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UNDP AND STANDING COMMITTEE TO CO-IMPLEMENT PROGRAM
Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/ A ceremony has run of signing the “Representation and inclusiveness through electoral system” project document, co-developed by parliament Standing committee on State Structure and the UNDP, in the Government House.
A head of the Standing committee O.Enkhtuvshin and an acting UNDP Resident Representative Akbar Usmani inked Monday the project documents for successful implementation in 2010-2011.
This project is a part of Government of Mongolia-UNDP cooperation in fostering democratic governance for the attainment of national MDGs. Building on previous experience and on-going initiatives in strengthening the national electoral system towards greater inclusiveness and representation, it responds to the need to enhance the knowledge and information base of the current electoral reform debate and process for informed public support, to assist parliament in identifying and developing an electoral formula for an electoral legal framework reform conducive to a representative parliament, fair elections, integrity and transparency of political finance and enhanced capacity of political parties for policy formation, and to build political will and positive action both within and without the political arena that would promote fuller exercise of women's right to political participation. The project will place a strong overall focus on awareness and knowledge building and work with a range of partners such as parliament, political parties, the GEC, academia, mass media and CSOs in producing the outputs and deliverables.
The project will be implemented under the leadership of parliamentary Standing committee on state structure for stakeholder coordination and program coherence. The project will be mainstreamed into the on-going electoral reform process started by the SGH and seek to ensure synergy and complementarily with relevant initiatives supported by UNDP and other donors within government and civil society.
B.Khuder
A head of the Standing committee O.Enkhtuvshin and an acting UNDP Resident Representative Akbar Usmani inked Monday the project documents for successful implementation in 2010-2011.
This project is a part of Government of Mongolia-UNDP cooperation in fostering democratic governance for the attainment of national MDGs. Building on previous experience and on-going initiatives in strengthening the national electoral system towards greater inclusiveness and representation, it responds to the need to enhance the knowledge and information base of the current electoral reform debate and process for informed public support, to assist parliament in identifying and developing an electoral formula for an electoral legal framework reform conducive to a representative parliament, fair elections, integrity and transparency of political finance and enhanced capacity of political parties for policy formation, and to build political will and positive action both within and without the political arena that would promote fuller exercise of women's right to political participation. The project will place a strong overall focus on awareness and knowledge building and work with a range of partners such as parliament, political parties, the GEC, academia, mass media and CSOs in producing the outputs and deliverables.
The project will be implemented under the leadership of parliamentary Standing committee on state structure for stakeholder coordination and program coherence. The project will be mainstreamed into the on-going electoral reform process started by the SGH and seek to ensure synergy and complementarily with relevant initiatives supported by UNDP and other donors within government and civil society.
B.Khuder
