UNDP-Italy sign cost sharing agreement [Archives:2002/46/Local News]

A Cost Sharing Agreement in the amount of 330,000 EURO from the government of Italy will be signed Monday 11 November 2002, between UNDP and the Italian government during a signing ceremony to be held at the Supreme Commission for Elections and Referenda (SCER) in Sana’a.
This contribution represents an important step for the preparation of the 2003 parliamentary elections and for the UNDP Electoral Support Project that was officially launched in May 2002.
The Electoral Support Project, which is implemented by UNDP aims at developing and strengthening the capacity of the SCER to organize and deliver free, fair and participatory elections in 2003 and enhance the administration and management of the electoral process. The main objectives for the initial phase of the project are:
1)Provide expert technical assistance and advice to the SCER in the preparation and conduct of the 2003 Elections.
2)Support the professional development, institutional restructuring and decentralization processes of the SCER.
3)Expand democratic participation in the electoral process, particularly for under-represented segments of the Yemeni society.
4)Ensure greater public information and awareness on the elections.
The Cost Sharing Agreement will be signed from the Italian side by H.E. Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte, the Italian ambassador to Yemen and from the UNDP side by Mr. James W. Rawley, the UNDP Resident Representative. The signing ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the SCER, H.E. Khaled al-Sharfi, and representatives of the UNDP Electoral Support Team.

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