NEEDS Project

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The Network for Enhanced Electoral and Democratic Support (NEEDS) Project provides guidelines and training opportunities to enhance the quality and capacity of EU Election Observation Missions and domestic observer organisations around the world.

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The Network for Enhanced Electoral and Democratic Support (NEEDS) is a project funded by the European Commission, designed to enhance the quality and capacity of European Union Election Observation Missions and support domestic observer organisations around the world. By providing guidelines and training opportunities for observers, NEEDS seeks to contribute to the overall goals of election observation, which are to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law worldwide.

Election observation can strengthen democratic institutions, build public confidence in electoral processes and help deter fraud, intimidation and violence. The observers' recommendations can also become a useful tool to promote democratic reform and dialogue in the post-electoral period.

The NEEDS project is run by a consortium of organisations with expertise in the field of elections, good governance, public information, domestic observation, security and logistics. The lead organisation is the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), joined in the consortium by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), EISA-Promoting Credible Elections and Democratic Governance in Africa (EISA), the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights through its Centre for Electoral Promotion and Assistance (IIDH CAPEL) and Internews Europe.