IRI and NDI Participate in Panel Discussion on Democracy Promotion in the New Administration, February 10, 2009

Lorne Craner, President of IRI; Kenneth Wollack, President of the NDI; IRI board member Representative David Dreier (R-CA); and Representative David Price (D-NC) discussed the future of democracy promotion under the Administration of President Barack Obama and the 111th Congress.

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WDN Honors Congresswoman Kay Granger and the Movement of Afghan Sisters with the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Award, March 9, 2009

IRI’s Women’s Democracy Network (WDN) honored the Honorable Kay Granger (TX-12) and the Movement of Afghan Sisters with the 2009 Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Award. Presenting the award was special guest U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke.

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IRI Hosts Freed Belarusian Political Prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin, September 22, 2008

IRI hosted Alyaksandr Kazulin for a discussion on the political situation in Belarus. During his remarks Kazulin discussed the upcoming parliamentary elections, the rule of President Aleksandr Lukashenko, and the role of the United States and the European Union in Belarus.

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IRI and NDI Offer Recommendations to Next Presidential Administration

The presidents of IRI and NDI co-authored New Directions for Democracy Promotion as part of the Better World Campaign’s “Don’t Go It Alone” series. At the event, Craner and Wollack discuss how the U.S. should remain engaged in democracy promotion.

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WDN Conversations: Ruth Oniang’o of Kenya

In this WDN Conversation Ruth Oniang’o of Kenya talks about her experiences with the Women’s Democracy Network.

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WDN Conversations: Myriam Kairouz Aucar of Lebanon

In this WDN Conversation Myriam Kairouz Aucar of Lebanon talks about her experiences with the Women’s Democracy Network.

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Sanjaasurengiin Oyun of Mongolia

Oyun currently is Minister of Foreign Affairs, Member of Parliament and Chair of the Citizen’s Will Party. She was elected to the Mongolian Parliament for the fourth term this year and is one of three women elected to that body.

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IRI Podcast 051: Good Governance in Honduras

Susan Zelaya-Fenner, assistant program officer at IRI, discusses Good Governance Awards won by IRI’s Partner Municipalities in Honduras.

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IRI Podcast 050: Electoral Reform in Nigeria

Lauren Seaman, assistant program officer at IRI, discusses electoral reform in one of Africa’s richest country.

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