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PROGRESS: Has your organization seen
progress toward a culture of peace and nonviolence in your domain of
action and in your constituency during the first half of the Decade? |
Yes :
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We have conducted a programme for dialogue between the diverse
opposition parties, including Islamists, and together we worked out a
national formula for political reform in Yemen.
* We have also
managed, in cooperation with Yemeni women associations and
international organizations operating in Yemen, to get an initial
obligation from all political parties, including the governing party,
to adopt a quota system for women participation in the coming
elections.
Measures of success:
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The political parties’ acceptance to take part in and support our
programmes, and to adopt our suggestions in their statements and
stances.
* Active participation of women associations in our debates.
* Positive response of the media, public and especially opposition parties to our programmes.
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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Major obstacles encountered :
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Specialized expertise to set established criteria and professional
indicators for measuring political development in general, and good
judgement in particular, and determining the inputs of each indicator.
* Technical potential to compile, classify and entitle the data on the national and international levels.
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ACTIONS: What actions have been
undertaken by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence during the first half of the Decade?
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Action areas :
* Effective wide-scale political participation
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Advocacy of freedom of political choice, being a basic right among
human rights guaranteed and affirmed by national and international
conventions.
* Political empowerment of Yemeni women. Women’s active
political participation guarantees legal, social and economic rights
for women in the society.
Most important activities developed :
The
Political Development Forum is a newly born society (less than one year
of age); however, it has conducted numerous political dialogue
programmes, as well as awareness programmes through "Politics in
Colours" (Al-Siyasa fi Alwan), a media program addressed to local
public opinion and ordinary citizens. The program aims to create a
positive popular impression of political participation, parties and the
political establishment in a way that limits the current negative
popular impression.
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ADVICE: What advice would you like to
give to the Secretary-General and the General Assembly to promote a
culture of peace and nonviolence during the second half of the Decade? |
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
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PLANS: What new engagements are
planned by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence in the second half of the Decade (2005-2010)? |
Forging
a partnership with Arab organizations concerned with political
development, taking reference in the UN reports on Arab political
development. Such partnership would work to raise awareness on the
issues included in the UN reports, and set up a follow-up mechanism to
monitor the execution of recommendations and measure the progress
achieved in each Arab country. The established partnership could
benefit greatly from the Arab Societal Observatory, an important
strategic project adopted by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt).
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Postal address of organization
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E-mail address of organization
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ali2saif@yahoo.com
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Website address of organization
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Democratic participation
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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Highest priority country of action (or international)
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Yemen
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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