Supporting the Automation of the Candidate Registration and Result Management Systems
Electronic Result Management System The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Lebanese Elections Assistance Project (LEAP), funded by the EU and USAID, provided support to the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (MoIM) in developing a modern and reliable electronic electoral Results Management System (RMS). The system includes the work process of the Registration Committees (RCs) and […]
1766 Call Center at the Service of the Public
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Lebanese Elections Assistance Project (LEAP), funded by the EU and USAID, established and supported a call center at the premises of the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (MoIM), to receive and answer calls from the Lebanese citizens including voters, candidates, polling staff, and to provide them with needed information. […]
Get Out the Vote Awareness Campaign
On 16 April, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP ) Lebanese Elections Assistance Project (LEAP), funded by the EU and USAID, developed and launched a public media awareness campaign – “Get out the Vote” – aiming to encourage the young and first-time voters to participate in the parliamentary elections. The campaign stressed on the importance of […]
Awareness Sessions Conducted on Youth and Elections
As part of a broader Get-Out-the-Vote campaign, UNDP Lebanese Elections Assistance Project (LEAP), in partnership with the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE), conducted six info sessions in five universities between 5 and 24 April. The overall goal of the awareness sessions was to increase young people’s motivation and preparedness to participate constructively in elections. More […]
Training Women Candidates and Voters for the 2018 Parliamentary Elections
Under the framework of “Lebanese Women in Elections” initiative, the United Nations Development Programme – Lebanese Elections Assistance Project, the UN Women and “Women in Front” NGO conducted info sessions across Lebanon aiming to encourage women candidates and voters to participate in the parliamentary elections. Eight info sessions were conducted from 24 January to 2 March, […]
Voter Education and Information Campaign targeting Women
In preparation for the 2018 parliamentary elections, the United Nations Development Programme – Lebanese Elections Assistance Project, funded by the European Union, developed a brochure “Women’s Guide to the Parliamentary Elections 2018” in Arabic and English. The guide includes a simplified reading of the Electoral Law 44/2017 and gives emphasis to information related to the […]
Lebanon Launches its 2018 Voter Registration Awareness Campaign
The Ministry of Interior & Municipalities (MoIM) – Directorate General of Civil Status (DGCS), with the support of UNDP LEAP – funded by the EU, developed and launched on the 1st of February a public media awareness campaign to remind and encourage citizens of their legal right to inspect the accuracy of their data on […]
Launching a Gender Roadmap to Increase Women’s Participation in Elections
In preparation for the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Office of the Minister of State for Women’s Affairs (OMSWA), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Lebanese Elections Assistance Project (LEAP), the European Union and the UN Women in Lebanon, launched a gender roadmap during the “Fostering the role of political parties to promote […]
“Elections Management & Operations” BRIDGE Workshop
Beirut, 11 December 2017 The United Nations Development Programme – Lebanese Elections Assistance Project organized a BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections) workshop on “Elections Management & Operations” from 6 to 8 December 2017 in Beirut. Elections officers from the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (MoIM) and members from the Lebanese Association for […]
Public Awareness Campaign on enhancing Women’s Participation in Elections
The United Nations Development Programme – Lebanese Elections Assistance Project, the European Union and UN Women Lebanon partnered with the Office of the Minister of State for Women’s Affairs (OMSWA) to implement an agreed gender joint roadmap that presents alternatives, other than quota, to increase women’s participation in elections and help in advocating and influencing […]