The Organization of American States (OAS) launched this week a new online course for the citizens of the hemisphere designed to explain the concepts and tools of international electoral observation.

Among the issues in the course are the foundations and criteria for OAS electoral observation, the procedures of observation, and the specialized observation methodologies of the OAS.

Let's recall that since 1962, the OAS has observed more than 200 electoral processes in 27 of the 34 member states, deploying more than 5,000 international observers. The electoral observations of the OAS are of the highest quality and neutrality, internationally recognized as such, beyond the hemisphere with requests for consultations coming from Eastern Europe to Africa.

In recent years, the Electoral Observation Missions of the OAS have broadened their coverage substantially, in compliance with the precepts of the Inter-American Democratic Charter and including other issues of observation, such as gender and minority participation.

The new course is ten hours long, and can be taken between November 17 and December 4, 2015.

The course, which is part of the OAS Virtual Campus, will be taught in Spanish, and is open to citizens of the member states of the Organization and members of national electoral organizations and universities.

More information and registration : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/OEA-ELEC02.pdf

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