Coordinating Electoral Assistance
Cooperation with other Organizations
The UN works with intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations to strengthen electoral processes worldwide through cooperation on shared principles, knowledge sharing, and joint capacity-development initiatives, including trainings for Member States.
Electoral assistance is a system-wide effort, drawing on expertise of many UN entities whose mandates and activities touch elections.
Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections (BRIDGE)
ACE Electoral Knowledge Network
Cooperation with other Organizations
The UN also engages in key global electoral initiatives.
Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation
Declaration of Global Principles for Citizen Election Observation
Voters being issued ballots, 2019 Malawi Tripartite Elections. UNDP Malawi
A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Gao, Mali. 12 August 2018. UN Photo/Marco Dormino
A United Nations Volunteer assisting National Electoral Commission staff, Oio province, Guinea-Bissau, 2019. Edilson C.A.A. da Silva
Deputy Special Representative Alice Walpole visits a voter registration centre for internally displaced persons in Dahuk, Kurdistan region, Iraq, 2019. UNAMI/Rashwan Salih
Haitians search for their names on voting lists at they arrive at the polls to elect a new president as well as one senator, in Port-au-Prince. 20 March 2011. UN Photo/Logan Abassi
A voter proudly shows her finger after voting in Sierra Leone. UNDP Sierra Leone
Mobile voter identification application, presidential run-off election, Liberia, 2017. UNDP Liberia
UNDP Chief Technical Advisor (Election) at a registration centre following the voter transfer exercise. Photo by Steve M’bayeni, UNDP Malawi
Declaration of Global Principles for Citizen Election Observation
Adopted at the UN in 2012, these principles provide a framework for non-partisan citizen election observation. As of 2025, it is endorsed by more than 300 organizations and networks worldwide.
United Nations Volunteers hang voter education materials in Haripur, Pakistan. UNDP Pakistan
Tactile Ballot Guide in braille for general election, Sierra Leone, 2018. UNDP Sierra Leone
Voters queuing to vote, Nguna island, Vanuatu, 2019. Anne-Sofie Gerhard
Electoral Assistance
Coordinating Electoral Assistance
Electoral assistance is a system-wide effort, drawing on expertise of many UN entities whose mandates and activities touch elections.
ICMEAInter-Agency Coordination Mechanism for United Nations Electoral Assistance - Principal forum of cross-entity UN electoral collaboration - Convened and chaired by EAD - Expanded from 7 to 13 entities between 2009-24
Voting in the 2021 Central African Republic legislative elections in the capital Bangui. MINUSCA
Iraq’s political parties and independent candidates sign the electoral code of conduct ahead of parliamentary elections inn 2021. UNAMI
Ballots arrive at the count centre following the end of voting in Anabar, Nauru, 2019. UNDP Nauru
Election Day - women presenting their voting cards at a polling station in Côte d'Ivoire in 2021. UNDP Côte d'Ivoire
Voter registering for his identification card, Copan, Honduras 2021. UNDP Honduras
Developed in 2006 by eight partner organizations, ACE is the leading global hub of electoral knowledge. It provides comprehensive information on elections, promotes networking among election-related professionals and offers capacity development services.
ACE Electoral Knowledge Network
BRIDGE Regional Workshop on Financing of Elections, Timor-Leste, 2019. Pedro Sopasfiao
The Somalia National Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) conducts a pilot voter registration exercise in 2025 in Mogadishu. NIEBC
Vote counting, legislative elections 2019, Madagascar. Josselin Brémaud
Ballots and ballot stamp, Pakistan, 2018. © UNDP Pakistan
A voter displays proof of having exercised her voice at the ballot box in Timore-Leste’s parliamentary elections. 7 July 2012. UN Photo/Martine Perret
Launched in 1999 by the UN (EAD and UNDP) and its partners, BRIDGE is widely recognized as the most comprehensive professional development programme for election administrators. It has delivered training in more than 100 countries, strengthening skills of electoral officials and stakeholders worldwide.
Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections (BRIDGE)
Referendum on self-determination, New Caledonia, 2018. Ali Diabacte
Women voters on election day, Lalitpur, Nepal. UNDP Nepal
A voter checking her polling location for the 2024 general elections in Tuvalu. UNDP Pacific Elections Assistance Program
Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation
Launched at UN Headquarters in 2005, this declaration and its Code of Conduct aim to harmonize the methods and standards for election observation. Currently endorsed by 54 organizations, it serves to enhance professionalism and consistency across observation efforts. Its 20th anniversary was marked in 2025.
A woman electoral officer and a woman voter at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan. 5 April 2014. UN Photo/Fardin Waezi
A MINUSMA staff member serving with the Electoral Affairs Division assists at a polling station in Mopti, Mali. 28 July 2018. UN Photo/Harandane Dicko
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Coordinating Electoral Assistance
Cooperation with other Organizations
The UN works with intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations to strengthen electoral processes worldwide through cooperation on shared principles, knowledge sharing, and joint capacity-development initiatives, including trainings for Member States.
