Fostering democratisation at the beginning of the 21st century
Institutional Reform
- Constitutional and legal systems reform
- Consultation and training for democratic institutions (governments at various
levels, parliaments and the judiciary)
- Decentralisation and administrative reform
Electoral Assistance
- Preparation and management of elections,
including training of electoral officials, production of manuals, consultation and support to electoral commissions throughout all the phases of the electoral process
- Reform of electoral law
- Monitoring and observation, co-ordination of observer groups
State Performance
- Implementing principles of good governance
- Enhancement of human rights and the rule of law
- Promoting transparency and accountability
- Anti-corruption measures
Civil Society Support
- Capacity building for civil society groups (political parties,
interest groups, non-governmental organisations)
- Promoting the respect of gender issues
- Civic education
- Assisting the media in democratic reporting
- Strengthening the performance of human rights and advocacy groups
Conflict Prevention & Peace Building
- Crisis prevention and crisis management
- Research on conflicts
- Screening and evaluation of conflict potential (on project, country, and regional basis)
- Strategies and concepts for conflict prevention in development co-operation
- Streamlining concepts in international agencies (training courses)
- Development of practical tools (dealing with early warning, conflict analysis, conflict impact
assessment)
- Elaboration of conflict prevention-sensitive programming instruments and strategy framework
- Demobilisation and concepts for reintegration
- Advice on post-conflict reconstruction