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toubab1020
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 Posted - 24 Oct 2021 : 16:57:50
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https://foroyaa.net/idea-engages-stakeholders-on-electoral-risks-management-in-gambia/
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By Nelson Manneh October 22, 2021
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance and the CSO Coalition on Elections in The Gambia, on Thursday, 21st October 2021 commenced stakeholder dialogue on electoral risks in Gambia.
The purpose of the dialogue is to create awareness among Gambian electoral stakeholders on the concept and guiding principles of risk management in elections, and provide a platform for stakeholders to identify key action points to address identified risks ahead of the 2021 presidential election in Gambia.
The stakeholder dialogue on electoral risk management will expose Gambian electoral stakeholders to the concept and guiding principles of risk management in elections, and allow stakeholders to identify key action points to address identified risks ahead of the 2021 presidential elections.
Participants were drawn from civil society organisations, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), the police, political parties, religious and traditional rulers.
The national dialogue was organised as part of International IDEA’s Peaceful Elections Project in the Gambia, which is funded by the United Kingdom Government. International IDEA will offer participants a reasonable transportation allowance for the duration of the workshop.
Mr. Julius Freeman the Vice Chairperson, National Elections Response for his part said as Gambia prepares for the December 2021 presidential election, which is the first since the exit of President Jammeh, the election will be keenly contested because of the opening of the ‘political space’. In the context of the upcoming presidential election in a multi-party system, the process is likely to distinguish itself significantly from previous electoral cycles in the Gambia,” he said.
He said the higher number of political actors and high expectations around the stakes of the upcoming cycle will raise scrutiny and therefore it is hard to foresee number of challenges and disputes. Several other potential drivers of violence – identified in monthly hotspot analyses developed by International IDEA – are of growing concern for Gambian citizens and international partners. These include: inter and intra party conflict, distrust of the IEC, limited technical capacity of the IEC to deliver the elections, sustained threats of violence during the elections because of ethno-political divisions and use of inflammatory language and propaganda during the campaigns.
“Starting from the voter registration through the announcement of results, political party leaders, CS0, the media, the IEC and the security sector agencies, have a key role to play in mitigating and responding to conflicts early enough as to provide peaceful resolutions. In similar contexts, it is assessed that it is the failure to identify electoral stakeholders’ grievances early, and provide early response to those, who could lead to enhanced level of violene throughout the electoral process,” he noted.
International IDEA is deploying its electoral risk management methodology in support of civil society organisations in Gambia. The CSO Coalition on Electoral Reforms in Gambia is adopting the ERMT with an aim to enhance institutional capacity to understand electoral risk factors, to collect and analyze risk data in order to make better informed and conflict sensitive electoral decisions. It is expected that the use of the tool will strengthen practical collaboration between the CSOs, the Independent Electoral Commission (EC), security sector agencies and other actors involved in the electoral processes, including political parties.
International IDEA and the CSO Coalition on Electoral Reforms are organizing a stakeholder dialogue on electoral risk management on 21 October 2021.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 25 Oct 2021 : 15:09:51
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https://www.chronicle.gm/gambia-ecowas-to-launch-peace-campaign-dialogue-and-youth-participation/
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by Omar Faye on Oct 25, 2021
As part of its preventive diplomacy activities in support of a peaceful presidential election scheduled for 4th December 2021 in The Gambia, the Directorate of Political Affairs of the ECOWAS Commission will launch a National Peace Campaign and Dialogue on Democratic Reforms aimed at promoting Youth Participation in Political Processes in The Gambia.
This activity will take place in Banjul from 25th to 27th October 2021, in collaboration with the African Union Secretariat of the African Governance Architecture (AU-AGA) and the National Youth Council of The Gambia (NYC). The program will bring together youths from all the administrative regions of The Gambia. It will be facilitated by the Directorate of Political Affairs, with support from the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), through its African Peace Programme (APP).
It may be recalled that from 26th to 31st August 2019, the African Governance Architecture (AGA) Secretariat and the Directorate of Political Affairs of the ECOWAS Commission jointly conducted a Technical Assessment mission in response to the request made by the Government of The Gambia, to assess the status of youth participation in political processes in the country, with a view to making recommendations aimed at enhancing youth participation and engagement in the ongoing political processes in the country. The multi-sectoral team was composed of AGA Secretariat, ECOWAS, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), and the African Union Commission (AUC) – DPA, as well as two independent experts and a representative of the German International Development Cooperation (GIZ).
Pursuant to the outcome of the technical assessment mission, especially as The Gambia is preparing for its first cycle of elections under the new political dispensation in December 2021, the ECOWAS Directorate of Political Affairs, in collaboration with the African Union, has planned a workshop on National Peace Campaign and Dialogue on Democratic Reforms and Youth Participation in Political Processes in The Gambia. This activity is in line with the joint action plan that was defined at the end of the technical assessment mission conducted in August 2019 in The Gambia.
Discussions at the meeting will consider, among others, the ongoing transitional reform processes in The Gambia, the identification of innovative ideas and programs for youth participation in the political processes in the Gambia, and make recommendations to the relevant stakeholders in this regard.
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