Newsletter of the World Movement for Democracy   October 2009

Democracy News is an electronic mailing list moderated by the National Endowment for Democracy as the Secretariat of the World Movement for Democracy. The material presented in DemocracyNews is intended for information purposes only.

The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth is jointly supportedby the Poverty Practice, Bureau for Development Policy, UNDPand the Government of Brazil.

Bureau international des droits des enfants / International  Bureau for Children's Rights 

Website :    www.ibcr.orgInteresting  - Read the  paper [249.41 KB]

 Report from Zimbabwe [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 268.76 KB]

     Reports from Sudan - Rapid deployment police rdp.doc [117.5 KB]

    and Why splm is a leader for sudan.doc [35 KB]

    Lessons to be learnt from the election in Sudan -  Executive Summary [782.16 KB] 

    Read the full report, here it is  elections in sudan - learning from experience - 1 may 

President Bingu wa Mutharika to Participate in AfrICANDO 2009

Miami, Florida, September 11, 2009 - The President of the Republic of Malawi, His Excellency, Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika will participate in the 12th Annual US-Africa Trade and Investment Conference - AfrICANDO 2009. The event is slated for September 18-19, 2009 at the Miami Beach Resort, 4833 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida, USA and the theme for this year's AfrICANDO is Smart, Appropriate and Resource Efficient Technologies for Rural Communities.

Background to the day

The International Day of Peace ("Peace Day") provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. It was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly. The first Peace Day was celebrated in September 1982. In 2002 the General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the permanent date for the International Day of Peace.