Robert Benjamin\, NDI&rsquo\;s Central and Eastern Europe Regional director\, offered remarks on Albania&rsquo\;s upcoming June 28 parliamentary elections in the context of its democratic transition as part of a briefing hosted by the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe on June 4 and chaired by commission Co-Chairman U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL).
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T175948Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090615T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090618T210000Z UID:http://www.accessdemocracy.org/node/15549 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.accessdemocracy.org/node/15549 SUMMARY:Youth of Today\, Leaders of Tomorrow DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 15\, 2009
Contact\: Kathy Gest\, kgest@ndi.org\, 202-728-5535
Young Women Meet in Morocco
with Future Leadership in Mind
RABAT &ndash\; Twenty-five young women from across North Africa will convene in Rabat\, Morocco\, for leadership exercises over the next four days\, hoping to carry the lessons learned back to their communities and into their futures.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T175948Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090618T153000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090618T170000Z UID:http://www.accessdemocracy.org/node/15562 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.accessdemocracy.org/node/15562 SUMMARY:Honoring Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the occasion of her 64th birthday DESCRIPTION:On the occasion of the 64th birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi\, NDI President Kenneth Wollack joined the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma\, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission\, U.S. Campaign for Burma and others to honor the incarcerated leader of Burma&rsquo\;s democratic opposition. Daw Suu Kyi\, who has been in custody for 13 of the last 19 years\, was sent to Rangoon&rsquo\;s notorious Insein Prison on May 14 on charges she violated the terms of her house arrest.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T175948Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090618T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090618T173000Z UID:http://www.accessdemocracy.org/node/15563 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.accessdemocracy.org/node/15563 SUMMARY:Kyrgyzstan Before the Election Briefing for the Helsinki Commission DESCRIPTION:NDI&rsquo\;s Regional Director for Eurasia Laura Jewett addressed the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe\, also called the Helsinki Commission\, on Kyrgyzstan&rsquo\;s July 23 presidential election. Jewett outlined several areas in which the government of Kyrgyzstan could take steps to improve the electoral environment\, which would in turn help rebuild citizen confidence in the process.
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