for mediefrihet i Organisasjonen for sikkerhet og samarbeid i Europa (OSSE) i et nylig intervju med Politico.
Mijatovic gjester Norge 18. januar når utenriksminister Børge Brende lanserer Regjeringens strategi for fremme av ytringsfrihet og uavhengige medier i Norges utenriks- og utviklingspolitikk.
"The opportunity to work with, train and advise military, police, governmental partners, civil society and civilians, all involved in the fight against sexual violence in Congo, is amazing." says Dominique Vidale-Plaza, who started her assignment as Woman Protection Advisor in the UN peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) in DR Congo this autumn.
Election observers from NORDEM and other focal points started a three-day LTO-training facilitated by highly experienced election observation experts.
NORDEM's seconded election expert to International IDEAs Africa programme, Mette Bakken, has written a new International IDEA Policy Paper on how to increase youth participation in electoral processes -new roles for African electoral management bodies.
Following an invitation from the Tanzanian government, the EU deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to observe the general elections held on 25 October 2015. NORDEM sent three short term observers and one long term observer to this EOM.
One short term observer participated in the EUs observation of the Presidential elections, Senate and Deputy elections and the 2nd round of the local elections in Haiti on 25 October 2015.
A total number of 33 NORDEM election observers are currently taking part in the Election Observation Mission (EOM) of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Ukraine. On 25 October local elections will be held throughout the country.
Two long term and four short term observers participated in the OSCE/ODIHR's observation of the presidential elections in Belarus on 11 October.
NORDEM sent one short term election observer to the EUs observation of the presidential elections in Guinea on 11 October.
From 21-23 September NORDEM held a training in applied human rights work for its own roster members and secondees and NORDEM’s partner organizations.
EU has deployed an Election Observation Mission to observer the General Elections in Myanmar scehduled for 8 November. NORDEM has sent one longterm observer and will send three short term observers.
A total of 15 previous and current NORDEM secondees in the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) met with newly appointed State Secretary Tore Hattrem and other high level representatives of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry in Oslo in late September. One and a half year after the mission was deployed, the situation on the ground in Eastern Ukraine is still highly volatile, although one month with fewer breaches of the Minsk peace agreement provides hope and a window of opportunity.
After over 10 years on assignments for NORDEM, the last 6 years providing capacity building in Kosovo, Siv-Katrine Leirtrø comes back to Norway with an impressive record as NORDEM's most experienced secondee.
OSCE/ODIHR has deployed a Limited Election Observation Mission (LEOM) to observe Turkey’s early parliamentary elections scheduled for 1 November. NORDEM has sent two experienced long-term observers to this mission.
The Kenyan delegation to NORDEM's study programme said, in an interview with TV 2, that they were so far impressed with the administration of the Norwegian local and municipality elections.
The delegation from Nepal was dissapointed with the low turnout. "At least 90 % should have voted" said the delegation from Nepal in an interview with NRK.
NORDEM is sending two long-term and four short-term observers to the Presidential elections in Belarus which are to be held on 11 October 2015.
One of the objectives of the NORDEM Study Programme is to enable the participants to make their own assessment of the Norwegian electoral process.
The participants are from Kenya, Mozambique, Sri Lanka and Nepal and represent national election commissions, parliamentary committees and civil society organizations in their respective countries.
Following an invitation from the Commissioner of Elections of Sri Lanka, the EU deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to observe the parliamentary elections held on 17 August 2015. NORDEM sent one short term observer to the EOM.
“NORDEM observers have taken part in election observer missions for more than 20 years. This event proved a productive meeting place between international experts on election observation and election assistance and our experienced observers to develop methodology on election related violence," says the director of NORDEM, Marianne Kvan, on concluding the NORDEM Election Forum 2015.
OSCE/ODIHR is observing the local elections in Albania to be held on 21 June 2015. NORDEM is sending one long-term observer and four short-term observers to this mission.
OSCE/ODIHR has deployed a Limited Election Observation Mission (LEOM) to observe the 14 June local elections in Moldova. NORDEM is sending one long-term observer to this mission.