Electoral assistance is a system-wide effort, drawing on expertise of many UN entities whose mandates and activities touch elections.
Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections (BRIDGE)
ACE Electoral Knowledge Network
Cooperation with other Organizations
The UN also engages in key global electoral initiatives.
Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation
Declaration of Global Principles for Citizen Election Observation
Voters being issued ballots, 2019 Malawi Tripartite Elections. UNDP Malawi
A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Gao, Mali. 12 August 2018. UN Photo/Marco Dormino
A United Nations Volunteer assisting National Electoral Commission staff, Oio province, Guinea-Bissau, 2019. Edilson C.A.A. da Silva
Deputy Special Representative Alice Walpole visits a voter registration centre for internally displaced persons in Dahuk, Kurdistan region, Iraq, 2019. UNAMI/Rashwan Salih
Haitians search for their names on voting lists at they arrive at the polls to elect a new president as well as one senator, in Port-au-Prince. 20 March 2011. UN Photo/Logan Abassi
A voter proudly shows her finger after voting in Sierra Leone. UNDP Sierra Leone
Mobile voter identification application, presidential run-off election, Liberia, 2017. UNDP Liberia
UNDP Chief Technical Advisor (Election) at a registration centre following the voter transfer exercise. Photo by Steve M’bayeni, UNDP Malawi
Declaration of Global Principles for Citizen Election Observation
Adopted at the UN in 2012, these principles provide a framework for non-partisan citizen election observation. As of 2025, it is endorsed by more than 300 organizations and networks worldwide.
United Nations Volunteers hang voter education materials in Haripur, Pakistan. UNDP Pakistan
Tactile Ballot Guide in braille for general election, Sierra Leone, 2018. UNDP Sierra Leone
Voters queuing to vote, Nguna island, Vanuatu, 2019. Anne-Sofie Gerhard
Electoral Assistance
Coordinating Electoral Assistance
Electoral assistance is a system-wide effort, drawing on expertise of many UN entities whose mandates and activities touch elections.
ICMEAInter-Agency Coordination Mechanism for United Nations Electoral Assistance - Principal forum of cross-entity UN electoral collaboration - Convened and chaired by EAD - Expanded from 7 to 13 entities between 2009-24
Voting in the 2021 Central African Republic legislative elections in the capital Bangui. MINUSCA
Iraq’s political parties and independent candidates sign the electoral code of conduct ahead of parliamentary elections inn 2021. UNAMI
Ballots arrive at the count centre following the end of voting in Anabar, Nauru, 2019. UNDP Nauru
Election Day - women presenting their voting cards at a polling station in Côte d'Ivoire in 2021. UNDP Côte d'Ivoire
Voter registering for his identification card, Copan, Honduras 2021. UNDP Honduras
Developed in 2006 by eight partner organizations, ACE is the leading global hub of electoral knowledge. It provides comprehensive information on elections, promotes networking among election-related professionals and offers capacity development services.
ACE Electoral Knowledge Network
BRIDGE Regional Workshop on Financing of Elections, Timor-Leste, 2019. Pedro Sopasfiao
The Somalia National Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) conducts a pilot voter registration exercise in 2025 in Mogadishu. NIEBC
Vote counting, legislative elections 2019, Madagascar. Josselin Brémaud
Ballots and ballot stamp, Pakistan, 2018. © UNDP Pakistan
A voter displays proof of having exercised her voice at the ballot box in Timore-Leste’s parliamentary elections. 7 July 2012. UN Photo/Martine Perret
Launched in 1999 by the UN (EAD and UNDP) and its partners, BRIDGE is widely recognized as the most comprehensive professional development programme for election administrators. It has delivered training in more than 100 countries, strengthening skills of electoral officials and stakeholders worldwide.
Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections (BRIDGE)
Referendum on self-determination, New Caledonia, 2018. Ali Diabacte
Women voters on election day, Lalitpur, Nepal. UNDP Nepal
A voter checking her polling location for the 2024 general elections in Tuvalu. UNDP Pacific Elections Assistance Program
Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation
Launched at UN Headquarters in 2005, this declaration and its Code of Conduct aim to harmonize the methods and standards for election observation. Currently endorsed by 54 organizations, it serves to enhance professionalism and consistency across observation efforts. Its 20th anniversary was marked in 2025.
A woman electoral officer and a woman voter at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan. 5 April 2014. UN Photo/Fardin Waezi
A MINUSMA staff member serving with the Electoral Affairs Division assists at a polling station in Mopti, Mali. 28 July 2018. UN Photo/Harandane Dicko